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crick: English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (1916-2004); a painful muscle spasm especially in the neck or back (`rick' and `wrick' are British); twist (a body part) into a strained position; "crick your neck"

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stridulation collapse: a shrill grating or chirping noise made by some insects by rubbing body parts together

creak collapse: a squeaking sound; "the creak of the floorboards gave him away"

charley horse collapse: a muscular cramp (especially in the thigh or calf) following vigorous exercise

millstream collapse

rivulet collapse: a small stream

river collapse: a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek); "the river was navigable for 50 miles"

twinge collapse: a sharp stab of pain; feel a sudden sharp, local pain

rundle collapse: one of the crosspieces that form the steps of a ladder

pang collapse: a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"; a sharp spasm of pain; a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience"

gill collapse: respiratory organ of aquatic animals that breathe oxygen dissolved in water; any of the radiating leaflike spore-producing structures on the underside of the cap of a mushroom or similar fungus; a United States liquid unit equal to 4 fluid ounces; a British imperial capacity unit (liquid or dry) equal to 5 fluid ounces or 142.066 cubic centimeters

runnel collapse

watercourse collapse: a conduit through which water flows; natural or artificial channel through which water flows

beck collapse: a beckoning gesture

waterway collapse: a navigable body of water

brook collapse: a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river); "the creek dried up every summer"

creek collapse: any member of the Creek Confederacy (especially the Muskogee) formerly living in Georgia and Alabama but now chiefly in Oklahoma

gnawing collapse

tweak collapse: pinch or squeeze sharply

bourn collapse: an archaic term for a goal or destination; an archaic term for a boundary

chirp collapse: a sharp sound made by small birds or insects

wadi collapse: gully or streambed in northern Africa and the Middle East that remains dry except during rainy season

twitch collapse: a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition; make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion; "his face is twitching"; move or pull with a sudden motion

throes collapse: violent pangs of suffering; "death throes"

stitch collapse: sewing consisting of a link or loop or knot made by drawing a threaded needle through a fabric; a sharp spasm of pain in the side resulting from running

paroxysm collapse: a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter"

thrill collapse: something that causes you to experience a sudden intense feeling or sensation; "the thrills of space travel"; feel sudden intense sensation or emotion; "he was thrilled by the speed and the roar of the engine"; cause to be thrilled by some perceptual input; "The men were thrilled by a loud whistle blow"

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