crick
Definitions
Noun
- A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are british)
- English biochemist who (with watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of dna (1916-2004)
Verb
- Twist (a body part) into a strained position
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Words that contain the term "crick".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | cricket | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | crickets | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | crick | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | cricket's | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | mccrickard | 3 | 0 |
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Words that sound like the term "crick".
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 5
Sound Alikes: 7
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 2
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
The Story of Francis Crick, a new masterpiece biography by Matthew Cobb
Dec 7, 2025 Ground Truths | Eric Topol
Dec 7, 2025 Ground Truths | Eric Topol
Book reviews in brief: Irish Nation Building; Crick: A Mind in Motion; Trip
Mar 14, 2026 The Irish Times
Mar 14, 2026 The Irish Times