balks
Definitions
Noun
- The area on a billiard table behind the balkline
- Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof
- An illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
Verb
- Refuse to comply
Fragment
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "balks".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | books | 1 | 96 |
| 2 | box | 1 | 70 |
| 3 | backs | 1 | 15 |
| 4 | bucks | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | book's | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | burkes | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | bakes | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | bix | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | buck's | 1 | 1 |
| 10 | bucs | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | bucs' | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | burke's | 1 | 1 |
| 13 | abex | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | backes | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | bax | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | beck's | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | becks | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | beeks | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | berkes | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | bikes | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | birkes | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | birks | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | books' | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | boxx | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | buchs | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | burks | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | ibex | 2 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "balks".
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "balks".
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Results:
Term
Definitions: 5
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 27
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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