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- US Pronunciation
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- [kawk]
- /kɔk/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [kawk]
- /kɔk/
Definitions of caulking word
- verb with object caulking to fill or close seams or crevices of (a tank, window, etc.) in order to make watertight, airtight, etc. 1
- verb with object caulking to make (a vessel) watertight by filling the seams between the planks with oakum or other material driven snug. 1
- verb with object caulking to fill or close (a seam, joint, etc.), as in a boat. 1
- verb with object caulking to drive the edges of (plating) together to prevent leakage. 1
- noun caulking Also, caulking [kaw-king] /ˈkɔ kɪŋ/ (Show IPA). a material or substance used for caulking. 1
- noun caulking Present participle of caulk. 1
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Origin of caulking
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; < Latin calcāre to trample, tread on (verbal derivative of calx heel), conflated with Middle English cauken < Old French cauquer to trample < Latin, as above
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Parts of speech for Caulking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
caulking popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
caulking usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for caulking
noun caulking
- padding — a dull, muffled sound, as of footsteps on the ground.
- lining — a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
- covering — A covering is a layer of something that protects or hides something else.
- packing — a group of things wrapped or tied together for easy handling or carrying; a bundle, especially one to be carried on the back of an animal or a person: a mule pack; a hiker's pack.
- surrounding — something that surrounds, as the area, border, etc., around an object or central space: a tile surround for the shower stall.
verb caulking
- block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- lock — a tress, curl, or ringlet of hair.
- plug — an apparatus for splitting stone, consisting of two tapered bars (feathers) inserted into a hole drilled into the stone, between which a narrow wedge (plug) is hammered to spread them.
- clog — When something clogs a hole or place, it blocks it so that nothing can pass through.
- secure — free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
Antonyms for caulking
verb caulking
- unlock — to undo the lock of (a door, chest, etc.), especially with a key.
- unblock — to remove a block or obstruction from: to unblock a channel; to unblock a person's credit.
- loosen — to unfasten or undo, as a bond or fetter.
- release — to lease again.
- unseal — to break or remove the seal of; open, as something sealed or firmly closed: to unseal a letter; to unseal a tomb.
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