(n) crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
(n) crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
(P)
(n) crowned crane
(n) (uk) flamingo (Phoenicopteridae)
(n) (uk) common crane (Grus grus)
(n) (uk) white-naped crane (Grus vipio)
(n) folded paper crane
(n) Gruidae (bird family of the crane)
(n,vs) looking forward to
(n) (uk) pickaxe
(n) crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
(n) (uk) hooded crane (Grus monacha)
(n) (obsc) Oriental stork (Ciconia boyciana)
(n) (arch) crane
(n) (uk) white-naped crane (Grus vipio)
(n) folded paper crane
(n) St Bernard's lily (Chlorophytum comosum)
ribbon plant
spider plant
(n) (string of) many (traditionally 1000) paper cranes
(n) (uk) red-crowned crane
Japanese crane (Grus japonensis)
(n) (uk) sandhill crane (Grus canadensis)
(n) life in natural setting, free from worldly cares
(n) a swan among ducklings
a diamond among stones
a great figure among the common run of men
(exp) the final word (decision made by a figure of authority)
(n) getting frightened even by a slight noise
hearing the enemy in every leaf that rustles
being afraid of one's own shadow
(n) (uk) whooping crane (Grus americana)
(exp) a jewel in a dunghill
(v5t) to wait expectantly
to wait with a craned (outstretched) neck
(exp) (obsc) parents may risk life and limb for their children (like a pheasant when the plains are burning or a crane on a cold night)
(exp) Cranes live for 1000 years, turtles live for 10,000 years
