crosspatches

noun

plural of crosspatch
as in crabs
an irritable and complaining person that sweet little girl turns into a real crosspatch when she's hungry

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  1. crabs
  2. bears
  3. complainers
  4. cranks
Noun
  • The broader climate conditions also shifted in the crabs’ favor.
    — Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • The species faces many threats, including a reduction of underwater grasses that shelter young crabs, experts said.
    — Dana Hedgpeth, Washington Post, 15 July 2026
Definition of crabs
Noun
  • According to wildlife officials, bears are known to cache and defend food sources this time of year and noted reports that at least one moose had recently been killed nearby.
    — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
  • The restrictions are important because clarity disappears quickly when the price advertised online bears little resemblance to the final bill.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of bears
Noun
  • Are they deluded into thinking that the complainers are just a squeaky wheel minority and the majority of fans are happy with it?
    — Jeremy Rutherford, New York Times, 13 July 2026
  • However, the Lakers are complainers to begin with and have always gotten a favorable whistle.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 May 2026
Definition of complainers
Noun
  • Indeed, cranks and conspiracists on the American and British hard right now exist in happy symbiosis.
    — Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
  • The newer Schnierle hardware with which Wellhouse is working in the iCamper cranks this adjustability up considerably.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 July 2026
Definition of cranks
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