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- [kroo]
- /kru/
- /kruː/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kroo]
- /kru/
Definitions of crew word
- countable noun crew The crew of a ship, an aircraft, or a spacecraft is the people who work on and operate it. 3
- countable noun crew A crew is a group of people with special technical skills who work together on a task or project. 3
- verb crew If you crew a boat, you work on it as part of the crew. 3
- singular noun crew You can use crew to refer to a group of people you disapprove of. 3
- noun crew the people who serve on or operate a ship, boat, aircraft, etc 3
- noun crew a group of people assigned to a particular job or type of work 3
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Origin of crew
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English crewe augmentation, hence reinforcements, body of soldiers < Middle French creue, literally, increase, noun use of feminine of Old French creu, past participle of creistre to grow < Latin crēscere; see crescent
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Parts of speech for Crew
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crew popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
crew usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crew
noun crew
- corps — A corps is a part of the army which has special duties.
- crowd — A crowd is a large group of people who have gathered together, for example to watch or listen to something interesting, or to protest about something.
- company — A company is a business organization that makes money by selling goods or services.
- band — A band is a small group of musicians who play popular music such as jazz, rock, or pop.
- squad — a small number of soldiers, commonly 10 privates, a staff sergeant, and a corporal; the smallest military unit.
verb crew
- man — Unix manual page
Antonyms for crew
noun crew
- individual — a single human being, as distinguished from a group.
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- one — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.
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