/ Thesaurus / C Synonyms of crabs Find synonyms for: Noun1. pediculosis pubis, crabs, pediculosis, lousinessusage: infestation of the pubic hair by crab liceNoun1. pediculosis pubis, crabs, pediculosis, lousinessusage: decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers2. crab, decapod crustacean, decapodusage: a quarrelsome grouch3. crab, crabby person, grouch, grump, crank, churl, crosspatchusage: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Cancer4. Cancer, Crab, person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soulusage: the fourth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about June 21 to July 225. Cancer, Cancer the Crab, Crabusage: the edible flesh of any of various crabs6. crab, crabmeat, shellfishusage: a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body7. crab louse, pubic louse, crab, Phthirius pubis, louse, sucking louseusage: a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply; "he caught a crab and lost the race"Verb1. crab, steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channeliseusage: direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind2. crab, scurry, scamper, skitter, scuttleusage: scurry sideways like a crab3. crab, fishusage: fish for crab4. gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler, complain, kick, plain, sound off, quetch, kvetchusage: complain; "What was he hollering about?"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: tenacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language