GECKO
What does "GECKO" mean?
A small, often nocturnal lizard able to cling to smooth surfaces with its toes.
Meanings
- Any of numerous small lizards of the family Gekkonidae, many able to climb vertical and inverted surfaces. A gecko clung upside down to the ceiling, hunting moths near the lamp.
Did you know?
- A gecko sticks to glass using van der Waals forces from millions of tiny toe hairs - the same weak atomic attraction physicists usually study in gases.
- The word 'gecko' imitates the lizard's chirp: most lizards are mute, but geckos are noisy enough to be named after their own voice.
Word origin
From Malay 'gekoq', an imitation of the chirping call some geckos make - one of the few reptiles named for the sound it produces.
Remember it
GECKO = 'Get Every Ceiling, Climb Onto' - the lizard that walks on the roof.
A little poem
Upside down it walks-
the ceiling holds a small ghost
with bright, lidless eyes.
haiku
Wordplay
- Why did the gecko make a terrible secret agent? It could climb any wall but it left its fingerprints on every single one.
What it teaches
Grip doesn't always come from force; the gecko holds the world by being gentle in a million small places.
Quick facts
What does GECKO mean?
A small, often nocturnal lizard able to cling to smooth surfaces with its toes.
Is GECKO a valid word?
Yes — GECKO is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is GECKO?
GECKO has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does GECKO come from?
From Malay 'gekoq', an imitation of the chirping call some geckos make - one of the few reptiles named for the sound it produces.
What can GECKO teach us?
Grip doesn't always come from force; the gecko holds the world by being gentle in a million small places.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.