| NOUN | state | crick, kink, rick, wrick | a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back ('rick' and 'wrick' are British) |
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| person | Crick, Francis Crick, Francis Henry Compton Crick | English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure / structure of DNA (1916-2004) | |
| VERB | body | crick | twist (a body part) into a strained / strained position |
| Sounds | krih'k | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | academic ... Zurich: 733 rhymes with ihk... | |
| Meaning | A painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back ('rick' and 'wrick' are British). | |
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| Synonyms | kink, rick, wrick | |
| Region | United Kingdom, UK, U.K., Britain, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Great Britain | A monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles |
| Broader | spasm, cramp, muscle spasm | A painful and involuntary muscular contraction |
| Spanish | tortícolis | |
| Catalan | torticoli | |
| Verbs | crick | twist (a body part) into a strained / strained position |
| Meaning | English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure / structure of DNA (1916-2004). | |
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| Synonyms | Francis Crick, Francis Henry Compton Crick | |
| Instance of | biochemist | someone with special training in biochemistry |
| Spanish | Francis Crick | |
| Catalan | Francis Crick | |
| Meaning | Twist (a body part) into a strained / strained position. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "crick your neck" | |
| Broader | twist | Turn in the opposite direction |
| Nouns | crick | a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back ('rick' and 'wrick' are British) |
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