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- [rik]
- /rɪk/
- /rɪk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rik]
- /rɪk/
Definitions of rick word
- noun rick a male given name, form of Eric or Richard. 1
- verb with object rick to form grain into a stack or pile. 1
- verb with object rick to stack (cordwood) in ricks. 1
- noun rick haystack 1
- verb rick If you rick your neck, you hurt it by pulling or twisting it in an unusual way. 0
- countable noun rick A rick is a large pile of dried grass or straw that is built in a regular shape and kept in a field until it is needed. 0
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Origin of rick
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English rek(e), reek, Old English hrēac; akin to Old Norse hraukr, Old Frisian reak, Middle Dutch rooc, roke
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Parts of speech for Rick
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rick popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
rick usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for rick
verb rick
- corkscrew — A corkscrew is a device for pulling corks out of bottles.
- mounded — a natural elevation of earth; a hillock or knoll.
- mounding — a natural elevation of earth; a hillock or knoll.
- crick — If you have a crick in your neck or in your back, you have a pain there caused by muscles becoming stiff.
- hill — the small hill in Washington, D.C., on which the Capitol stands.
noun rick
- haycock — a small conical pile of hay stacked in a hayfield while the hay is awaiting removal to a barn.
- hayrick — Chiefly Midland U.S. rick1 (def 1).
- haystack — a stack of hay with a conical or ridged top, built up in the mowed field so as to prevent the accumulation of moisture and promote drying.
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