crane

/kɹˈeɪn/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. stretch (the neck) so as to see better
   “The women craned their necks to see the President drive by”

noun

1. United States writer (1871-1900)
2. United States poet (1899-1932)
3. a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix
4. lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis
5. large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world

Synonyms for crane

• stretch out
• Stephen Crane
• Hart Crane
• Harold Hart Crane
• Grus

Words that rhyme with crane

• strain
• train
• grain
• gain
• chain
• plain
• maintain
• plane
• stain
• drain
• brain
• campaign
• pain
• sustain
• contain
• profane
• rein
• vein
• domain
• main
• reign
• ascertain
• attain
• cane
• disdain
• ordain
• rain
• remain
• restrain
• retain