crabs
Beach sideways walkers
Crabs are crustaceans with a broad flattened body, stalked eyes, and five pairs of legs—the front pair modified into pincers.
They walk sideways and live mostly in or near water.
Crab meat is a delicacy.
Crabs is also informal for pubic lice, parasitic insects that infest body hair and cause intense itching: He picked up crabs from a one-night stand.
Toward one side
- scuttleSink intentionally; hurried shuffle
- skitterMove light and fast
- scurryHurried small-stepped motion
- dartHandheld pointed projectile
burrow · crawl · shuffle · creep · sidestep · scramble · flee · dash
Ten-appendaged arthropod or cephalopod
- clawsAnimal gripping nails
- pincersGripping tool or claws
- carapaceProtective dorsal exoskeleton
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
molting · gills · eyestalks · antennae · legs · chitin · invertebrate · crustacea
Parasitic insects infesting coarse hair
- pediculosisInfestation of body lice
- infestationPest takeover situation
- parasiticExploiting a host organism
- itchingIrritating skin sensation
STI · contagious · treatment · permethrin · intimate · transmitted · grooming · hygiene
Uncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- astrologyDivination by celestial positions
- horoscopeZodiac-based fortune telling
- constellationNamed pattern of celestial bodies
- moonNatural planetary satellite
cardinal · water sign · shell · protective · zodiacal
Edible crustacean flesh
- soft-shellHaving flexible covering
- steamedHeated by vapor
- boiledHeated until bubbling
- bisqueCreamy seafood soup
butter · succulent · picked · lump · flaky · sweet · delicacy · cuisine
sideways
Toward one side
- scuttleSink intentionally; hurried shuffle
- skitterMove light and fast
- scurryHurried small-stepped motion
dart · burrow · crawl · shuffle · creep · sidestep · scramble · flee · dash · zigzag
decapod
Ten-appendaged arthropod or cephalopod
exoskeleton · molting · gills · eyestalks · antennae · legs · chitin · invertebrate · crustacea · shell
pubic lice
Parasitic insects infesting coarse hair
- pediculosisInfestation of body lice
- infestationPest takeover situation
- parasiticExploiting a host organism
itching · STI · contagious · treatment · permethrin · intimate · transmitted · grooming · hygiene
cancer
Uncontrolled cell proliferation disease
- astrologyDivination by celestial positions
- horoscopeZodiac-based fortune telling
- constellationNamed pattern of celestial bodies
moon · cardinal · water sign · shell · protective · zodiacal
crabmeat
Edible crustacean flesh
- soft-shellHaving flexible covering
- steamedHeated by vapor
- boiledHeated until bubbling
bisque · butter · succulent · picked · lump · flaky · sweet · delicacy · cuisine
tidal
Of sea rhythms
reef · seafloor · burrow · sand · mud · rockpool · benthic · coastal · brackish · intertidal
bait
Lure for prey
commercial · recreational · trawl · dredge · bushel · dock · waterman · season · quota · sustainable
- life formsorganisms, organism, lifeforms, animal, creatures
- marine lifeshark, sea turtles, manatees, whale, dolphins
- organismsplants, animals, human, dog, fungi
- seafoodfish, shrimp, lobster, salmon, tuna
- aquatic lifedolphins, whales, dolphin, sharks, sea turtles
- arthropodsarthropod, arthropods, Arthropoda, insects, insect
crabssweethearts
Romantic partners, affectionately named
darlings · rays of sunshine · charmers · delights · pleasures
- crab cakesSeasoned patties of flaked shellfish
- crab appleSmall, sour tree fruit
- hermit crabCrustacean occupying abandoned shells
- crab meatEdible tissue from decapods
- crab clawCrustacean's grasping limb
- king crabLarge edible spider-shaped crustacean
crab, crabby, crabbed, crabbing, hermit crab, crabwise, crabbier, crabbiness, crabbiest