caulk

== English == === Alternative forms === calk === Etymology === From Old Northern French cauquer, from Late Latin calicāre (“to fill in with limestone, caulk”), derived from calx (“limestone, chalk”). Related to calx, cauk, chalk, and calculus. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɔːk/ Homophone: cork (General American) IPA(key): /kɔk/ (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /kɑk/ Homophone: cock (some US) IPA(key): /kælk/ Homophones: calc, calk, calque Rhymes: -ɔːk, -ælk === Noun === caulk (countable and uncountable, plural caulks) Caulking. A composition of vehicle and pigment used at ambient temperatures for filling/sealing joints or junctures, that remains elastic for an extended period of time after application. Alternative form of calk (“pointed projection on a horseshoe”). (nautical, slang) A short sleep; a nap. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== === Verb === caulk (third-person singular simple present caulks, present participle caulking, simple past and past participle caulked) (nautical) To drive oakum into the seams of a ship's wooden deck or hull to make it watertight. (construction) To apply caulking to joints, cracks, or a juncture of different materials. (slang) To copulate. (nautical, slang) To take a short sleep; to nap. ==== Translations ==== === Derived terms === === See also === Caulk on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === References === === Anagrams === Lauck, Lukač