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cranelike

cranelike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a crane (the bird).

Adjective

cranelike (comparative more cranelike, superlative most cranelike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a crane (the bird).
  2. Resembling or characteristic of a crane (mechanical lifting device).

Forms of cranelike

comparativemore cranelike
superlativemost cranelike

Origin of cranelike

From crane + -like.

Questions about cranelike

What does cranelike mean?
Cranelike means resembling or characteristic of a crane (the bird).
What part of speech is cranelike?
Cranelike is an adjective.

Words near cranelike in the dictionary

  1. craneages
  2. Cranebrook
  3. craned
  4. craneflies
  5. cranefly
  6. cranelike
  7. craneman
  8. cranemen
  9. Cranendonck
  10. craneoencephalic
  11. craneometric

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