crabbed
/kɹæbd/adj
High School
1
Bad-tempered or cantankerous.
2
Cramped, bent.
3
Crowded together and difficult to read.
4
Pointed at an angle to the runway during approach and landing to compensate for a crosswind.
5
Performed with one's aircraft pointed at an angle to the runway to compensate for a crosswind; performed with nonzero crab.
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