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silk

noun

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

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Word Facts

Word length
4
Starts with
S
Ends with
K
Contains
IL
Scrabble score
8
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

sɪlk

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noun

  1. A fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae

noun

  1. Animal fibers produced by silkworms and other larvae that spin cocoons and by most spiders

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