ALL meanings of silk
silk
S s - noun silk fabric 1
- noun silk the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm. 1
- noun silk made from silk 1
- noun silk thread made from this fiber. 1
- noun silk spider or silk worm thread 1
- noun silk cloth made from this fiber. 1
- noun silk corn silk 1
- noun silk a garment of this cloth. 1
- noun silk barrister 1
- noun silk a gown of such material worn distinctively by a King's or Queen's Counsel at the English bar. 1
- noun silk silks, the blouse and peaked cap, considered together, worn by a jockey or sulky driver in a race. 1
- noun silk Informal. a parachute, especially one opened aloft. 1
- noun silk any fiber or filamentous matter resembling silk, as a filament produced by certain spiders, the thread of a mollusk, or the like. 1
- noun silk the hairlike styles on an ear of corn. 1
- noun silk British Informal. a King's or Queen's Counsel. any barrister of high rank. 1
- adjective silk made of silk. 1
- adjective silk resembling silk; silky. 1
- adjective silk of or relating to silk. 1
- verb without object silk (of corn) to be in the course of developing silk. 1
- idioms silk hit the silk, Slang. to parachute from an aircraft; bail out. 1
- idioms silk take silk, British. to become a Queen's or King's Counsel. 1
- variable noun silk Silk is a substance which is made into smooth fine cloth and sewing thread. You can also refer to this cloth or thread as silk. 0
- uncountable noun silk You can refer to the substance produced by some creatures such as spiders as silk. 0
- noun silk the very fine soft lustrous fibre produced by a silkworm to make its cocoon 0
- noun silk thread or fabric made from this fibre 0
- noun silk (as modifier) 0
- noun silk a garment made of this 0
- noun silk a very fine fibre produced by a spider to build its web, nest, or cocoon 0
- noun silk the tuft of long fine styles on an ear of maize 0
- noun silk the gown worn by a Queen's (or King's) Counsel 0
- noun silk a Queen's (or King's) Counsel 0
- verb silk (of maize) to develop long hairlike styles 0
- noun silk the fine, soft, shiny fiber produced by silkworms to form their cocoons 0
- noun silk thread or fabric made from this fiber 0
- noun silk a garment or other article made of this fabric 0
- noun silk a distinctive silk uniform, as of a jockey 0
- noun silk the silk gown worn by a king's (or queen's) counsel in British law courts 0
- noun silk any silklike filament or substance, as that produced by spiders, or that within a milkweed pod, on the end of an ear of corn, etc. 0
- adjective silk of or like silk; silken 0
- intransitive verb silk to develop silk 0