| BALK | • balk n. (Agriculture) An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing. • balk n. (Archaeology) The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation. • balk n. Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when… |
| BILK | • bilk n. (Cribbage) The spoiling of someone’s score in the crib. • bilk n. (Obsolete) A deception, a hoax. • bilk n. (Obsolete) A cheat or swindler. |
| BULK | • bulk n. Size, specifically, volume. • bulk n. Any huge body or structure. • bulk n. The major part of something. |
| CALK | • calk n. A pointed projection on a horseshoe to prevent its slipping. • calk n. A spike on the sole of a boot to prevent slipping, particularly used in logging. • calk v. (Possibly dated) Alternative spelling of caulk. |
| FILK | • filk adj. (Music) About or inspired by science fiction, fantasy, horror, science, and/or subjects of interest… • filk n. Filk music. • filk n. Filk song. |
| FOLK | • folk n. (Archaic) A grouping of smaller peoples or tribes as a nation. • folk n. The inhabitants of a region, especially the native inhabitants. • folk n. (Plural only) People in general. |
| HOLK | • holk n. (UK dialectal) A hollow cavity. • holk v. (Transitive, UK dialectal) To dig out; make hollow; hollow out. • holk v. (Transitive, UK dialectal) To dig; dig into; pierce; penetrate; investigate; poke. |
| HULK | • hulk n. (Nautical). • hulk n. (Figuratively) A large structure with a dominating presence. • hulk n. (Figuratively) A big (and possibly clumsy) person. |
| MILK | • milk n. (Uncountable) A white liquid produced by the mammary glands of female mammals to nourish their young… • milk n. (Uncountable, by extension) A white (or whitish) liquid obtained from a vegetable source such as almonds… • milk n. (Countable, informal) An individual serving of milk. |
| OULK | • OULK n. (Scots) a week, also OUK. |
| POLK | • polk v. (Obsolete, slang) To dance the polka. • Polk prop.n. A surname. • POLK v. to dance a polka. |
| PULK | • pulk n. A small sled, used for man-hauling supplies across snow and ice. • PULK n. (Finnish) a Laplander's boat-shaped sledge, also PULKA, PULKHA. |
| SILK | • silk n. (Chiefly uncountable) A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider). • silk n. A fine, soft cloth woven from silk fibers. • silk n. Anything which resembles silk, such as the filiform styles of the female flower of maize, or the seed… |
| SULK | • sulk v. (Intransitive) To express ill humor or offence by remaining sullenly silent or withdrawn. • sulk n. A state of sulking. • sulk n. A person who sulks. |
| TALK | • talk v. (Intransitive) To communicate, usually by means of speech. • talk v. (Transitive, informal) To discuss; to talk about. • talk v. (Transitive) To speak (a certain language). |
| VOLK | • volk n. (South Africa) The Afrikaner people. • volk n. (Now obsolete or dialectal) Alternative form of folk. • VOLK n. (South African) the Afrikaaner people. |
| WALK | • walk v. (Intransitive) To move on the feet by alternately setting each foot (or pair or group of feet, in the… • walk v. (Intransitive, colloquial, law) To "walk free", i.e. to win, or avoid, a criminal court case, particularly… • walk v. (Intransitive, colloquial, euphemistic) Of an object, to go missing or be stolen. |
| WELK | • welk v. (Obsolete) Of a plant: to wither, wilt, decay. • welk v. (Obsolete) To diminish; to lose brightness, to wane. • welk v. (Dialectal) to soak, steep. |
| YELK | • yelk n. Obsolete form of yolk. • YELK n. the yellow, fatty part of an egg, also YOLK. |
| YOLK | • yolk n. The yellow, spherical part of an egg that is surrounded by the white albumen, and serves as nutriment… • yolk n. The grease in a sheep’s fleece; lanolin. • YOLK n. the yellow, fatty part of an egg, also YELK. |