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Word entry · 5 letters

crank

Best crossword clue

"Hand-turned part"

5 letters · collected on this word page

5 lettersPronunciation /ˈkɹæŋk/Part of speech verb, adjective, nounSorted acknrStarts with CEnds with K2 cluesCommon crossword word
1C2R3A4N5K

Definitions

  1. bend into the shape of a crank

Word origin

From Dutch or Low German krank, ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *krank, from Proto-Germanic *krangaz, *krankaz (“bent; weak”). Cognate with Scots crank, krank, German krank (“sick”).

Used in a sentence

  • This ship is so crank and walty I fear our grave she will be!
  • The stowage was clumsily done, and the vessel consequently crank.
  • He who was a little before bedred[…]was now cranke and lustie.

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Hand-turned part5 letters
02Handle turned by hand5 letters

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