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gryke

gryke is the alternative form 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

Forms of gryke

pluralgrykes

Questions about gryke

What is gryke the alternative form of?
Gryke is the alternative form of grike.

Words near gryke in the dictionary

  1. Gryfice
  2. Gryfino
  3. gryfon
  4. gryfons
  5. Grygla
  6. gryke
  7. grykes
  8. gryllacridid
  9. gryllacridids
  10. grylli
  11. gryllid

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