crain
Not English
Crain has no English definition. It may be misspelled.
English words similar to ‘crain’:
crime , crown , churn , corn , crane , caron , careen , creme , croon , crayon , chrome , crome , corrin , cairn , cran , crone , charme , carene , carine , crin , croyn , chron , crowne , carn , cerin , chyron , crame , creyme , carnie , cerian , ceroan , coroun , cohorn , ceroon , churme , caroon , charan , chrain
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crane
English
Noun
(en noun )
A large bird of the order Gruiformes” and the family ”Gruidae having long legs and a long neck which it extends when flying.
A mechanical lifting device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.
An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace for supporting kettles etc. over the fire.
A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.
(nautical) A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc.; generally used in pairs.
Derived terms
* black crowned crane
* black-necked crane
* blue crane
* common crane
* cranefly
* demoiselle crane
* grey crowned crane
* hooded crane
* red-crowned crane
* sandhill crane
* sarus crane
* Siberian crane
* wattled crane
* white-naped crane
* whooping crane
See also
* egret
* heron
* stork
Verb
(cran)
To extend (one’s neck).
- (George Eliot)
To raise or lower with, or as if with, a .
* Bates
- What engines, what instruments are used in craning up a soul, sunk below the centre, to the highest heavens.
* Massinger
- an upstart craned up to the height he has
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