Baulk

What do we mean by baulk?

See balk.

Alternative spelling of balk. noun

In billiards, the area of the table lying behind the line from which the cue ball is initially shot, and from which a ball in hand must be played. noun

Alternative spelling of balk. verb

Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress noun

Refuse to comply verb

The area on a billiard table behind the balkline noun

One of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof noun

An uncultivated ridge formed in the open field system, caused by the action of ploughing.

The wall of earth at the edge of an excavation.

Beam, crossbeam; squared timber; a tie beam of a house, stretching from wall to wall, especially when laid so as to form a loft, "the balks".

A hindrance or disappointment; a check.

A sudden and obstinate stop; a failure.

An omission.

A deceptive motion; a feint.

The area of the table lying behind the line from which the cue ball is initially shot, and from which a ball in hand must be played.

The area of the table lying behind the baulk line.

The rope by which fishing nets are fastened together.

Words that are spelled similarly to baulk:
baulk, balk, bulk, caulk, faulk, baul, bauk, baule, waulk, bauld, paulk.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word baulk:
mullion, cushion, semicircle, cue, longitudinal, timber, radius, balls, ball, rail, table, road, break, line, track, railway, points, running, awarded, end, seen, head.

Words that rhyme with baulk:
stock, block, rock, talk, lock, clock, walk, cock, shock, hawk, mock, dock, flock, stalk, balk, ad hoc, hoc, hock, knock, chalk, bloc, toque, sock, doc, deadlock, hemlock, livestock, gawk, peacock, bedrock, chock, roc, smock, bach, jock, squawk, mach, crock, iraq, wok, interlock, brock, caulk, catwalk, ad-hoc, frock, poppycock, mohawk, gridlock, crosstalk, tock, roadblock, nock, wedlock, unlock, sidewalk, loch, matlock, shamrock, crosswalk, schlock, tomahawk, calk, glock, bok, aftershock, jaywalk, locke, medoc, nighthawk, antioch, havelock, jacques, bock, bokeh, lok, padlock, woodcock, manioc, croc, pock, boardwalk, oarlock, feedstock, airlock, floc, gamecock, small talk, goshawk, hollyhock, laughingstock, spock, shylock, och, falk, sherlock, salk, hancock, bangkok, bloch.

Adjectives that are often used to describe baulk:
great, double, east, south, eastern, western, southern, heavy, old, large, solid, northern, brierie, single, upper, central, unexcavated, main, west, enormous, similar, greater, wooden, narrow, outside, wide, absolute, squared, jolly, huge, stunning, fair, temporary.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective baulk:
line.

Consonant match to baulk:
back, book, buck, balk, bike, bake, beak, bach, beck, burke, bok, berk, bec, bock, bokeh, burk, bak, bic, birk, beek, bick, boak, backe, buc, bourke, bakke, boch, baek, berke, boeke, boeck, bouck, burck, berch, baack, beeck, boake, bohlke, boik, boike, boock.

Words that sound like baulk:
balk, baulk, bawk, bauk, bach, bock, bok, boc, boch, boq, back, book, bike, buck, bake, beak, bog, beck, bic, bac, bak, bec, bick, bich, beek, boke, bech, bik, b.c, bek, beac, buc, backe, buk, baek, booke, bakk, boak, bacc, buik, bakke, boock, byke, bowk, becc, buic, baik, boek, biche, bouck, baq, bucc, boeck, boeke, bouk, baug, beq, byk, byc, baeck, beec, biq, pauk, pawk, bogg, baag, bhag, bwc, big, bag, beg, bck, berk, balck, bigg, baw, begg, baugh, birk, balked, bagg, balky, balks, baig, bagge, bauch, balker, bagh, berke, beag, bague, baulks, baux, birc, b.g, bawe, berck, bhc, beurk, bhk.