Words that rhyme with auk

• cakewalk 5
  n 1: a strutting dance based on a march; was performed in minstrel shows; originated as a competition among Black dancers to win a cake 2: an easy accomplishment; "winning the tournament was a cakewalk for him"; "invading Iraq won't be a cakewalk" v 1: perform the cakewalk dance
• fork 5
  n 1: cutlery used for serving and eating food 2: the act of branching out or dividing into branches [syn: branching, ramification, fork, forking] 3: the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches; "they took the south fork"; "he climbed into the crotch of a tree" [syn: fork, crotch] 4: an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs 5: the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk [syn: crotch, fork] v 1: lift with a pitchfork; "pitchfork hay" [syn: pitchfork, fork] 2: place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces 3: divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks" [syn: branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate] 4: shape like a fork; "She forked her fingers"
• ballcock 2
  n 1: floating ball that controls level in a water tank [syn: ballcock, ball cock]
• airlock 0
  n 1: a chamber that provides access to space where air is under pressure [syn: airlock, air lock]
• balk 0
  n 1: the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk" [syn: balk, baulk] 2: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap] 3: one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof [syn: rafter, balk, baulk] 4: an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base v 1: refuse to comply [syn: resist, balk, baulk, jib]
• baulk 0
  n 1: the area on a billiard table behind the balkline; "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk" [syn: balk, baulk] 2: something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress [syn: hindrance, hinderance, deterrent, impediment, balk, baulk, check, handicap] 3: one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof [syn: rafter, balk, baulk] v 1: refuse to comply [syn: resist, balk, baulk, jib]
• bloc 0
  n 1: a group of countries in special alliance [syn: bloc, axis]
• block 0
  n 1: a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks" 2: a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings; "he lives in the next block" [syn: block, city block] 3: a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides [syn: block, cube] 4: a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit; "he reserved a large block of seats"; "he held a large block of the company's stock" 5: housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing" 6: (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted; "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably" 7: an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension; "I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block" [syn: block, mental block] 8: a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope [syn: pulley, pulley-block, pulley block, block] 9: a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked" [syn: engine block, cylinder block, block] 10: an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" [syn: blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage] 11: a platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their paintings on the block" [syn: auction block, block] 12: the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements [syn: blocking, block] v 1: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar] 2: hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" [syn: obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass] 3: stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" [syn: stop, halt, block, kibosh] 4: interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station" [syn: jam, block] 5: run on a block system; "block trains" 6: interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia; "block a nerve"; "block a muscle" 7: shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains" [syn: obstruct, block] 8: stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block; "block the book cover" 9: obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked" [syn: stuff, lug, choke up, block] [ant: loosen up, unstuff] 10: block passage through; "obstruct the path" [syn: obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up] [ant: disengage, free] 11: support, secure, or raise with a block; "block a plate for printing"; "block the wheels of a car" 12: impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack" [syn: parry, block, deflect] 13: be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" [syn: forget, block, blank out, draw a blank] [ant: call back, call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think] 14: shape by using a block; "Block a hat"; "block a garment" 15: shape into a block or blocks; "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly" 16: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" [syn: freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise] [ant: free, release, unblock, unfreeze]
• boardwalk 0
  n 1: a walkway made of wooden boards; usually at seaside
• calk 0
  n 1: a metal cleat on the bottom front of a horseshoe to prevent slipping [syn: calk, calkin] v 1: provide with calks; "calk horse shoes" 2: seal with caulking; "caulk the window" [syn: caulk, calk] 3: injure with a calk
• catwalk 0
