baulk

baulk is a 5-letter English word with 5 senses as noun & verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: See Balk. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

5 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 14 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun & verb. See Balk.
2. noun. one of several parallel sloping beams that support a roof

   Synonyms: balk, rafter

3. noun. something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

   Synonyms: balk, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment

4. noun. the area on a billiard table behind the balkline

   "a player with ball in hand must play from the balk"

   Synonyms: balk

5. verb. refuse to comply

   Synonyms: balk, jib, resist

Synonyms

balk, rafter, check, deterrent, handicap, hinderance, hindrance, impediment, jib, resist

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in baulk:

bulak, kabul

Common word forms

baulks, baulked, baulker, baulking

Words from these letters

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