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Whit vs Crumb - What's the difference?

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Whit is a related term of crumb.


As nouns the difference between whit and crumb

is that whit is the season of whitsuntide while crumb is a small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).

As a verb crumb is

to cover with crumbs.

whit

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The smallest part or particle imaginable; an iota.
  • He worked tirelessly to collect and wind a ball of string eight feet around, and it matters not one whit .
  • * 1602 : (William Shakespeare), , act V scene 2
  • Not a whit .
  • * 1917 , Incident by
  • Synonyms

    * (smallest part imaginable) bit, iota, jot, scrap * See also .

    Anagrams

    * with English terms with homophones ----

    crumb

    English

    (wikipedia crumb)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small piece which breaks off from baked food (such as cake, biscuit or bread).
  • :
  • *(Bible), (w) xvi. 21
  • *:desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table
  • *
  • *:At twilight in the summer there is never anybody to fear—man, woman, or cat—in the chambers and at that hour the mice come out. They do not eat parchment or foolscap or red tape, but they eat the luncheon crumbs .
  • (lb) A bit, small amount.
  • :
  • The soft internal portion of bread, surrounded by crust.
  • *Old song
  • *:Dust unto dust, what must be, must; / If you can't get crumb , you'd best eat crust.
  • A mixture of sugar, cocoa and milk, used to make industrial chocolate.
  • (lb) A nobody, worthless person.
  • (lb) A body louse.
  • Synonyms

    * (crumbled food) crumbling * (small amount) see also .

    Derived terms

    * crumber * crumble * crumby, crummy * breadcrumb

    Verb

  • To cover with crumbs.
  • To break into crumbs or small pieces with the fingers; to crumble.
  • to crumb bread

    Derived terms

    * crumbed