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Definition: Crawford |
CrawfordNoun1. United States neoclassical sculptor (1814-1857). 2. United States film actress (1908-1977). Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Crawford" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a crow ford". |
Date "Crawford" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1833. (references) |
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Health | Variation of the luminosity of a light stimulus with position of entry of the light pencil through the pupil. (references) |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Crawford is a city located in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 807.(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Crawford is a town located in Washington County, Maine. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 108.(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Crawford is a town located in Lowndes County, Mississippi. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 655.(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Crawford is a city located in Dawes County, Nebraska. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 1,107.(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Crawford is a town located in Orange County, New York. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 7,875.(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Crawford is a town located in McLennan County, Texas. As of the 2000 census, the town had a total population of 705.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²). 2.4 km² (0.9 mi²) of it is land and none of the area is covered with water.
President George W. Bush's Prairie Chapel Ranch is located just outside the town.Geography
Crawford is located at 31°32'4" North, 97°26'38" West (31.534579, -97.443954)1.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Crawford, Colorado."
Synonyms: CrawfordSynonyms: Joan Crawford (n), Thomas Crawford (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Crawford |
| Specialty definitions using "Crawford": Black Watch. (references) |
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Screenplays | I was such an awful mother what if you had a mother like Joan Crawford or Lana Turner (Postcards from the Edge; writing credit: Carrie Fisher) It's been a difficult daywatching Joan Crawford address Pepsi-Co (Will & Grace; writing credit: Evan Weinstein) She's still taking parenting tips from Joan Crawford. (Cadillac Ranch; writing credit: Jennifer Cecil) | |
Lyrics | Not because she's phat like Cindy Crawford (Hey Leonardo (She likes me for me); performing artist: Blessid Union Of Souls) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Crawford Mystery Theatre (1951) Vitaphone Variety: Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Crawford (1938) Crawford Notch (1899) The Gavin Crawford Show (2000) | |
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![]() | Ford Kurtz, a young aid, at home in a modified CB&O freight car #25094 Home for a level crew on line from Crawford, Nebraska, to the west. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection. | ![]() | Poor landuse planning along the Upper Mississippi River bluffs. Located in Crawford County, WI, just outside of Prairie du Chein. Credit: Bob Nichols. |
![]() | Rick Lange, DC and Crawford County Conservationist partner, check nutrient management plan on a Crawford county farm. Credit: Bob Nichols. | ![]() | Fort Crawford, Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin. Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
![]() | Mary I. Crawford. Credit: National Library of Medicine. | ![]() | Sam Crawford. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | Wm. H. Crawford / Bureau, Engraving & Printing. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | John Crawford of Austin. Credit: Library of Congress. |
![]() | George Washington Crawford, half-length portrait, three-quarters to the left. Credit: Library of Congress. | ![]() | Mount Pleasant golf links, Crawford Notch from tee no. 2. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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Business | American Life Insurance Company, Aon Risk Services, Crawford, and Cigna Insurance Company are represented in the Saudi market and provide medical insurance services. (references) | |
Of these, 13 were completed last year. By the end of this year, some of the major projects that will be completed include the extension of Boon Lay Way, the widening of the Pan Island Expressway, and the Crawford Street underpass. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Crawford" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 99.85% of the time. "Crawford" is used about 651 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 99.85% | 650 | 10,052 |
| Noun (singular) | 0.15% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 651 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "Crawford" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Crawford | Last name | 68,000 | 132 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name |
| USA | Crawford & Company |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
1. Crawford, CO (town, FIPS 17925) 2. Crawford, GA (city, FIPS 20288) 3. Crawford, MS (town, FIPS 16420) 4. Crawford, NE (city, FIPS 11195) 5. Crawford, OK 6. Crawford, TN 7. Crawford, TX (town, FIPS 17564) 8. Crawford, WV |
Expressions using "Crawford": Crawford County ♦ Joan Crawford ♦ Mount Crawford ♦ Thomas Crawford ♦ William Crawford Gorgas. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "Crawford": Fung-crawford, Luke-perfect-crawford. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
cindy crawford | 3,386 | crawford texas | 62 |
cindy crawford nude | 449 | crawford colorado | 60 |
joan crawford | 432 | beverly crawford | 52 |
crawford | 272 | jamal crawford | 51 |
billy crawford | 199 | crawford furniture | 51 |
michael crawford | 179 | cindy crawford porn star | 44 |
crawford company | 148 | cindy crawford photo | 43 |
crawford hospital long | 115 | cindy crawford fake | 43 |
arch crawford | 111 | cindy crawford gallery | 40 |
picture of cindy crawford | 106 | lisa crawford | 38 |
christina crawford | 99 | crawford nebraska | 35 |
randy crawford | 94 | cindy crawford playboy | 35 |
johnny crawford | 81 | crawford county ohio | 34 |
cindy crawford naked | 74 | cindy crawford nude pic | 34 |
cindy crawford pic | 74 | crawford county pa | 30 |
county crawford fair | 74 | eva crawford | 30 |
crawford swett | 66 | crawford long | 29 |
cindy crawford blow job | 65 | crawford county humane society | 27 |
crawford county | 65 | cindy crawford wallpaper | 27 |
eve crawford | 63 | celeste crawford | 27 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "Crawford"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | Crawford-Adams'hofteprotese (Crawford-Adams prosthesis), Crawford-Adams'ankelartrodeseoperation (Crawford-Adams operation). (various references) | |
French | prothèse de Crawford-Adams (Crawford-Adams prosthesis), opération de Crawford-Adams (Crawford-Adams operation). (various references) | |
German | Crawford-Adams Prothese (Crawford-Adams prosthesis), Crawford-Adams Operation (Crawford-Adams operation). (various references) | |
Greek | πρόθεση Crawford-Adams (Crawford-Adams prosthesis), εγχείρηση Crawford-Adams (Crawford-Adams operation). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | awfordcray.(various references) | |
Portuguese | prótese de Crawford-Adams (Crawford-Adams prosthesis), operação de Crawford-Adams (Crawford-Adams operation). (various references) | |
Spanish | prótesis de Crawford-Adams (Crawford-Adams prosthesis), operación de Crawford-Adams (Crawford-Adams operation). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Crawford" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Casford, Chagford, Cranworth, Crauford, Craufurd, Crawfurd, Crowford. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "Crawford" (pronounced 'Craw"ford'): Oxford. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-d-f-o-r-r-w" | |
-1 letter: forward, froward. | |
-2 letters: coward, farrow. | |
-3 letters: ardor, arrow, crowd, dwarf. | |
-4 letters: arco, card, carr, coda, cord, corf, craw, crow, dorr, draw, fado, fard, faro, fora, ford, frow, orad, orca, orra, road, roar, ward, woad, word. | |
-5 letters: ado, arc, arf, cad, car, caw, cod, cor, cow, daw, doc, dor, dow, fad, far, for, fro, oaf, oar. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-d-f-o-r-r-w" | |
+4 letters: carryforward, henceforward. | |
+5 letters: carryforwards, thenceforward. | |
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