I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest
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an abandoned bird's nest
cock crowed
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A cock crowed in the distance.
crow's feet
crow's nest
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
hooded
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I knew that there is no death worse for an eagle than death at the beaks of hooded crows .
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The harsh cruel calls of hooded crows .
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It is a sorry thing when an eagle can not even ward off two miserable hooded crows .
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A third hooded crow joined them.
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Perhaps the hooded crows thought it was a game, perhaps they misjudged his skill and speed.
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His anger at her taking his carrion was gone and instead focused on the miserable hooded crows .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
stone the crows!
the Crow
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A crow perched on it while they watched, and poked hopefully at the sockets.
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I knew that there is no death worse for an eagle than death at the beaks of hooded crows.
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Since the crow believed that this was Kay, the crow and Gerda traveled to the castle.
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Spaced evenly from the bottom up, concentric rings of black crow feathers rise to the top of the cairn.
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When the crow decides to go home, he finds he no longer fits in with crows, either.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
about
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Three percent is nothing to crow about .
■ NOUN
rooster
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However, roosters do not always crow at dawn.
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Outside, a rooster crowed some way off, and right underneath her some one split kindling with a quick thunk thunk thunk.
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A neighborhood rooster crows once and then twice and then falls silent.
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The farm animals begin to stir, the roosters consider crowing .
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A rooster crowed every morning, amazing, only blocks from major thoroughfares.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the Crow
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Nordstrom and his supporters are still crowing about winning the lawsuit.
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The baby crowed with delight at the toy.
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The crowd was crowing over Brazil's easy victory in the match.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And I've almost cured her of crowing.
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In the early 1990s, east-coast magazines crowed that the Golden State's best days were behind it.
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Not a peep is emitted by the Arizona senator who loves to crow .
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Three percent is nothing to crow about.
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When Eisenhower fell into the trap, Khrushchev crowed over his discomfort and demanded an apology or a repudiation of presidential responsibility.