Free TranslationFree Translation
Synonyms, antonyms, pronunciation

  Home
English Dictionary      examples: 'day', 'get rid of', 'New York Bay'




Crake   Listen
noun
Crake  n.  (Zool.) Any species or rail of the genera Crex and Porzana; so called from its singular cry. See Corncrake.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








Advanced search
     Find words:
Starting with
Ending with
Containing
Matching a pattern  

Synonyms
Antonyms
Quotes
Words linked to  

only single words



Share |





"Crake" Quotes from Famous Books



... day what remained of the Battalion was moved across the river, and 2nd Lieutenant Stewart Smith assumed command, to be followed shortly by Captain Crake. ...
— With a Highland Regiment in Mesopotamia - 1916—1917 • Anonymous

... a bird, a big bird. Dear So-so, can you see him? I can't, because of the sun. What a queer noise he makes. Crake! crake! Oh, I can see him now! He is not flying, he is running, and he has gone into the corn. I do wish I were in the corn, I would catch him, and put him in ...
— Last Words - A Final Collection of Stories • Juliana Horatia Ewing



Words linked to "Crake" :   spotted crake, Crex crex, land rail, corncrake



Copyright © 2024 e-Free Translation.com