elk: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of elk
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whelk
- noun large marine snail much used as food in Europe
- noun large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell
- noun large marine snail much used as food in Europe
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belk
To vomit. Obs.
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welk
To wither; to fade; also, to decay; to decline; to wane. Obs.When ruddy Phbus 'gins to welk in west. Spenser.
The church, that before by insensible degrees welked and impaired, now with large steps went down hill decaying. Milton.
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kelk
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Suffixes of elk
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elk
- noun large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America
European elk; moose; Alces alces.
- noun large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male
Cervus elaphus canadensis; American elk; wapiti.
- noun large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America
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elk
- noun large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America
European elk; moose; Alces alces.
- noun large North American deer with large much-branched antlers in the male
Cervus elaphus canadensis; American elk; wapiti.
- noun large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America
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elkhorn
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elkhound
- noun breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy grey coat developed in Norway for hunting elk
Norwegian elkhound.
- noun breed of compact medium-sized dog with a heavy grey coat developed in Norway for hunting elk
Derived words of elk
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selkirk
- noun Scottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe's novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721)
Alexander Selkirk; Selcraig; Alexander Selcraig.
- noun Scottish sailor who was put ashore on a deserted island off the coast of Chile for five years (providing the basis for Daniel Defoe's novel about Robinson Crusoe) (1676-1721)
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welkin
- noun the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
firmament; vault of heaven; empyrean; sphere; celestial sphere; heavens.
- noun the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
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whelk
- noun large marine snail much used as food in Europe
- noun large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell
- noun large marine snail much used as food in Europe
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melkite
- noun an eastern Christian in Egypt or Syria who adheres to the Orthodox faith as defined by the council of Chalcedon in 451 and as accepted by the Byzantine emperor
Melchite.
- noun an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem
Melchite.
- noun an eastern Christian in Egypt or Syria who adheres to the Orthodox faith as defined by the council of Chalcedon in 451 and as accepted by the Byzantine emperor
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hotelkeeper
- noun an owner or manager of hotels
hotelman; hotel manager; hosteller; hotelier.
- noun an owner or manager of hotels
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melkite
- noun an eastern Christian in Egypt or Syria who adheres to the Orthodox faith as defined by the council of Chalcedon in 451 and as accepted by the Byzantine emperor
Melchite.
- noun an Orthodox Christian or Uniate Christian belonging to the patriarchate of Alexandria or Antioch or Jerusalem
Melchite.
- noun an eastern Christian in Egypt or Syria who adheres to the Orthodox faith as defined by the council of Chalcedon in 451 and as accepted by the Byzantine emperor
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selkup
- noun one of the people of mixed Ostyak and Samoyed origin in Siberia
Ostyak-Samoyed.
- noun the Uralic language spoken by the Ostyak-Samoyed
Ostyak-Samoyed.
- noun one of the people of mixed Ostyak and Samoyed origin in Siberia
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hotelkeeper
- noun an owner or manager of hotels
hotelman; hotel manager; hosteller; hotelier.
- noun an owner or manager of hotels
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welk
To wither; to fade; also, to decay; to decline; to wane. Obs.When ruddy Phbus 'gins to welk in west. Spenser.
The church, that before by insensible degrees welked and impaired, now with large steps went down hill decaying. Milton.
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selkie
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gavelkind
(O. Eng. Law) A tenure by which land descended from the father to all his sons in equal portions, and the land of a brother, dying without issue, descended equally to his brothers. It still prevails in the county of Kent. Cowell.
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muschelkalk
(Geol.) A kind of shell limestone, whose strata form the middle one of the three divisions of the Triassic formation in Germany. See Chart, under Geology .
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `elk`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `elk`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `elk`, some are not.
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