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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD JOOK

Of uncertain origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF JOOK

jook  [dʒʊk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JOOK

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Jook is a verb and can also act as 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.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb jook in English.

WHAT DOES JOOK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

jook

Congee

Congee or conjee is a type of rice porridge or gruel popular in many Asian countries. When eaten as plain rice congee, it is most often served with side dishes. When additional ingredients, such as meat, fish, and flavorings, are added while preparing the congee, it is most often served as a meal on its own, especially when one is ill. Names for congee are as varied as the style of its preparation. Despite its many variations, it is definitionally a thick porridge of rice largely disintegrated after prolonged cooking in water.

Definition of jook in the English dictionary

The definition of jook in the dictionary is to poke or puncture. Other definition of jook is a jab or the resulting wound.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO JOOK

PRESENT

Present
I jook
you jook
he/she/it jooks
we jook
you jook
they jook
Present continuous
I am jooking
you are jooking
he/she/it is jooking
we are jooking
you are jooking
they are jooking
Present perfect
I have jooked
you have jooked
he/she/it has jooked
we have jooked
you have jooked
they have jooked
Present perfect continuous
I have been jooking
you have been jooking
he/she/it has been jooking
we have been jooking
you have been jooking
they have been jooking
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I jooked
you jooked
he/she/it jooked
we jooked
you jooked
they jooked
Past continuous
I was jooking
you were jooking
he/she/it was jooking
we were jooking
you were jooking
they were jooking
Past perfect
I had jooked
you had jooked
he/she/it had jooked
we had jooked
you had jooked
they had jooked
Past perfect continuous
I had been jooking
you had been jooking
he/she/it had been jooking
we had been jooking
you had been jooking
they had been jooking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will jook
you will jook
he/she/it will jook
we will jook
you will jook
they will jook
Future continuous
I will be jooking
you will be jooking
he/she/it will be jooking
we will be jooking
you will be jooking
they will be jooking
Future perfect
I will have jooked
you will have jooked
he/she/it will have jooked
we will have jooked
you will have jooked
they will have jooked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been jooking
you will have been jooking
he/she/it will have been jooking
we will have been jooking
you will have been jooking
they will have been jooking
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would jook
you would jook
he/she/it would jook
we would jook
you would jook
they would jook
Conditional continuous
I would be jooking
you would be jooking
he/she/it would be jooking
we would be jooking
you would be jooking
they would be jooking
Conditional perfect
I would have jook
you would have jook
he/she/it would have jook
we would have jook
you would have jook
they would have jook
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been jooking
you would have been jooking
he/she/it would have been jooking
we would have been jooking
you would have been jooking
they would have been jooking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you jook
we let´s jook
you jook
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to jook
Past participle
jooked
Present Participle
jooking
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JOOK


jouk
dʒʊk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JOOK

joncanoe
Jones
Joneses
jong
Jongkind
jongleur
jonnock
jonnycake
jonquil
Jonson
jonty
jookery
Joplin
Joppa
jor
Jordaens
Jordan
Jordan almond
Jordanian
jorum

WORDS THAT END LIKE JOOK

an open book
book
brook
cook
e-book
Facebook
guestbook
handbook
hook
in my book
look
nook
notebook
on the hook
outlook
overlook
textbook
the book
the New Look
took

Synonyms and antonyms of jook in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «jook» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF JOOK

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

Translator English - Chinese

jook
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

jook
570 millions of speakers

English

jook
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

jook
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

jook
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Jook
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

jook
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

jook
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

jook
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Joke
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

jook
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

刺す
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

jook
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Joke
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

jook
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

jook
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जेक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Jook
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Jook
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

jook
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Jook
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Jook
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Jook
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

jook
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

jook
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

jook
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of jook

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JOOK»

The term «jook» is regularly used and occupies the 97.798 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JOOK» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «jook» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «jook» 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 jook

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JOOK»

