inwick
Syllables: in·wickUK/ɪnˈwɪk/
inwick noun: a stroke in which the stone rebounds from the inside edge of another stone, and then slides close to the tee.
Noun
inwick (plural inwicks)
Verb
inwick (third-person singular simple present inwicks, present participle inwicking, simple past and past participle inwicked)
Synonyms of inwick
- inring
Forms of inwick
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | inwicks |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | inwicks |
| present participle | inwicking |
| past participle | inwicked |
| past | inwicked |
Origin of inwick
The noun is derived from in- (prefix meaning ‘in, into; within’) + wick (“shot where the played bowl or stone touches a stationary bowl or stone just enough that the former changes direction”) (etymology 5). The verb is derived from the noun; by surface analysis, in- + wick (“to strike (a stationary stone) with one’s own stone just enough that the former changes direction”) (etymology 5).
Words that rhyme with inwick
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- nick
- flick
- sick
- unpick
- chick
- dick
- rick
- vic
- wick
- crick
- ick
- shtick
- snick
- squick
- stich
- strick
- unstick
- blick
- hick
- klick
- mick
- outwick
- pic
- Roman brick
- shlick
- sic
- SLC
- spic
- thicc
- tic
- Vick
- yardstick
- cinematographic
- fic
- flic
- frick
- gick
- hard tick
- hic
- hysteric
- Laconophilic
- megalographic
- miskick
- nic
- rainstick
- restart kick
- schtik
- shift stick
Questions about inwick
- What does inwick mean?
- Inwick means a stroke in which the stone rebounds from the inside edge of another stone, and then slides close to the tee.
- What part of speech is inwick?
- Inwick can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce inwick?
- Inwick is pronounced /ɪnˈwɪk/ (UK).
- What is the plural of inwick?
- The plural of inwick is inwicks.
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