Crain or Crane - What's the difference?
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Crain has no English definition.
A large bird of the order Gruiformes'' and the family ''Gruidae having long legs and a long neck which it extends when flying.
A mechanical lifting device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.
An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace for supporting kettles etc. over the fire.
A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.
(nautical) A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc.; generally used in pairs.
To extend (one's neck).
To raise or lower with, or as if with, a .
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Crain is often a misspelling of crane.
Crain has no English definition.
As a noun crane is
a large bird of the order Gruiformes and the family Gruidae having long legs and a long neck which it extends when flying.As a verb crane is
to extend (one's neck).As a proper noun Crane is
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Not English
Crain has no English definition. It may be misspelled.English words similar to 'crain':
crime, crown, churn, corn, crane, caron, careen, creme, croon, crayon, chrome, crome, corrin, cairn, cran, crone, charme, carene, carine, crin, croyn, chron, crowne, carn, cerin, chyron, crame, creyme, carnie, cerian, ceroan, coroun, cohorn, ceroon, churme, caroon, charan, chraincrane
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(en noun)Derived terms
* black crowned crane * black-necked crane * blue crane * common crane * cranefly * demoiselle crane * grey crowned crane * hooded crane * red-crowned crane * sandhill crane * sarus crane * Siberian crane * wattled crane * white-naped crane * whooping craneSee also
* egret * heron * storkVerb
(cran)- (George Eliot)
- What engines, what instruments are used in craning up a soul, sunk below the centre, to the highest heavens.
- an upstart craned up to the height he has
