Crumb
WordNet
noun
(1) Small piece of e.g. bread or cake
(2) A person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
"Only a rotter would do that"
"Kill the rat"
"Throw the bum out"
"You cowardly little pukes!"
"The British call a contemptible person a `git'"
(3) A very small quantity of something
"He gave only a crumb of information about his plans"
"There were few crumbs of comfort in the report"
verb
(4) Remove crumbs from
"Crumb the table"
(5) Break into crumbs
(6) Coat with bread crumbs
"Crumb a cutlet"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- A small piece of baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
- The pigeons are quite happily picking at bread crumbs on the ground.
- A bit, small amount.
- a crumb of comfort
- The soft internal portion of bread, surrounded by crust.
- A mixture of sugar, cocoa and milk, used to make industrial chocolate
- A nobody, worthless person.
- A body louse.