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- [kawk]
- /kɔk/
- /kɔːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kawk]
- /kɔk/
Definitions of calk word
- noun calk a metal projection on a horse's shoe to prevent slipping 3
- noun calk a set of spikes or a spiked plate attached to the sole of a boot, esp by loggers, to prevent slipping 3
- verb calk to provide with calks 3
- verb calk to wound with a calk 3
- verb calk to transfer (a design) by tracing it with a blunt point from one sheet backed with loosely fixed colouring matter onto another placed underneath 3
- abbreviation CALK caulk 3
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Origin of calk
First appearance:
before 1580 One of the 35% oldest English words
1580-90; perhaps a back formation from calkin, taken as a verb calk + -in present participle suffix (Middle English -inde), confused with -ing2
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Parts of speech for Calk
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
calk popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
calk usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with calk
- how to remove calk?
- how to remove old calk?
- how to calk bathtub?
- how to calk a sink?
- how to calk a shower?
- how to remove calk from bathtub?
- how to calk a bathtub?
- how to calk a tub?
- how to calk trim?
- how to calk?
- how to calk windows?
- how to calk baseboards?
- what does calk mean?
- how to calk a window?
- how to calk crown molding?