English Explanatory Dictionary

kirk

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A church.
name
  1. The Church of Scotland.
  2. A habitational surname from Middle English.
  3. A male given name transferred from the surname.
  4. Numerous places:
  5. A village in Ismayilli district, Azerbaijan.
  6. A small settlement in Caithness, Highland council area, Scotland, United Kingdom (OS grid ref ND2859).
  7. A community in West Nipissing, Nipissing District, Ontario, Canada.
  8. Numerous places in the United States.
  9. A census-designated place in Yuma County, Colorado.
  10. An unincorporated community in Klamath County, Oregon.
  11. An unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia.
  12. Former name of Kirkwood: a census-designated place in Alpine County and Amador County, California.
noun
  1. Fellatio.

Pronunciation

/kɜːk/ /kɜɹk/ En-us-kirk.ogg /kɔʶːk/ /kɪɾk/

Word forms

kirk kirks kyrk Kirke

Etymology

Etymology tree Old Norse kirkjabor.? Old English ċiriċe? Northern Middle English kyrke English kirk Inherited from Northern Middle English kyrke, possibly borrowed from Old Norse kirkja, or possibly from Old English ċiriċe. Doublet of church.

Synonyms

brain dome head mouth music neck Kirk

Derived words

Free Kirk Kirby Kirk Bramwith kirkbuzzer Kirkby Kirk Ella kirkgarth kirkgoer Kirk Hammerton Kirkinch Kirkist Kirkland kirklike kirkmaister kirkman kirkmaster Kirk Merrington Kirkmichael Kirk Michael Kirk Sandall kirk-session Kirk Smeaton Kirkton kirktown kirk-town kirkyard Kirk Yetholm Captain Kirk kirkify Kirksville Kirkwood
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on K Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary