| 单词 | caulk |
| 释义 | caulkor calk[ kawk ] / kɔk / SEE SYNONYMS FOR caulk ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object)to fill or close seams or crevices of (a tank, window, etc.) in order to make watertight, airtight, etc. to make (a vessel) watertight by filling the seams between the planks with oakum or other material driven snug. to fill or close (a seam, joint, etc.), as in a boat. to drive the edges of (plating) together to prevent leakage. nounAlso caulk·ing [kaw-king]. /ˈkɔ kɪŋ/. a material or substance used for caulking. Origin of caulk1350–1400; <Latin calcāre “to trample, tread on” (verbal derivative of calx “heel”), conflated with Middle English cauken <Old French cauquer “to trample” <Latin, as above Words nearby caulkcauliflower ear, cauliflowerette, cauliflower fungus, cauline, caulis, caulk, caulker, Caulonia, caumesthesia, Cauquenes, cauri Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for caulkBritish Dictionary definitions for caulkcaulk calk/ (kɔːk) / verbto stop up (cracks, crevices, etc) with a filler nautical to pack (the seams) between the planks of the bottom of (a vessel) with waterproof material to prevent leakage Derived forms of caulkcaulker or calker, nounWord Origin for caulkC15: from Old Northern French cauquer to press down, from Latin calcāre to trample, from calx heel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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