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Showing words for DERRICK using the English dictionary

7 Letter Words for Derrick

derrick

6 Letter Words for Derrick

dicker, ricked, ricker

5 Letter Words for Derrick

cider, cried, crier, deric, derri, dicer, diker, direr, dirke, dreck, drice, drier, erick, icker, irked, irred, reird, riced, ricer, rider

4 Letter Words for Derrick

cedi, cide, cire, cred, deck, derk, dice, dick, dier, dike, dire, dirk, drie, eric, iced, icer, ired, keir, kier, recd, reck, reik, rice, rick, ride, rier

3 Letter Words for Derrick

cdr, cer, cid, cie, cir, dec, dei, der, die, dir, eik, eir, erd, erk, err, ice, ick, ide, ike, ire, irk, ked, kid, kie, kir, rcd, rec, red, rei, rid, rie

Definitions for Derrick

[1] Machinery . a jib crane having a boom hinged near the base of the mast so as to rotate about the mast, for moving a load toward or away from the mast by raising or lowering the boom.
[2] Also called oil derrick. the towerlike framework over an oil well or the like.
[3] a boom for lifting cargo, pivoted at its inner end to a ship's mast or kingpost, and raised and supported at its outer end by topping lifts.
[4] Machinery . luff.
[5] a simple crane having lifting tackle slung from a boom
[6] the framework erected over an oil well to enable drill tubes to be raised and lowered
[7] to raise or lower the jib of (a crane)

Words related to Derrick

machine, rig, lift, hoist

Words nearby Derrick

derogate, derogative, derogatory, deromanticize, derp, derrick, derrida, derring-do, derringer, derris, derrière

Origin of Derrick

originally a hangman, the gallows, after the surname of a well-known Tyburn hangman, circa 1600

Word origin for Derrick

C17 (in the sense: gallows): from Derrick, name of a celebrated hangman at Tyburn

Synonyms for Derrick

hoist, lift, machine, rig