pollock

1. 1.

   United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956)

   SynonymsJackson Pollock

   Broaderpainter
2. 2.

   lean white flesh of North Atlantic fish; similar to codfish

   Synonymspollack

   Broadersaltwater fish

   Part ofpollack
3. 3.

   important food and game fish of northern seas (especially the northern Atlantic); related to cod

   SynonymspollackPollachius pollachius

   Broadergadoid

   Part ofPollachius

   Partspollack

Other forms of pollock

plural

pollocks·

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 pollock

What does pollock mean?

pollock means "United States artist famous for painting with a drip technique; a leader of abstract expressionism in America (1912-1956)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in pollock?

pollock has 2 syllables: pol-lock. The stress falls on "pol". In IPA it is /ˈpɑlək/.

What is another word for pollock?

Close synonyms include Jackson Pollock, pollack, pollack, Pollachius pollachius. 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 pollock a common word?

pollock is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for 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 pollock?

1 word rhymes with pollock. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.