Dictionary Check: crane

"crane" is a valid word!

Scrabble 7 points
Words with Friends 9 points

Definition

noun

United States writer (1871-1900)

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noun

lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis

noun

United States poet (1899-1932)

noun

large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world

noun

a small constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Phoenix

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verb

stretch (the neck) so as to see better

Example: "The women craned their necks to see the President drive by"
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