Definition of silk

"silk" in the noun sense

1. silk

a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

2. silk

animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders

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Quotations for silk

An ape's an ape, a varlet's a varlet,
Though they be clad in silk or scarlet. [ Proverb ]

The fairest silk is the soonest stained. [ Proverb ]

Silk doth quench the fire in the kitchen. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. [ Proverb ]

His dress was a volcano of silk with lava buttons. [ Sydney Smith ]

It is much like a blacksmith with a white silk apron.. [ Proverb ]

We are all Adam's children; but silk makes the difference. [ Proverb ]

A woman's heart is as intricate as a raveled skein of silk. [ Dumas, Pere ]

All things thrive with him; he eats silk, and voids velvet. [ Proverb ]

You may keep wool till it is dirt, and flax till it is silk. [ Proverb ]

Oppose kindness to perverseness. The heavy sword will not cut soft silk; by using sweet words and gentleness you may lead an elephant with a hair. [ Saadi ]

The human mind is to be treated like a skein of ravelled silk, where you must cautiously secure one free end before you can make any progress in disentangling it. [ Scott ]

Let women paint their eyes with tints of chastity, insert into their ears the word of God, tie the yoke of Christ around their necks, and adorn their whole persons with the silk of sanctity and the damask of devotion. [ Tertullian ]

silk in Scrabble®

The word silk is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 8

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters silk:

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silk in Words With Friends™

The word silk is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 9

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters silk:

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The 91 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In silk

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Words within the letters of silk

2 letter words in silk (1 word)

3 letter words in silk (2 words)

4 letter words in silk (Anagrams) (2 words)

Word Growth involving silk

Shorter words in silk

ilk

Longer words containing silk

cornsilk cornsilks

silken silkened

silken silkening

silken silkens

silkgrass

silkgrower silkgrowers

silkier

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silkily

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silks cornsilks

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silks silkspinning

silks silkstocking silkstockings

silktail silktails

silkweed

silkwood silkwoods

silkwork silkworker silkworkers

silkwork silkworks

silkworm silkworms

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