<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a small particle of bread, cake, etc., that has broken off</li><li>a small particle or portion of anything; fragment; bit</li><li>Synonyms: speck, sliver, morsel, shred, scrap</li><li>the soft inner portion of a bread (crust)</li><li>crumbs: a cake topping made of sugar, flour, butter, and spice, usually crumbled on top of the raw batter and baked with the cake</li><li>Slang: a contemptibly objectionable or worthless person</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>Cooking: to dress or prepare with crumbs</li><li>to break into crumbs or small fragments</li><li>to remove crumbs from: The waiter crumbed the table</li></ul>