caulk

Other forms of caulk

plural

caulks·

past tense

caulked·

present participle

caulking·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about caulk

What does caulk mean?

caulk means "a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in caulk?

caulk has 1 syllable: caulk. In IPA it is /ˈkɑk/.

What is another word for caulk?

Close synonyms include caulking, calk. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is caulk a common word?

caulk is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with caulk?

10 words rhyme with caulk. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.