  n 1: narrow platform extending out into an auditorium; "models displayed clothes on a catwalk at the fashion show" 2: narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge)
• caulk 0
  n 1: a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight [syn: caulk, caulking] v 1: seal with caulking; "caulk the window" [syn: caulk, calk]
• chalk 0
  n 1: a soft whitish calcite 2: a pure flat white with little reflectance 3: an amphetamine derivative (trade name Methedrine) used in the form of a crystalline hydrochloride; used as a stimulant to the nervous system and as an appetite suppressant [syn: methamphetamine, methamphetamine hydrochloride, Methedrine, meth, deoxyephedrine, chalk, chicken feed, crank, glass, ice, shabu, trash] 4: a piece of calcite or a similar substance, usually in the shape of a crayon, that is used to write or draw on blackboards or other flat surfaces v 1: write, draw, or trace with chalk
• cock 0
  n 1: obscene terms for penis [syn: cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz] 2: faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid [syn: stopcock, cock, turncock] 3: the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled [syn: hammer, cock] 4: adult male chicken [syn: cock, rooster] 5: adult male bird v 1: tilt or slant to one side; "cock one's head" 2: set the trigger of a firearm back for firing 3: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" [syn: tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock]
• cork 0
  n 1: outer bark of the cork oak; used for stoppers for bottles etc. 2: (botany) outer tissue of bark; a protective layer of dead cells [syn: phellem, cork] 3: a port city in southern Ireland 4: the plug in the mouth of a bottle (especially a wine bottle) [syn: cork, bottle cork] 5: a small float usually made of cork; attached to a fishing line [syn: bob, bobber, cork, bobfloat] v 1: close a bottle with a cork [syn: cork, cork up] [ant: uncork] 2: stuff with cork; "The baseball player stuffed his bat with cork to make it lighter"
• cornstalk 0
  n 1: the stalk of a corn plant [syn: cornstalk, corn stalk]
• crosstalk 0
  n 1: the presence of an unwanted signal via an accidental coupling [syn: crosstalk, XT]
• crosswalk 0
  n 1: a path (often marked) where something (as a street or railroad) can be crossed to get from one side to the other [syn: crossing, crosswalk, crossover]
• flock 0
  n 1: a church congregation guided by a pastor 2: a group of birds 3: (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent; "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money" [syn: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad] 4: an orderly crowd; "a troop of children" [syn: troop, flock] 5: a group of sheep or goats [syn: flock, fold] v 1: move as a crowd or in a group; "Tourists flocked to the shrine where the statue was said to have shed tears" 2: come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer" [syn: cluster, constellate, flock, clump]
• frock 0
  n 1: a habit worn by clerics 2: a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice [syn: dress, frock] v 1: put a frock on
• gawk 0
  n 1: an awkward stupid person [syn: lout, clod, stumblebum, goon, oaf, lubber, lummox, lump, gawk] v 1: look with amazement; look stupidly [syn: goggle, gape, gawp, gawk]
• goshawk 0
  n 1: large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry [syn: goshawk, Accipiter gentilis]
• hawk 0
  n 1: diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail 2: an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations [syn: hawk, war hawk] [ant: dove, peacenik] 3: a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar [syn: mortarboard, hawk] v 1: sell or offer for sale from place to place [syn: peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch] 2: hunt with hawks; "the tribes like to hawk in the desert" 3: clear mucus or food from one's throat; "he cleared his throat before he started to speak" [syn: clear the throat, hawk]
• interlock 0
  n 1: a device that prevents an automotive engine from starting; "car theives know how to bypass the ignition interlock" [syn: interlock, ignition interlock] 2: the act of interlocking or meshing; "an interlocking of arms by the police held the crowd in check" [syn: mesh, meshing, interlock, interlocking] v 1: coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively [syn: interlock, mesh] 2: hold in a locking position; "He locked his hands around her neck" [syn: lock, interlock, interlace] 3: become engaged or intermeshed with one another; "They were locked in embrace" [syn: interlock, lock]
• jaywalk 0
  v 1: cross the road at a red light
• leafstalk 0
  n 1: the slender stem that supports the blade of a leaf [syn: petiole, leafstalk]
• nighthawk 0
  n 1: a person who likes to be active late at night [syn: night owl, nighthawk, nightbird] 2: mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker [syn: nighthawk, bullbat, mosquito hawk]
• ore 0
  n 1: a mineral that contains metal that is valuable enough to be mined 2: a monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden; 100 ore equal 1 krona
• poppycock 0
  n 1: senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff" [syn: stuff, stuff and nonsense, hooey, poppycock]
• pork 0
  n 1: meat from a domestic hog or pig [syn: pork, porc] 2: a legislative appropriation designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents [syn: pork barrel, pork]
• restock 0
  v 1: stock again; "He restocked his land with pheasants"
• rootstalk 0
  n 1: a horizontal plant stem with shoots above and roots below serving as a reproductive structure [syn: rhizome, rootstock, rootstalk]
