crane
English Thesaurus
1. large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world (noun.animal)
hypernym | : | wader, wading bird, |
definition | : | any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food (noun.animal) |
2. lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis (noun.artifact)
hypernym | : | lifting device, |
definition | : | a device for lifting heavy loads (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | davit, |
definition | : | a crane-like device (usually one of a pair) for suspending or lowering equipment (as a lifeboat) (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | derrick, |
definition | : | a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom (noun.artifact) |
hyponym | : | transporter, |
definition | : | a crane for moving material with dispatch as in loading and unloading ships (noun.artifact) |
3. a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix (noun.object)
instance hypernym | : | constellation, |
definition | : | a configuration of stars as seen from the earth (noun.object) |
4. United States poet (1899-1932) (noun.person)
instance hypernym | : | poet, |
definition | : | a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry) (noun.person) |
5. United States writer (1871-1900) (noun.person)
instance hypernym | : | author, writer, |
definition | : | writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) (noun.person) |
6. stretch (the neck) so as to see better (verb.body)
hypernym | : | extend, stretch, |
definition | : | extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body (verb.body) |
7. large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world (noun.animal)
derivation | : | crane, stretch out, |
definition | : | stretch (the neck) so as to see better (verb.body) |
8. stretch (the neck) so as to see better (verb.body)
derivation | : | crane, |
definition | : | large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world (noun.animal) |
9. large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world (noun.animal)
derivation | : | crane, stretch out, |
definition | : | stretch (the neck) so as to see better (verb.body) |
10. stretch (the neck) so as to see better (verb.body)
derivation | : | crane, |
definition | : | large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world (noun.animal) |
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