lurk

lurk is a 4-letter English word with 5 senses as intransitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To lie hid; to lie in wait. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 10 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

4 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 10 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. intransitive verb. To lie hid; to lie in wait.
2. intransitive verb. To keep out of sight.
3. verb. wait in hiding to attack

   Synonyms: ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, scupper, waylay

4. verb. be about

   "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"

   "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"

   Synonyms: footle, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, tarry

5. verb. lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner

   Synonyms: skulk

Synonyms

ambuscade, ambush, bushwhack, scupper, waylay, footle, lallygag, linger, loaf, loiter, lollygag, lounge, tarry, skulk

Common word forms

lurks, lurked, lurker, lurking

Words from these letters

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