craik
craik is the alternative form of crake.
craik is the misspelling of craic.
Meaning of crake
Noun (1)
crake (plural crakes)
- Any of several birds of the family Rallidae that have short bills.
Noun (2)
crake (plural crakes)
Meaning of craic
Noun
craic (uncountable)
- Often preceded by the: amusement, fun, especially through enjoyable company; also, pleasant conversation.
- ‘It is a great atmosphere, isn’t it?’ Leon was enthusiastic, not at all cryptic or withdrawn, wholeheartedly enjoying the ‘craic’, as he called it, slapping his hand on the table in time to the bodhrán rhythm from the group singing itself hoarse and unharmonious on the stage.1991, Mary Leland, chapter 10, in Approaching Priests, London: Sinclair-Stevenson, →ISBN, page 172
Proper noun capitalized: Craik
Craik
- A town in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada.
- A rural municipality in Saskatchewan, which includes the town; in full, the Rural Municipality of Craik No. 222.
- A hamlet in the Scottish Borders council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NT3408).
- A surname.
Forms of craik
| plural | craiks |
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Questions about craik
- What does craik mean?
- Craik means a town in south-central Saskatchewan, Canada.
- What is craik the alternative form of?
- Craik is the alternative form of crake.
- What part of speech is craik?
- Craik is a proper noun.
Words near craik in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: craik (page history and authors); Craik (page history and authors); crake (page history and authors); craic (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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