cricks
Painful muscle stiffness
Cricks is the plural of crick, a painful stiffness or spasm in the neck or back: I woke up with cricks in my neck and shoulders.
The verb crick means to cause such a strain: She cricked her neck turning too fast.
ache
Persistent dull discomfort
spasm · discomfort · twinge · cramp · tightness · muscle · neck · back · tension · knot
brook
Small flowing watercourse
- creekNarrow natural watercourse
- rivuletVery small stream
- watercourseChannel for flowing liquid
tributary · trickle · runnel · streamlet · hollow · holler · bend · pool · watershed · backwoods
crickssuppleness
Capacity to bend easily
ease · comfort · limberness · flexibility · relaxation
- cricket ballsLeather spheres for bowling
- cricket batWillow blade for hitting
- cricket fieldsSport venues with wickets
- cricket pitchCentral playing strip
- Jiminy Cricket
- cricket matchBat-and-ball sporting contest