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PRONUNCIATION OF FIRK

firk  [fɜːk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FIRK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Firk is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FIRK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of firk in the English dictionary

The first definition of firk in the dictionary is a sudden stroke, blow. Other definition of firk is a dodge, trick, prank. Firk is also a dance.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FIRK


artwork
ˈɑːtˌwɜːk
berk
bɜːk
burke
bɜːk
cirque
sɜːk
dirk
dɜːk
framework
ˈfreɪmˌwɜːk
homework
ˈhəʊmˌwɜːk
housework
ˈhaʊsˌwɜːk
jerk
dʒɜːk
kirk
kɜːk
merc
mɜːk
merk
mɜːk
network
ˈnɛtˌwɜːk
paperwork
ˈpeɪpəˌwɜːk
patchwork
ˈpætʃˌwɜːk
Pet.
pɜːk
teamwork
ˈtiːmˌwɜːk
Turk
tɜːk
wickerwork
ˈwɪkəˌwɜːk
work
wɜːk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FIRK

fireworm
firie
firing
firing hammer
firing line
firing on all cylinders
firing order
firing party
firing pin
firing squad
firkin
firlot
firm
firmament
firmamental
firman
firmer
firmer chisel
firmless
firmly

WORDS THAT END LIKE FIRK

birk
chirk
Dunkirk
Falkirk
irk
lirk
mirk
quirk
Selkirk
shirk
smirk
steenkirk
stirk
the Kirk

Synonyms and antonyms of firk in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «firk» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FIRK

Find out the translation of firk to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of firk from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «firk» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

firk
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

firk
570 millions of speakers

English

firk
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

firk
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

firk
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

firk
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

firk
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

firk
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Firk
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Firk
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Firk
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

FIRK
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

firk
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cemeng
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

firk
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

firk
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फायर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

firk
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

firk
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

firk
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

firk
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

firk
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

firk
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

firk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

firk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

firk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of firk

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FIRK»

The term «firk» is regularly used and occupies the 84.958 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FIRK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «firk» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «firk» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about firk

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIRK»

