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crane

noun verb

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

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Word length
5
Starts with
C
Ends with
E
Contains
RA
Scrabble score
7
CEFR level
B2

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noun

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

noun

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

verb

  1. stretch (the neck) so as to see better

    “The women craned their necks to see the President drive by”

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The women craned their necks to see the President drive by
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