The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word CRANES which also is the latest solution we found used in USA Today in 2011.
Derricks crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| CRANES | 75 % | 6 |
| ERECTORS | 25 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Derricks
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- antlers
- horns
- derick
- derring
- cranes
- derre
- derris
- skyscrapers
- derbent
- derne
- towers
- deros
Crossword Answer definitions
CRANES noun- Any bird of the family Gruidae, large birds with long legs and a long neck which is extended during flight.
- Ardea herodias, the great blue heron.
- A mechanical lifting machine or device, often used for lifting heavy loads for industrial or construction purposes.
- An iron arm with horizontal motion, attached to the side or back of a fireplace for supporting kettles etc. over the fire.
- A siphon, or bent pipe, for drawing liquors out of a cask.
- A forked post or projecting bracket to support spars, etc.; generally used in pairs.
- To extend (one's neck).
- To raise or lower with, or as if with, a crane.
- To pull up before a jump.
- The cranium.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
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More clues leading to the result CRANES
- Trumpeting birds
- Rubbernecks
- Dockyard lifters
- Cargo handlers, say
- Heavy moving equipment
- Long-legged creatures on the beach
- Origami birds
- Rail relatives
- Long-legged birds
- Building site giants