silk: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of silk
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cornsilk
- noun each of the long filamentous styles that grow as a silky tuft at the tip of an ear of Indian corn
corn silk.
- noun each of the long filamentous styles that grow as a silky tuft at the tip of an ear of Indian corn
Suffixes of silk
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silky
- adjective satellite having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
silken; silklike; slick; sleek; satiny.
- glossy auburn hair
- satiny gardenia petals
- sleek black fur
- silken eyelashes
- silky skin
- a silklike fabric
- slick seals and otters
- adjective satellite having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
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silken
- adjective satellite having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
silky; silklike; slick; sleek; satiny.
- glossy auburn hair
- satiny gardenia petals
- sleek black fur
- silken eyelashes
- silky skin
- a silklike fabric
- slick seals and otters
- adjective satellite having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
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silks
- noun the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable
- noun a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
silk.
- noun the brightly colored garments of a jockey; emblematic of the stable
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silkscreen
- noun a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
serigraph; silk screen print.
- verb print by silkscreen
- noun a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
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silkworm
- noun the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk
- noun larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
wild wilkworm; giant silkworm.
- noun the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk
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silkworm
- noun the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk
- noun larva of a saturniid moth; spins a large amount of strong silk in constructing its cocoon
wild wilkworm; giant silkworm.
- noun the commercially bred hairless white caterpillar of the domestic silkworm moth which spins a cocoon that can be processed to yield silk fiber; the principal source of commercial silk
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silky
- adjective satellite having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
silken; silklike; slick; sleek; satiny.
- glossy auburn hair
- satiny gardenia petals
- sleek black fur
- silken eyelashes
- silky skin
- a silklike fabric
- slick seals and otters
- adjective satellite having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
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silky
- adjective satellite having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
silken; silklike; slick; sleek; satiny.
- glossy auburn hair
- satiny gardenia petals
- sleek black fur
- silken eyelashes
- silky skin
- a silklike fabric
- slick seals and otters
- adjective satellite having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
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silkiness
- noun the smooth feel of silk fabric
sleekness.
- noun the smooth feel of silk fabric
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silkscreen
- noun a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
serigraph; silk screen print.
- verb print by silkscreen
- noun a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
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silkscreen
- noun a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
serigraph; silk screen print.
- verb print by silkscreen
- noun a print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil
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silkwood
- noun a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves
calabura; Muntingia calabura; Jamaican cherry; silk wood; calabur tree.
- noun a fast-growing tropical American evergreen having white flowers and white fleshy edible fruit; bark yields a silky fiber used in cordage and wood is valuable for staves
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silkily
- adverb in a silky manner
- the young wheat shone silkily
- `Darling,' she said silkily
- adverb in a silky manner
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silk
- noun a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
- noun animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders
- noun a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
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silky
- adjective satellite having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
silken; silklike; slick; sleek; satiny.
- glossy auburn hair
- satiny gardenia petals
- sleek black fur
- silken eyelashes
- silky skin
- a silklike fabric
- slick seals and otters
- adjective satellite having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
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silky
- adjective satellite having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
silken; silklike; slick; sleek; satiny.
- glossy auburn hair
- satiny gardenia petals
- sleek black fur
- silken eyelashes
- silky skin
- a silklike fabric
- slick seals and otters
- adjective satellite having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `silk`. 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 `silk`, some are not.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `silk`. 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 `silk`, some are not.
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