crew
1noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
Origin of crew
1Usage note
crew
2verb
crow
2verb (used without object), crowed or for 1, (especially British), crew; crowed; crow·ing.
noun
Origin of crow
2Synonyms for crow
Related Words for crew
corps, crowd, company, band, squad, troop, team, gang, set, cluster, troupe, bunch, horde, retinue, posse, swarm, lot, party, bevy, factionExamples from the Web for crew
Contemporary Examples of crew
The brokers then scout out potential “crew members” who can earn substantial discounts for working the journey.
Carlisle writes that the Air Force would want a crew ratio of 10 to one for each drone orbit during normal everyday operations.
Crew members had to cut through the ice on the streets to get shots.
And its crew had fought so hard for a Christmastime miracle that was not to be.
We also knew that once we hit the road, we would be paying our band and crew on a weekly basis.
Historical Examples of crew
It required all the captain's seamanship, and the efforts of all the crew, to withstand it.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
It sent him off in a rage, with all his crew of dissolute followers.
Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward IICharlotte Mary Yonge
I'm sorry for you an' the crew,' says he, 'an' I wisht I hadn't took the berth.
Quaint CourtshipsVarious
Others of the crew had scrambled to their feet and ran to help those at the sweeps.
Howard Pyle's Book of PiratesHoward Pyle
The mate with one of the crew came ashore in the boat for help and a doctor.
Howard Pyle's Book of PiratesHoward Pyle