Discover the use of firk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to firk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Studies in Semitic languages and linguistics
The symbol * indicates that the manuscript has been used in the edition II Firk. Evr. II Firk. Evr. II Firk. Evr. II Firk. Evr. II Firk. Evr. II Firk. Evr. II Firk. Evr. II Firk. Evr. II Firk. Evr. II Firk. Evr. II Firk. Evr. II Firk. Evr. II Firk. Evr. II Firk. Evr. II Firk. Evr. II Firk.
Abu al-Faraj Harun ibn al-Faraj, Geoffrey Khan, María Ángeles Gallego, 1967
2
Samaritan Marriage Contracts and Deeds of Divorce
Levi Abraham 1719 W6A Firk.,Sam.X,17 Levi Abraham 1727/28 W3 Firk.,Sam.X, 20 Levi Abraham 1731 W3 Firk.,Sam.X,23 Levi Abraham 1732 W4 Firk.,Sam.X,22 Levi Abraham 1735 W4 Firk.,Sam.X,26 Levi Abraham 1735 W4 Firk.,Sam.
Reinhard Pummer, Abraham Tal, 1992
3
A history of agriculture and prices in England: from the ...
1774. Brandsby. 10 firk. ... /9. 1780. Brandsby. Year's consumption. 14 firk. 3 st. 2 lb. ... 35/- 1786. Brandsby. Oct.-Sept. 10 firk. о st. 91b. & 32/- Harlow. Cheese. Jan . 1 lb.
Arthur George Liddon Rogers, 1902
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1703-1793
1 According to another account, a supply is bought at 35/6. * According to another account, 12 firk. 4 lbs. are bought between Nov. and Sept. at 33/ per firk., and a further quantity at 35/6. * For sheep salve. 1789 1793 1789. Oct.-Mar. 6 firk. 3 st.
Arthur George Liddon Rogers, 1902
5
the Chief Elizabethan Dramatists
leg of sweet Mistress Rose, and thus hoping your worship is in as good health, as I was at the making hereof, I bid you farewell, yours, [M Firk. L. Mayor. Stay, stay, Sir Knave ! Lincoln. Come hither, shoemaker ! Firk. 'T is happy the knave is put ...
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Representative English plays: from the middle ages to the ...
Firk. I, sir? I am sirrah? You mean me, do you not? Lincoln. Where is my nephew married ? Firk. Is he married? God give him joy, I am glad of it. They have a -fair day, and the sign is in a good planet, Mars in Venus. L. Mayor. Villain, thou toldst  ...
John Strong Perry Tatlock, Robert Grant Martin, 1917
7
The Early Karaite Tradition of Hebrew Grammatical Thought: ...
Manuscripts Abbreviations: BL = British Library, BN = Bibliotheque Nationale ( Paris), Firk. = Firkovitch collection (National Library of Russia, St. Petersburg), T-S = Taylor-Schechter Genizah collection (Cambridge University Library).
Geoffrey Khan, 2000
8
The Karaite tradition of Hebrew grammatical thought in its ...
The remaining eleven manuscripts preserve smaller parts of the work: II Firk. Evr. Arab. I 2580 (42 fols.) II Firk. Evr. Arab. I 2702 (29 fols.) II Firk. Evr. Arab. I 2405 ( 28 fols.) II Firk. Evr. Arab. I 2946 (16 fols.) II Firk. Evr. Arab. I 2406 (10 fols.) II Firk.
Abū al-Faraj Hārūn ibn al-Faraj, Geoffrey Khan, María Ángeles Gallego, 2003
9
The Roaring Girl and Other City Comedies
Enter Firk with shoes SYBIL [aside] I am glad she's 'scaped. OATLEY I'll not account of her as of my child: 50 Was there no better object for her eyes But a foul drunken lubber, swill-belly, A shoemaker? That's brave! FIRK Yea, forsooth, 'tis a  ...
James Knowles, Thomas Dekker, 2001
10
A Jewish philosopher of Baghdad [electronic resource]: 'Izz ...
Yevr.-Arab. Firk. Yevr.-Arab. Firk. Yevr.-Arab. Firk. Yevr.-Arab. 76, 225-227 Firk. Yevr.-Arab. 225, 226 Firk. Yevr.-Arab. Firk. Yevr.-Arab. Firk. Yevr.-Arab. Syria Zahiriyya 7885 Turkey Adana 177 93, Ahmed III 3208 Ahmed III 3219 Ahmed III 3231 ...
Reza Pourjavady, Sabine Schmidtke, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIRK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term firk is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bloem 'alleged sexual assault parents': Case postponed
Dirk Lotriet, News24. The woman accused of forcing her 11-year-old daughter to have sex with men appears in court. (Firk Lotriet, News24). «News24, Jun 15»
2
Mountain caribou penning project aims to reduce decline of species
Wildlife veternarian and biologist Brian Macbeth takes a blood sample while Kelsey Firk of the Revelstoke Caribou Rearing in the Wild Society ... «Calgary Herald, Apr 15»
3
Firk, town-routing and hoomble-coom-booze: A Victorian dictionary …
During the reign of Queen Victoria, a bookish man by the name of Arthur Benoni Evans saddled a horse and began a journey which weaved its ... «Leicester Mercury, Mar 15»
4
Discount Tix for HQ Beercade's Firkin Fest!
On March 29, Headquarters Beercade will host its second annual Firkin Fest, more colloquially called "What The Firk?" The event is at HQ ... «ChicagoNow, Mar 15»
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REVIEW: The Shoemaker's Holiday, Swan Theatre
As Firk, the gobby, raucous, but ultimately good-hearted Shoemaker (a kind of archetypal unionist) Joel MacCormack was quite wonderful. «British Theatre, Mar 15»
6
What the Firk?
It's a small cask—10 and three-quarters gallons of warm-conditioned goodness—the oldest still-in-use form of beer storage in the world. This is ... «Willamette Week, Feb 15»
7
Part 3 of 3: Roundup of top South Bay SF Beer Week events
O'Flaherty's Irish Pub, 25 N. San Pedro St., San Jose: For FIRK Sake, 6pm-11:30pm. It is no surprise that O'Flaherty's has come up with another ... «Examiner.com, Feb 15»
8
Four Southern California craft beer festivals worth the drive
The “firk” in “firkfest” refers to the metal casks that traditional English ales are conditioned in and served from (called “firkins”). These cask ales ... «Los Angeles Times, Feb 15»
9
Cobbling capers provide plenty of good cheer
And you can throw into this excellent mix further fine comic portrayals in the back-street business from Joe MacCormack as Firk and Michael ... «Redditch Advertiser, Jan 15»
10
The Shoemaker's Holiday (Swan Theatre, RSC)
Joel MacCormack (Firk), Thomasin Rand (Rose) and Josh O'Connor (Lacy) show enormous potential to tackle a range of leading roles in the ... «WhatsOnStage.com, Dec 14»

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