Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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crank | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
crab | Yes | No | Yes | No |
crank (noun) | crab (noun) |
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a hand tool consisting of a rotating shaft with parallel handle | a stroke of the oar that either misses the water or digs too deeply |
an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant | decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers |
a bad-tempered person | a louse that infests the pubic region of the human body |
a whimsically eccentric person | the edible flesh of any of various crabs |
a quarrelsome grouch |
crank (adjective) | crab (adjective) |
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(used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail |
crank (verb) | crab (verb) |
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rotate with a crank | complain |
bend into the shape of a crank | fish for crab |
fasten with a crank | scurry sideways like a crab |
start by cranking | direct (an aircraft) into a crosswind |
travel along a zigzag path |