grike
/ɡɹaɪk/
grike noun: a deep cleft formed in limestone surfaces due to water erosion; providing a unique habitat for plants.
Noun
grike (plural grikes)
- A deep cleft formed in limestone surfaces due to water erosion; providing a unique habitat for plants.
- He climbed over the sedge and eely oarweeds and sat on a stool of rock, resting his ashplant in a grike.1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 3: Proteus]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part I [Telemachia], page 44
- The Crag is a sort of crag-shaped feature of limestone, rich in minerals and seamed with crevasses or ‘grikes’ as they call them hereabouts.1973, Kyril Bonfiglioli, Don't Point That Thing at Me, Penguin, published 2001, page 157
- Synonyms:
- scailp
Synonyms of grike
- scailp
Forms of grike
| plural | grikes |
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Origin of grike
Unknown
Words that rhyme with grike
Questions about grike
- What does grike mean?
- Grike means a deep cleft formed in limestone surfaces due to water erosion; providing a unique habitat for plants.
- What part of speech is grike?
- Grike is a noun.
- How do you pronounce grike?
- Grike is pronounced /ɡɹaɪk/.
- What is the plural of grike?
- The plural of grike is grikes.
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