derrick /ˈder.ɪk/ noun [C] SPECIALIZED
F0 a type of crane (= a machine with a part like an arm) used for moving things on and off ships
See picture: derrick (crane) 
Thesaurus+: ↑Machinery and machines , ↑Household equipment and domestic choresThesaurus+: ↑Ports and docks
F0 a tower above an oil well which supports the drill (= machine for making a hole in the ground)
See picture: derrick (tower) Thesaurus+: ↑Mining and quarrying
- ↑Faults and mistakes
- ↑Faxes, pagers, and text messages
- ↑Fear and phobias
- ↑Feeling morally superior
- ↑Feeling pleasure and happiness
- ↑Feeling sad and unhappy
- ↑Feelings - general words
- ↑Feelings of desire
- ↑Feelings of dislike and hatred
- ↑Feelings of surprise and amazement
- ↑Felines (cats)
- ↑Fences and rails
- ↑Fencing
- ↑Fertile or infertile land
- ↑Fevers and infectious diseases
- ↑Fighting
- ↑Figurative use of language
- ↑Filling and completing
- ↑Final and finally
- ↑Financial investments and the stock market
- ↑Finding and discovering
- ↑Finding a partner
- ↑Finished and over
- ↑Fire and flame
- ↑Fire service