Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cranelike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: crane-like
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a crane (the bird).

adj

Resembling or characteristic of a crane (mechanical lifting device).

Etymology

From crane + -like.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: crane

Inflected Forms

more cranelike (comparative) most cranelike (superlative)

Questions

What does cranelike mean?: Resembling or characteristic of a crane (the bird).
Where does cranelike come from?: From crane + -like.

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