- any of several large oscine birds of the genus Corvus, of the family Corvidae, having a long, stout bill, lustrous black plumage, and a wedge-shaped tail, as the common C. brachyrhynchos, of North America.
- any of several other birds of the family Corvidae.
- any of various similar birds of other families.
- the constellation Corvus.
- crowbar (def. 1).
- in a straight line; by the most direct route: The next town is thirty miles from here, as the crow flies.
- to be forced to admit to having made a mistake, as by retracting an emphatic statement; suffer humiliation: His prediction was completely wrong, and he had to eat crow.
- to have a reason to disagree or argue with someone.
- to utter the characteristic cry of a rooster.
- to gloat, boast, or exult (often followed by over).
- to utter an inarticulate cry of pleasure, as an infant does.
- the characteristic cry of a rooster.
- an inarticulate cry of pleasure.
- a member of a Siouan people of eastern Montana.
- a Siouan language closely related to Hidatsa.
- any large gregarious songbird of the genus Corvus, esp C. corone (the carrion crow) of Europe and Asia: family Corvidae . Other species are the raven, rook, and jackdaw and all have a heavy bill, glossy black plumage, and rounded wings
- any of various other corvine birds, such as the jay, magpie, and nutcracker
- any of various similar birds of other families
- an old or ugly woman
- short for crowbar
- as directly as possible
- to be forced to do something humiliating
- stone the crows stone
- to utter a shrill squawking sound, as a cock
- to boast one's superiority
- (esp of babies) to utter cries of pleasure
- the act or an instance of crowing
- a member of a Native American people living in E Montana
- the language of this people, belonging to the Siouan family
