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Definition balk

Etymology 1

From Middle English balke, from Old English balca, either from or influenced by Old Norse b�lkr (�partition, ridge of land�), from Proto-Germanic *balk�. Cognate with Dutch balk (�balk�), German Balken (�balk�), Italian balcone (�balcony�).

Noun

balk (plural balks)

An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.
(archaeology) The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.
Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks".
A hindrance or disappointment; a check.
A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.
(obsolete) An omission.
(sports) A deceptive motion; a feint.
1. (baseball) An illegal motion by the pitcher, intended to deceive a runner.
2. (badminton) A motion used to deceive the opponent during a serve.
(billiards) The area of the table lying behind the line from which the cue ball is initially shot, and from which a ball in hand must be played.
(snooker) The area of the table lying behind the baulk line.
(fishing) The rope by which fishing nets are fastened together.

Verb

balk (third-person singular simple present balks, present participle balking, simple past and past participle balked)

(archaic) To pass over or by.
To omit, miss, or overlook by chance.
(obsolete) To miss intentionally; to avoid.
To stop, check, block.
To stop short and refuse to go on.
To refuse suddenly.
To disappoint; to frustrate.
To engage in contradiction; to be in opposition.
To leave or make balks in.
To leave heaped up; to heap up in piles.

Etymology 2

Probably from Dutch balken (�to bray, bawl�).

Verb

balk (third-person singular simple present balks, present participle balking, simple past and past participle balked)

To indicate to fishermen, by shouts or signals from shore, the direction taken by the shoals of herring.

Results 449 Words with the letters BALK

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10 letter words with the letters BALK ↑

