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grikes

grikes is the plural of grike.

Meaning of grike

Noun

grike (plural grikes)

  1. (UK) 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
    Synonyms:
    scailp

Questions about grikes

What is grikes the plural of?
Grikes is the plural of grike.

Words near grikes in the dictionary

  1. Grijalva
  2. Grijalvas
  3. Grijota
  4. grike
  5. grikekarren
  6. grikes
  7. Griko
  8. gril
  9. grilf
  10. grilfs
  11. grill

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