Rick

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A stack of hay, straw, or similar material, especially when covered or thatched for protection from the weather.
  • v. To pile into ricks.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A stack, stook or pile of grain, straw, hay etc., especially as protected with thatching.
  • n. A stack of wood, especially cut to a regular length; also used as a measure of wood, typically four by eight feet.
  • v. To heap up (hay, etc.) in ricks.
  • v. slightly sprain or strain the neck, back, ankle etc.
  • n. A brand new (naive) boot camp inductee.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A stack or pile, as of grain, straw, or hay, in the open air, usually protected from wet with thatching.
  • v. To heap up in ricks, as hay, etc.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A heap or pile; specifically, a pile of hay or grain, generally cylindrical, with the top rounded or conical, and sometimes thatched for protection from rain.
  • n. Synonyms Shock, etc. See sheaf.
  • To pile up in ricks.
  • See wrick.
  • n. In parts of the United States, applied only to an oblong-shaped pile.
  • n. A pile of brushwood used in the concentration of weak brine from salt-wells, the brine being allowed to trickle over the pile with free exposure to the air.
  • n. Along the coast from New England to Delaware, a mass of salt-marsh hay supported upon piles.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. twist suddenly so as to sprain
  • n. a stack of hay
  • v. pile in ricks
  • n. a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British)
  • Verb Form
    ricked    ricking    ricks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    injure    wound    heap    pile    stack    muscle spasm    cramp    spasm   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    heady   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Crick    Dick    Frick    Hick    Mick    Nic    Nick    Slick    Stick    Vic   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    rubin    Ross    yu    Gerry