ANKLEBONES 20

BACKBLOCKS 31

BACKCLOTHS 26

BACKFIELDS 25

BACKFILLED 26

BACKHAULED 25

BACKLASHED 24

BACKLASHER 23

BACKLASHES 23

BACKLIGHTS 25

BACKLISTED 22

BACKLOGGED 26

BACKPEDALS 25

BACKSLIDER 22

BACKSLIDES 22

BACKSPLASH 26

BACKWARDLY 27

BAILIWICKS 24

BALALAIKAS 19

BALKANIZED 29

BALKANIZES 28

BANKROLLED 21

BANKROLLER 20

BASKETBALL 22

BASKETFULS 22

BASKETLIKE 22

BASKETSFUL 22

BEANSTALKS 19

BECHALKING 26

BECLOAKING 24

BLACKAMOOR 24

BLACKBALLS 26

BLACKBERRY 26

BLACKBIRDS 25

BLACKBOARD 25

BLACKCOCKS 31

BLACKENERS 22

BLACKENING 25

BLACKFACES 27

BLACKFLIES 25

BLACKGUARD 25

BLACKHEADS 24

BLACKHEART 23

BLACKJACKS 37

BLACKLANDS 24

BLACKLEADS 23

BLACKLISTS 22

BLACKMAILS 25

BLACKPOLLS 26

BLACKSMITH 26

BLACKSNAKE 26

BLACKTAILS 22

BLACKTHORN 24

BLACKWATER 24

BLACKWOODS 25

BLANKETING 22

BLOCKADERS 22

BLOCKADING 25

BLOCKHEADS 24

BLUEJACKET 31

BOARDWALKS 22

BOOKPLATES 21

BOOKSTALLS 19

BOOTBLACKS 24

BREAKABLES 21

BRICKLAYER 23

BUCKYBALLS 28

BULWARKING 25

CAMELBACKS 27

CHALKBOARD 24

DISLIKABLE 20

DRINKABLES 20

FIDDLEBACK 26

FLASHBACKS 26

HAWKSBILLS 24

JAILBREAKS 27

KLEBSIELLA 20

KOHLRABIES 20

LAMPBLACKS 28

LAWBREAKER 21

LEASEBACKS 21

LIKABILITY 21

LINEBACKER 22

LUMBERJACK 34

MARKETABLE 21

MISTAKABLE 21

PARBUCKLED 26

PARBUCKLES 25

POCKETABLE 24

PSALMBOOKS 24

QUILLBACKS 32

REMARKABLE 21

REMARKABLY 23

ROADBLOCKS 22

ROCKABILLY 24

SHELLBACKS 24

SHOEBLACKS 23

SHRINKABLE 21

SILVERBACK 25

STICKBALLS 22

TRACKBALLS 22

TURTLEBACK 22

UNKNOWABLE 24

UNSHAKABLE 22

UNSHAKABLY 24

UNSINKABLE 21

UNSLAKABLE 21

UNWORKABLE 23

WALKABOUTS 22

WHALEBACKS 26

WORKTABLES 21

9 letter words with the letters BALK ↑

ABELMOSKS 20

ADOBELIKE 18

ANKLEBONE 19

ANTIBLACK 21

BACKBLOCK 30

BACKCLOTH 25

BACKFIELD 24

BACKFILLS 24

BACKFLOWS 26

BACKHAULS 23

BACKLANDS 22

BACKLIGHT 24

BACKLISTS 20

BACKPEDAL 24

BACKSLAPS 23

BACKSLASH 22

BACKSLIDE 21

BAILIWICK 23

BALALAIKA 18

BALDRICKS 21

BALKANIZE 27

BALKINESS 18

BALKLINES 19

BALLHAWKS 23

BALLPARKS 21

BANKROLLS 19

BASILISKS 17

BASKETFUL 21

BAULKIEST 18

BEANSTALK 18

BECHALKED 23

BECLOAKED 21

BLACKBALL 25

BLACKBIRD 24

BLACKBODY 26

BLACKBOYS 25

BLACKCAPS 26

BLACKCOCK 30

BLACKENED 22

BLACKENER 21

BLACKFACE 26

BLACKFINS 24

BLACKFISH 25

BLACKGUMS 26

BLACKHEAD 23

BLACKINGS 23

BLACKJACK 36

BLACKLAND 23

BLACKLEAD 22

BLACKLEGS 23

BLACKLIST 21

BLACKMAIL 24

BLACKNESS 21

BLACKOUTS 21

BLACKPOLL 25

BLACKTAIL 21

BLACKTOPS 23

BLACKWOOD 24

BLADELIKE 19

BLANKETED 19

BLANKNESS 19

BLEAKNESS 18

BLINKARDS 19

BLOCKADED 22

BLOCKADER 21

BLOCKADES 21

BLOCKAGES 22

BLOCKHEAD 23

BLOWBACKS 26

BLUEJACKS 30

BOARDLIKE 18

BOARDWALK 21

BOOKPLATE 20

BOOKSTALL 18

BOOTBLACK 23

BRAKELESS 17

BREAKABLE 20

BUCKTAILS 21

BUCKYBALL 27

BULKHEADS 21

BULWARKED 22

CALLBACKS 24

CAMELBACK 26

CHECKABLE 25

CLAMBAKES 23

CLAYBANKS 23

DRINKABLE 19

FALLBACKS 24

FLASHBACK 25

FORKBALLS 21

FRANKABLE 21

FULLBACKS 25

HALFBACKS 25

HALFBEAKS 22

HAWKBILLS 23

HAWKSBILL 23

HOLDBACKS 23

JAILBREAK 26

KABBALAHS 22

KABELJOUS 27

KEELBOATS 17

KICKBALLS 25

KIELBASAS 17

KILOBASES 17

KILOBAUDS 19

KNEADABLE 19

KOLBASSIS 17

LAMBKILLS 22

