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English to English noun
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United States writer (1871-1900) |  | source: wordnet30
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United States poet (1899-1932) | | source: wordnet30
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a small constellation in the southern hemisphere near Phoenix | | source: wordnet30
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lifts and moves heavy objects; lifting tackle is suspended from a pivoted boom that rotates around a vertical axis | | source: wordnet30
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large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world | | source: wordnet30
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A wading bird of the genus Grus, and allied genera, of various species, having a long, straight bill, and long legs and neck. | | source: webster1913
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Any arm which swings about a vertical axis at one end, used for supporting a suspended weight. | | source: webster1913
verb
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stretch (the neck) so as to see better | | Example: The women craned their necks to see the President drive by
source: wordnet30
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To cause to rise; to raise or lift, as by a crane; -- with up. | | source: webster1913
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to reach forward with head and neck, in order to see better; as, a hunter cranes forward before taking a leap. | | source: webster1913
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