Defenition of the word crane
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Defenition of the word crane
- A large bird of the order Gruiformes and the family Gruidae having long legs and a long neck which it extends when flying.
- To stretch (the neck) so as to see better.
- A machine that lifts and moves heavy objects; a lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis.
- Lifting tool for very heavy loads.
- large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world
- lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis
- of the neck; so as to see better
- United States poet (1899-1932)
- United States writer (1871-1900)
- stretch (the neck) so as to see better; "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by"
- a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix
- stretch (the neck) so as to see better
Synonyms for the word crane
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- derrick
- gantry
- hoist
- stretch out
- winch
Similar words in the crane
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- crane
- crane's
- craned
- cranes
Meronymys for the word crane
Hyponyms for the word crane
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- davit
- derrick
- Grus americana
- transporter
- whooper
- whooping crane
Hypernyms for the word crane
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- author
- bird
- extend
- lifting device
- poet
- stretch
- surname
- wader
- wading bird
- writer
Idioms for the word crane
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- black crowned crane
- black-necked crane
- blue crane
- common crane
- demoiselle crane
- grey crowned crane
- hooded crane
- red-crowned crane
- sandhill crane
- sarus crane
- Siberian crane
- wattled crane
- white-naped crane
- whooping crane
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