irk: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of irk
- kirk«Word Popularity Bar4/5
kirk
- noun a Scottish church
- noun a Scottish church
- quirk3/5
quirk
- noun a strange attitude or habit
crotchet; quirkiness; queerness; oddity.
- noun a narrow groove beside a beading
- noun a strange attitude or habit
- smirk3/5
smirk
- noun a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
- verb smile affectedly or derisively
simper.
- noun a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
- dunkirk3/5
dunkirk
- noun a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat
- the Russians had to pull off a Dunkirk to get out of there
- noun a seaport in northern France on the North Sea; scene of the evacuation of British forces in 1940 during World War II
Dunkerque.
- noun a crisis in which a desperate effort is the only alternative to defeat
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shirk
- verb avoid (one's assigned duties)
goldbrick; shrink from; fiddle.
- The derelict soldier shirked his duties
- verb avoid dealing with
- She shirks her duties
- verb avoid (one's assigned duties)
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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)
- dirk3/5
dirk
- noun a relatively long dagger with a straight blade
- noun a relatively long dagger with a straight blade
- falkirk2/5
- birk2/5
birk
A birch tree. Prov. Eng. "The silver birk." Tennyson.
- chirk1/5
chirk
- verb make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird
- verb make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird
- stirk1/5
stirk
- noun yearling heifer or bullock
- noun yearling heifer or bullock
- mirk1/5
mirk
Dark; gloomy; murky. Spenser. Mrs. Browning.
- firk1/5
firk
To beat; to strike; to chastise. Obs.I'll fer him, and firk him, and ferret him. Shak.
Suffixes of irk
- irksome«Word Popularity Bar3/5
irksome
- adjective satellite so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
tedious; slow; ho-hum; boring; wearisome; deadening; tiresome; dull.
- a boring evening with uninteresting people
- the deadening effect of some routine tasks
- a dull play
- his competent but dull performance
- a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention
- what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke
- tedious days on the train
- the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain
- other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome
- adjective satellite so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
- irked2/5
irk
- verb irritate or vex
gall.
- It galls me that we lost the suit
- verb irritate or vex
- irkutsk2/5
irkutsk
Sorry, we do not have the definition for this word.
- irks1/5
irk
- verb irritate or vex
gall.
- It galls me that we lost the suit
- verb irritate or vex
- irking1/5
irk
- verb irritate or vex
gall.
- It galls me that we lost the suit
- verb irritate or vex
- irksomeness1/5
irksomeness
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Derived words of irk
- quirks«Word Popularity Bar3/5
quirk
- noun a strange attitude or habit
crotchet; quirkiness; queerness; oddity.
- noun a narrow groove beside a beading
- noun a strange attitude or habit
- quirky3/5
quirky
- adjective satellite informal terms; strikingly unconventional
offbeat; kinky; way-out; far-out.
- adjective satellite informal terms; strikingly unconventional
- smirked3/5
smirk
- noun a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
- verb smile affectedly or derisively
simper.
- noun a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
- kirkpatrick3/5
kirkpatrick
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- kirkland3/5
kirkland
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shirking
- noun the evasion of work or duty
slacking; goofing off; soldiering; goldbricking.
- verb avoid (one's assigned duties)
goldbrick; shrink from; shirk; fiddle.
- The derelict soldier shirked his duties
- noun the evasion of work or duty
- smirking2/5
smirk
- noun a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
- verb smile affectedly or derisively
simper.
- noun a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
- shirked2/5
shirk
- verb avoid (one's assigned duties)
goldbrick; shrink from; fiddle.
- The derelict soldier shirked his duties
- verb avoid dealing with
- She shirks her duties
- verb avoid (one's assigned duties)
- smirks2/5
smirk
- noun a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
- verb smile affectedly or derisively
simper.
- noun a smile expressing smugness or scorn instead of pleasure
- kirkuk2/5
kirkuk
- noun a city in northeastern Iraq; the center of a rich oilfield with pipelines to the Mediterranean
- noun a city in northeastern Iraq; the center of a rich oilfield with pipelines to the Mediterranean
- dirks2/5
dirk
- noun a relatively long dagger with a straight blade
- noun a relatively long dagger with a straight blade
- quirked2/5
quirk
- noun a strange attitude or habit
crotchet; quirkiness; queerness; oddity.
- noun a narrow groove beside a beading
- noun a strange attitude or habit
- birkenhead2/5
- birks2/5
birk
A birch tree. Prov. Eng. "The silver birk." Tennyson.
- kirkman2/5
kirkman
A clergyman or officer in a kirk. Scot.
- kirkcaldy2/5
- kirkwall2/5
- quirkiness1/5
quirkiness
- noun a strange attitude or habit
crotchet; quirk; queerness; oddity.
- noun a strange attitude or habit
- shirkers1/5
shirker
- noun a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
slacker.
- noun a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
- shirker1/5
shirker
- noun a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
slacker.
- noun a person who shirks his work or duty (especially one who tries to evade military service in wartime)
- indigirka1/5
indigirka
- noun a river in far eastern Siberia that flows generally northward to the Arctic Ocean
Indigirka River.
- noun a river in far eastern Siberia that flows generally northward to the Arctic Ocean
- shirks1/5
shirk
- verb avoid (one's assigned duties)
goldbrick; shrink from; fiddle.
- The derelict soldier shirked his duties
- verb avoid dealing with
- She shirks her duties
- verb avoid (one's assigned duties)
- kirks1/5
kirk
- noun a Scottish church
- noun a Scottish church
- firkin1/5
firkin
- noun a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons
- noun a small wooden keg
- noun a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons
- firkins1/5
firkin
- noun a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons
- noun a small wooden keg
- noun a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons
- birken1/5
birken
- adjective satellite consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree
birchen; birch.
- adjective satellite consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree
- quirking1/5
quirk
- noun a strange attitude or habit
crotchet; quirkiness; queerness; oddity.
- noun a narrow groove beside a beading
- noun a strange attitude or habit
- kirkcudbright1/5
kirkcudbright
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- kirker1/5
- kirkyard1/5
kirkyard
A churchyard. Scot.
- birkenstocks1/5
- birkenstock1/5
birkenstock
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- sirkar1/5
- kirkton1/5
- shirky1/5
shirky
Disposed to shirk. Colloq.
- smirky1/5
- quirkily1/5
quirky
- adjective satellite informal terms; strikingly unconventional
offbeat; kinky; way-out; far-out.
- adjective satellite informal terms; strikingly unconventional
- dirke1/5
- birky1/5
birkie
A lively or mettlesome fellow. Jocular, Scot. Burns.
- quirkier1/5
quirky
- adjective satellite informal terms; strikingly unconventional
offbeat; kinky; way-out; far-out.
- adjective satellite informal terms; strikingly unconventional
- birkie1/5
birkie
A lively or mettlesome fellow. Jocular, Scot. Burns.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `irk`. 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 `irk`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.
About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `irk`. 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 `irk`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.