crow

Everyday

1. A crow is a large black bird with a loud harsh call. tree →
2. To crow (of a rooster) is to make its loud morning cry. tree →
3. To crow is to boast happily about winning. tree →
4. «As the crow flies» means in a straight line. tree →

In the lessons

In nature and science (crows are clever birds), fables (The Crow and the Pitcher), farm stories, maths distance («as the crow flies»).

Examples

• A crow sat on the fence cawing. tree →
• The rooster crowed at dawn. tree →
• Stop crowing about your score. tree →
• Crows can use sticks as tools. tree →
• The town is ten miles away as the crow flies. tree →
• In the fable, the crow dropped stones into the jug. tree →
• Just then a Crow flew by. tree →

Note

Crow's feet = small lines near the eyes. «Crow over» = boast. In maths, «as the crow flies» is the straight-line distance, shorter than by road.