1. small pieces of bread, cake, or other baked goods that have broken off
Usage: plural form of crumb
2. small fragments or particles of any substance

1. used to express mild annoyance or disappointment
Usage: informal; euphemistic

Examples

• She brushed the crumbs off the table after lunch.
• The birds gathered to eat the bread crumbs on the ground.
• Cookie crumbs were scattered all over the kitchen counter.
• He left a trail of cracker crumbs leading to his room.
• The recipe calls for coating the fish in bread crumbs.
• Crumbs! I forgot my keys again.
• There were only crumbs left in the bottom of the chip bag.