• schlock 0
  n 1: merchandise that is shoddy or inferior [syn: schlock, shlock, dreck]
• sidewalk 0
  n 1: walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway [syn: sidewalk, pavement]
• sleepwalk 0
  v 1: walk in one's sleep [syn: sleepwalk, somnambulate]
• smock 0
  n 1: a loose coverall (coat or frock) reaching down to the ankles [syn: duster, gaberdine, gabardine, smock, dust coat] v 1: embellish by sewing in straight lines crossing each other diagonally; "The folk dancers wore smocked shirts"
• squawk 0
  n 1: the noise of squawking; "she awoke to the squawk of chickens"; "the squawk of car horns" 2: informal terms for objecting; "I have a gripe about the service here" [syn: gripe, kick, beef, bitch, squawk] v 1: utter a harsh abrupt scream [syn: squawk, screak, skreak, skreigh, screech] 2: complain; "What was he hollering about?" [syn: gripe, bitch, grouse, crab, beef, squawk, bellyache, holler]
• stalk 0
  n 1: material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds [syn: chaff, husk, shuck, stalk, straw, stubble] 2: a slender or elongated structure that supports a plant or fungus or a plant part or plant organ [syn: stalk, stem] 3: a hunt for game carried on by following it stealthily or waiting in ambush [syn: stalk, stalking, still hunt] 4: the act of following prey stealthily [syn: stalk, stalking] 5: a stiff or threatening gait [syn: stalk, angry walk] v 1: walk stiffly 2: follow stealthily or recur constantly and spontaneously to; "her ex-boyfriend stalked her"; "the ghost of her mother haunted her" [syn: haunt, stalk] 3: go through (an area) in search of prey; "stalk the woods for deer"
• stock 0
  adj 1: repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails'" [syn: banal, commonplace, hackneyed, old-hat, shopworn, stock(a), threadbare, timeworn, tired, trite, well-worn] 2: routine; "a stock answer" 3: regularly and widely used or sold; "a standard size"; "a stock item" [syn: standard, stock] n 1: the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest (equity); "he owns a controlling share of the company's stock" 2: the merchandise that a shop has on hand; "they carried a vast inventory of hardware"; "they stopped selling in exact sizes in order to reduce inventory" [syn: stock, inventory] 3: the handle of a handgun or the butt end of a rifle or shotgun or part of the support of a machine gun or artillery gun; "the rifle had been fitted with a special stock" [syn: stock, gunstock] 4: a certificate documenting the shareholder's ownership in the corporation; "the value of his stocks doubled during the past year" [syn: stock certificate, stock] 5: a supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars" [syn: store, stock, fund] 6: the descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors" [syn: lineage, line, line of descent, descent, bloodline, blood line, blood, pedigree, ancestry, origin, parentage, stemma, stock] 7: a special variety of domesticated animals within a species; "he experimented on a particular breed of white rats"; "he created a new strain of sheep" [syn: breed, strain, stock] 8: liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces; "she made gravy with a base of beef stock" [syn: broth, stock] 9: the reputation and popularity a person has; "his stock was so high he could have been elected mayor" 10: persistent thickened stem of a herbaceous perennial plant [syn: stock, caudex] 11: a plant or stem onto which a graft is made; especially a plant grown specifically to provide the root part of grafted plants 12: any of several Old World plants cultivated for their brightly colored flowers [syn: stock, gillyflower] 13: any of various ornamental flowering plants of the genus Malcolmia [syn: Malcolm stock, stock] 14: lumber used in the construction of something; "they will cut round stock to 1-inch diameter" 15: the handle end of some implements or tools; "he grabbed the cue by the stock" 16: an ornamental white cravat [syn: neckcloth, stock] 17: any animals kept for use or profit [syn: livestock, stock, farm animal] v 1: have on hand; "Do you carry kerosene heaters?" [syn: stock, carry, stockpile] 2: equip with a stock; "stock a rifle" 3: supply with fish; "stock a lake" 4: supply with livestock; "stock a farm" 5: amass so as to keep for future use or sale or for a particular occasion or use; "let's stock coffee as long as prices are low" [syn: stock, buy in, stock up] 6: provide or furnish with a stock of something; "stock the larder with meat" 7: put forth and grow sprouts or shoots; "the plant sprouted early this year" [syn: sprout, stock]
• stork 0
  n 1: large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white- and-black plumage
• talk 0
  n 1: an exchange of ideas via conversation; "let's have more work and less talk around here" [syn: talk, talking] 2: discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of'); "his poetry contains much talk about love and anger" 3: the act of giving a talk to an audience; "I attended an interesting talk on local history" 4: a speech that is open to the public; "he attended a lecture on telecommunications" [syn: lecture, public lecture, talk] 5: idle gossip or rumor; "there has been talk about you lately" [syn: talk, talk of the town] v 1: exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" [syn: talk, speak] 2: express in speech; "She talks a lot of nonsense"; "This depressed patient does not verbalize" [syn: talk, speak, utter, mouth, verbalize, verbalise] 3: use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect" [syn: speak, talk] 4: reveal information; "If you don't oblige me, I'll talk!"; "The former employee spilled all the details" [syn: spill, talk] 5: divulge confidential information or secrets; "Be careful--his secretary talks" [syn: spill the beans, let the cat out of the bag, talk, tattle, blab, peach, babble, sing, babble out, blab out] [ant: keep one's mouth shut, keep quiet, shut one's mouth] 6: deliver a lecture or talk; "She will talk at Rutgers next week"; "Did you ever lecture at Harvard?" [syn: lecture, talk]
• tomahawk 0
  n 1: weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians [syn: tomahawk, hatchet] v 1: cut with a tomahawk 2: kill with a tomahawk
• tore 0
  n 1: commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column [syn: torus, tore]
• torque 0
  n 1: a twisting force [syn: torsion, torque]
• undock 0
  v 1: move out of a dock; "We docked at noon" [ant: dock] 2: take (a ship) out of a dock; "undock the ship" [ant: dock]
• unlock 0
  v 1: open the lock of; "unlock the door" [ant: lock] 2: set free or release 3: become unlocked; "The door unlocked from the inside" [ant: lock]
• walk 0
  n 1: the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise" [syn: walk, walking] 2: (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls; "he worked the pitcher for a base on balls" [syn: base on balls, walk, pass] 3: manner of walking; "he had a funny walk" [syn: walk, manner of walking] 4: the act of walking somewhere; "he took a walk after lunch" 5: a path set aside for walking; "after the blizzard he shoveled the front walk" [syn: walk, walkway, paseo] 6: a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground 7: careers in general; "it happens in all walks of life" [syn: walk of life, walk] v 1: use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" [ant: ride] 2: accompany or escort; "I'll walk you to your car" 3: obtain a base on balls 4: traverse or cover by walking; "Walk the tightrope"; "Paul walked the streets of Damascus"; "She walks 3 miles every day" 5: give a base on balls to 6: live or behave in a specified manner; "walk in sadness" 7: be or act in association with; "We must walk with our dispossessed brothers and sisters"; "Walk with God" 8: walk at a pace; "The horses walked across the meadow" 9: make walk; "He walks the horse up the mountain"; "Walk the dog twice a day" 10: take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure; "The lovers held hands while walking"; "We like to walk every Sunday" [syn: walk, take the air]
• dak 0
  n 1: East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye [syn: dhak, dak, palas, Butea frondosa, Butea monosperma]
• iraq 0
  n 1: a republic in the Middle East in western Asia; the ancient civilization of Mesopotamia was in the area now known as Iraq [syn: Iraq, Republic of Iraq, Al-Iraq, Irak]
• bloch 0
  n 1: United States composer (born in Switzerland) who composed symphonies and chamber music and choral music and a piano sonata and an opera (1880-1959) [syn: Bloch, Ernest Bloch]
• blok 0
  n 1: Russian poet (1880-1921) [syn: Blok, Alexander Alexandrovich Blok, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blok]
• floc 0
  n 1: a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid [syn: floccule, floc]
• bangkok 0
  n 1: the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture [syn: Bangkok, capital of Thailand, Krung Thep]
• salk 0
  n 1: United States virologist who developed the Salk vaccine that is injected against poliomyelitis (born 1914) [syn: Salk, Jonas Salk, Jonas Edward Salk]
• sauk 0
  n 1: a member of the Algonquian people formerly living in Wisconsin in the Fox River valley and on the shores of Green Bay [syn: Sauk, Sac]
• maroc 0
  adj 1: of or relating to or characteristic of Morocco or its people; "Moroccan mosques cannot be entered by infidels" [syn: Moroccan, Maroc] n 1: a kingdom (constitutional monarchy) in northwestern Africa with a largely Muslim population; achieved independence from France in 1956 [syn: Morocco, Kingdom of Morocco, Maroc, Marruecos, Al-Magrib]
• york 0
  n 1: the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose [syn: York, House of York]
• koch 0
  n 1: German bacteriologist who isolated the anthrax bacillus and the tubercle bacillus and the cholera bacillus (1843-1910) [syn: Koch, Robert Koch]
• beanstalk 0
  n 1: stem of a bean plant
• klopstock 0
  n 1: German poet (1724-1803) [syn: Klopstock, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock]
• mohawk 0
  n 1: a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living along the Mohawk River in New York State 2: the Iroquoian language spoken by the Mohawk 3: haircut in which the head is shaved except for a band of hair down the middle of the scalp [syn: mohawk, mohawk haircut]
• sheepwalk 0
  n 1: farm devoted to raising sheep [syn: sheepwalk, sheeprun]
• pibroch 0
  n 1: martial music with variations; to be played by bagpipes
• dork 0
  n 1: a dull stupid fatuous person [syn: jerk, dork]
• eyestalk 0
• footstalk 0
• outtalk 0
• krogh 0
• brough 0
• broc 0
• brock 0
• brok 0
• och 0
• barach 0
• hertzog 0
• antilock 0
• falk 0
• falke 0
• faulk 0
• hauck 0
• hauk 0
• hauke 0
• hawke 0
• kalk 0
• kauk 0
• lauck 0
• mauck 0
• mauk 0
• schalk 0
• valk 0
• walke 0
• zwack 0
• yeosock 0
• bork 0
• nork 0
• rorke 0
• rourke 0
• yorke 0
• dauk 0
• dawk 0

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