Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.
A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc.; generally used in pairs.
An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace for supporting kettles etc. over the fire.
Ardea herodias, the great blue heron.
A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.
A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.
To pull up before a jump.
To extend (one's neck).
To raise or lower with, or as if with, a crane.
An insect in the order Orthoptera, especially family Gryllidae, that makes a chirping sound by rubbing its wing casings against combs on its hind legs.
A relatively small area of a roof constructed to divert water from a horizontal intersection of the roof with a chimney, wall, expansion joint, or other projection.
A signalling device used by soldiers in hostile territory to identify themselves to a friendly in low visibility conditions.
A variant of the game of darts. See Cricket (darts).
An aural warning sound consisting of a continuously-repeating chime, designed to be difficult for pilots to ignore.
A wooden footstool.
A game played outdoors with bats and a ball between two teams of eleven, popular in England and many Commonwealth countries.
An act that is fair and sportsmanlike.
In the form crickets: absolute silence; no communication.
To play the game of cricket.