crab
Any crustacean of the infraorder Brachyura, having five pairs of legs, the foremost of which are in the form of claws, and a carapace.
The meat of this crustacean, served as food; crabmeat.
Any of various crustacean in the infraorder Anomura, usually excluding squat lobsters.
A horseshoe crab.
A bad-tempered person.
An infestation of pubic lice (Pthirus pubis).
Ellipsis of crab angle.
A playing card with the rank of three.
A position in rowing where the oar is pushed under the rigger by the force of the water.
A defect in an outwardly normal object that may render it inconvenient and troublesome to use.
Sound Patterns & Rhymes
Alliteration
Words starting with the same consonant sound — used in poetry and prose to create rhythm, emphasis, and memorable phrasing (e.g. “Peter Piper picked”)
Assonance
Words sharing similar vowel sounds regardless of starting letter — creates internal melody in writing