silk
A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).
Noun 4 meanings
A fine fiber excreted by the silkworm or other arthropod (such as a spider).
“We harvested a load of silk from the silkworm farm.”
A thread or yarn made from silk fibers.
“This is sewn from silk.”
A fine, soft cloth woven from silk yarn or thread.
“I'll buy a couple yards of silk.”
An article of clothing made from silk cloth.
“He's wearing his silk.”
Verb 2 meanings
To develop silk.
To remove the silk from (corn).
Etymology
From Middle English silk, sylk, selk, selc, from Old English sioloc, seoloc, seolc (“silk”).g. Chinese 絲 /丝 (sī, “silk”)). Displaced Old English sīde (“silk”). Compare Seres. Doublet of seric and serge.
SILK at a glance
SILK has 4 letters and scores 8 points in Scrabble (S 1 + I 1 + L 1 + K 5) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,914 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with silk
All rhymes- MILK10
- BUTTERMILK18
- BILK10
- SOYMILK16
- FILK11
- HINDMILK18
- FOREMILK17
- CORNSILK14
- CHURNMILK20
- OVERMILK17
- THILK12
- WHILK15
One letter away
Keep going
Related lists
Looking for a different word?
Type the letters you have and the Finder shows every word that fits.