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Crumble vs Fragment - What's the difference?

crumble | fragment |

As verbs the difference between crumble and fragment

is that crumble is to fall apart; to disintegrate while fragment is to break apart.

As nouns the difference between crumble and fragment

is that crumble is a dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar while fragment is a part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing.

crumble

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • To fall apart; to disintegrate.
  • To render into crumbs.

    • Noun

  • A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.

    • fragment

    English

    (wikipedia fragment)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part; as, a fragment of an ancient writing.
  • (grammar) A sentence not containing a subject or a predicate.
  • (computing)

    • Related terms

    * fragmental

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To break apart.
  • To cause to be broken into pieces.

    • Synonyms

    * fragmentize

    Derived terms

    * fragmentation

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