Discover the use of jook in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to jook and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Book of Jook: Chinese Medicinal Porridges : a Healthy ...
A Healthy Alternative to the typical Western Breakfast.---[cover].
Bob Flaws, 1995
2
Jook Right on: Blues Stories and Blues Storytellers
Jook Right On: Blues Stories and Blues Storytellers is what author and compiler Barry Lee Pearson calls a “blues quilt.” These blues stories, collected by Pearson for thirty years, are told in the blues musicians’ own words.
Barry Lee Pearson, 2005
3
The Jook
Zelmot Raines has slid a long way since his ability to jook, to out maneuver his opponents on the field, made him a Super Bowl-winner, earning him lucrative endorsement deals and legions of women.
Gary Phillips, 2009
4
June Bug's Grocery and the Cornfield Jook: A South Albany ...
Inspired by the community members who encouraged and aided her efforts, Lawson began recording the rich recollections. June Bug's Grocery and the Cornfield Jook registers these voices of the community, the voices behind the painting.
Mary Sterner Lawson, 2003
5
Bloodline Gypsy: Jook and Gypsies
A supernatural thriller of chilling carnage and haunting beauty, Bloodline Gypsy unearths the origin of a mythical creature that has plagued history since the dark ages.
Shirley A. Martin, 2013
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Not Your Mother's Slow Cooker Cookbook
Jook (Chinese Breakfast Rice Soup) ook (pronounced juk) is a soothing, savory rice porridge. It is eaten for breakfast, as a late-night snack, or anytime a creamy and sustaining dish is in order. Also known as congee, it's a staple in China and ...
Beth Hensperger, Julie Kaufmann, 2004
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Q's Jook Joint:
Q's Jook Joint is a tribute to the evolution of American Black music. Together with an all-star roster of guest performers, Quincy Jones has created a monumental work representing the best of the past and present combined.
Carol Cuellar, 1996
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Race, Class, and Political Symbols: Rastafari and Reggae in ...
... from which Martin had come (#13), but it also used more up-dated reggae rhythms. Its lyrics enumerated the achievements of the PNP government in patois and used a popular slang phrase of the time, "jook them," meaning impress them,  ...
Anita M. Waters, 1985
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Africana: The Encyclopedia of the African and African ...
This migration gave rise to a new urban African American culture in which the jook joint, or elements of the jook joint, played a crucial role. For as blacks left the rural South they took the jook with them. The new joints—black dance halls, ...
Kwame Anthony Appiah, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., 2005
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Tap Roots: The Early History of Tap Dancing
The jook was the only dance arena of its time that successfully accommodated the emerging regional culture among black freedmen. It served as a mixing ground for the remaining strains of African culture and those additional elements that ...
Mark Knowles, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JOOK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term jook is used in the context of the following news items.
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During Men's Fashion Week, Media Connections Play a Part
The last video the brand made for its men's collection, starring Mikhail Baryshnikov and the jook dancer Lil Buck, has racked up more than 1.1 ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
2
Pacifica Community Television-Ch 26 Schedule
7 p.m. Jook Joint. 7:30 p.m. Wavelength. 8 p.m. Spotlight. 8:30 p.m. You're Hired. 9 p.m. Footprints of Pacifica. 9:30 p.m. Laugh Locally. 10 p.m. ... «San Jose Mercury News, Jul 15»
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Allergia võib ajada aevastama. Foto: Panther Media / Scanpix
Piisab kahest teelusikatäiest õunaäädika lahustamisest klaasitäies vees, et saada värskendav ja turgutav jook. Allergiate korral peaks jooma ... «Postimees, Jul 15»
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Susan Riddell: Juice, Gillian McKeith and Atkins.. I wear my failed …
Dr Gillian McKeith. But I insisted I was going. “You better shove a pillow up your jook,” was her reply. Why should they get to have all the fun? «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
5
ARMOLD: York High grad using 'gift of football' to change young lives
One local business, G's Jook Joint on Princess Street in York, owned by Matthews' cousin, April Collier, has already offered assistance in ... «York Dispatch, Jul 15»
6
And the 2015 Piton Soca Starz winners are…..
... Soca Bandit, and new and upcoming artiste CJ, who participated in the preliminary stages of the competition with popular song “Swef Jook”. «St. Lucia News Online, Jun 15»
7
Anyuak Community Condemns Commissioner's Remarks
They said that Juch's false accusations against Anyuak elder, Philip Omot Jook, the former Police Inspector of Akobo of rebelling against the ... «gurtong, Jun 15»
8
Sport results for Saturday, June 27
Ferntree Gully: M Russo 2 L Kennedy V Lorusso R Pierce N Jook D Leary. Best: Warrandyte: C Tout R Ansaldi D Toohey J McHardy A Froud J ... «The Age, Jun 15»
9
Firecracker 100 this weekend at Lernerville Speedway in Sarver
Pittsburgh's PA Motor Speedway will be dark Saturday but will have a special Sunday program with 410 Sprints and the Jook George Memorial ... «Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jun 15»
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Daring to start a business when you're over 50
Now Soo Hoo is in Jook Sing Cafe every day, opening its doors at 6:45 in the morning and not heading home until around 10 at night. “That's ... «Boston Globe, Jun 15»

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