crane

About 4.44 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.
2. noun Ardea herodias, the great blue heron.
3. noun A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.
4. noun An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace for supporting kettles etc. over the fire.
5. noun A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.
6. noun A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc.; generally used in pairs.
7. verb To extend (one's neck).
8. verb To raise or lower with, or as if with, a crane.

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Word family

Crane Harold Hart Crane Hart Crane Stephen Crane Walter Crane craned cranes craning