LAMBSKINS 21

LAMPBLACK 27

LEASEBACK 20

MULTIBANK 22

NONBLACKS 22

PARBUCKLE 24

PLAYBACKS 25

PLAYBOOKS 22

PLOWBACKS 26

PSALMBOOK 23

PULLBACKS 25

QUILLBACK 31

REVOKABLE 21

ROADBLOCK 21

ROLLBACKS 21

SHAKEABLE 19

SHELLBACK 23

SHOCKABLE 22

SHOEBLACK 22

SKEWBALDS 21

SKIPPABLE 23

SLOTBACKS 20

SMOKEABLE 20

SPEAKABLE 20

STACKABLE 20

STICKBALL 21

TAILBACKS 20

THINKABLE 20

THINKABLY 22

TRACKBALL 21

UNLIKABLE 20

WALKABOUT 21

WHALEBACK 25

WORKTABLE 20

8 letter words with the letters BALK ↑

ABELMOSK 19

BACKFILL 23

BACKFLOW 25

BACKHAUL 22

BACKLAND 21

BACKLASH 21

BACKLESS 19

BACKLIST 19

BACKLOGS 21

BACKSLAP 22

BACKSLID 20

BAKLAVAS 20

BAKLAWAS 19

BALDRICK 20

BALKIEST 16

BALKLINE 18

BALLHAWK 22

BALLPARK 20

BALMLIKE 20

BANKABLE 20

BANKERLY 19

BANKROLL 18

BARKLESS 16

BARNLIKE 17

BASHLYKS 20

BASILISK 16

BAULKIER 17

BAULKING 20

BEADLIKE 17

BEAKLESS 16

BEAKLIKE 20

BEAMLIKE 19

BEANLIKE 17

BEARLIKE 16

BECHALKS 21

BECLOAKS 19

BLACKBOY 24

BLACKCAP 25

BLACKENS 20

BLACKEST 19

BLACKFIN 23

BLACKFLY 25

BLACKGUM 25

BLACKING 22

BLACKISH 21

BLACKLEG 22

BLACKOUT 20

BLACKTOP 22

BLANKEST 17

BLANKETS 17

BLANKING 20

BLAUBOKS 20

BLEAKEST 16

BLEAKISH 18

BLINKARD 18

BLOCKADE 20

BLOCKAGE 21

BLOWBACK 25

BLUEJACK 29

BOATLIKE 16

BOOKABLE 19

BUCKTAIL 20

BULKAGES 19

BULKHEAD 20

BULWARKS 20

CALLBACK 23

CLAMBAKE 22

CLAYBANK 22

COOKABLE 19

FALLBACK 23

FORKBALL 20

FULLBACK 24

HALFBACK 24

HALFBEAK 21

HAWKBILL 22

HOLDBACK 22

KABBALAH 21

KABBALAS 19

KABELJOU 26

KALIMBAS 19

KEELBOAT 16

KEEPABLE 19

KICKABLE 23

KICKBALL 24

KIELBASA 16

KIELBASI 16

KIELBASY 18

KILOBARS 16

KILOBASE 16

KILOBAUD 18

KISSABLE 16

KISSABLY 18

KNOWABLE 20

KOHLRABI 18

KOLBASIS 16

KOLBASSI 16

LAMBKILL 21

LAMBKINS 20

LAMBLIKE 20

LAMBSKIN 20

LAWBOOKS 19

LIKEABLE 17

LINKABLE 18

LOCKABLE 20

MAKEABLE 19

MASKABLE 19

MOCKABLE 22

NONBLACK 21

PACKABLE 22

PLAYBACK 24

PLAYBOOK 21

PLOWBACK 25

PULLBACK 24

ROLLBACK 20

SCABLIKE 19

SHAKABLE 18

SINKABLE 17

SKEWBALD 20

SLABLIKE 17

SLAKABLE 17

SLOTBACK 19

SMOKABLE 19

TAILBACK 19

TAKEABLE 16

TALKABLE 17

WALKABLE 20

WORKABLE 19

7 letter words with the letters BALK ↑

BACKLIT 18

BACKLOG 20

BAKLAVA 19

BAKLAWA 18

BALKERS 15

BALKIER 15

BALKILY 18

BALKING 18

BASHLYK 19

BATLIKE 15

BAULKED 17

BECHALK 20

BECLOAK 18

BLACKED 19

BLACKEN 19

BLACKER 18

BLACKLY 21

BLANKED 17

BLANKER 16

BLANKET 16

BLANKLY 19

BLAUBOK 19

BLEAKER 15

BLEAKLY 18

BULKAGE 18

BULWARK 19

BYTALKS 17

KABALAS 15

KABBALA 18

KALIMBA 18

KEBLAHS 17

KIBLAHS 17

KILOBAR 15

KOLBASI 15

LAMBKIN 19

LAWBOOK 18

LIKABLE 16

MAKABLE 18

SKIABLE 15

TAKABLE 15

6 letter words with the letters BALK ↑

BALKED 15

BALKER 14

BAULKS 15

BAULKY 17

BLACKS 17

BLANKS 15

BLEAKS 14

BYTALK 16

KABALA 14

KEBLAH 16

KIBLAH 16

KIBLAS 14

5 letter words with the letters BALK ↑

BALKS 13

BALKY 15

BAULK 14

BLACK 16

BLANK 14

BLEAK 13

KIBLA 13

4 letter words with the letters BALK ↑

BALK 12

3 letter words with the letters BALK ↑

ALB 7

BAL 7

KAB 10

LAB 7

2 letter words with the letters BALK ↑

AB 5

AL 3

BA 5

KA 6

LA 3

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