Meaning of Crick | Babel Free
kɹɪkDefinitions
- A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected.
- The creaking of a door, or a noise resembling it.
- A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5872).
- A small jackscrew.
- A small village in Caerwent community, Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref ST4890).
- A habitational surname derived from the placename.
Equivalents
Examples
“Francis Crick was the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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