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Meaning of "lawks" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LAWKS

Variant of Lord!, probably influenced in form by alack.
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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 LAWKS

lawks  [lɔːks] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LAWKS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lawks is an exclamation.
Exclamation is an expression or voice that reflects an emotion or exaltation.

WHAT DOES LAWKS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lawks in the English dictionary

The definition of lawks in the dictionary is an expression of surprise or dismay.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LAWKS


antiques
ænˈtiːks
Berks
bɑːks
dukes
djuːks
Fawkes
fɔːks
fireworks
ˈfaɪəˌwɜːks
Hawks
hɔːks
ironworks
ˈaɪənˌwɜːks
jerks
dʒɜːks
Marx
mɑːks
Ozarks
ˈəʊzɑːks
Parkes
pɑːks
roadworks
ˈrəʊdˌwɜːks
sparks
spɑːks
steelworks
ˈstiːlˌwɜːks
stretchmarks
ˈstrɛtʃˌmɑːks
talks
tɔːks
waterworks
ˈwɔːtəˌwɜːks
waxworks
ˈwækswɜːks
works
wɜːks
Yorks.
jɔːks

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LAWKS

lawfare
lawful
lawfully
lawfulness
lawgiver
lawgiving
lawin
lawine
lawing
lawk
lawless
lawlessly
lawlessness
lawlike
lawmaker
lawmaking
lawman
lawmen
lawmonger
lawn

WORDS THAT END LIKE LAWKS

Backs
Banks
books
Brooks
drinks
folks
hunks
in the works
links
locks
looks
on the books
on the stocks
rocks
sticks
stocks
sucks
thanks
the All Blacks
tracks

Synonyms and antonyms of lawks in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lawks» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LAWKS

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

Translator English - Chinese

lawks
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

lawks
570 millions of speakers

English

lawks
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

lawks
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

lawks
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

lawks
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

lawks
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

lawks
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

lawks
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rumput
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

LAWKS
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

lawks
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

lawks
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lawk
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

lawks
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

lawks
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लॉक्स
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lawks
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lawks
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

lawks
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

lawks
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lawks
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

σύστημα LAWKS
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

lawks
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

lawks
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

lawks
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lawks

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LAWKS»

The term «lawks» is normally little used and occupies the 141.404 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LAWKS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LAWKS»

Discover the use of lawks in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lawks and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Managing in the Media
preoccupations, the same motifs and incidents, the same style and tempo. It is not difficult to appreciate the appeal of a l—lawks film to two types of people. First, the supporters of the Cahiers group would feel gratified that l—lawks shared their ...
Peter Block, 2001
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Punch
A PLAINT BY A PITMAN. AXE O' THE A1TD SCHUXE. A corse for pollises,1 aw swear, Wren aw was young. All man ! but aw remembers well The feeghts we had o' Gyatesheed Fell ; Hoo mony ? lawks, aw canna tell. Poor Geordy Stahkers  ...
‎1862
3
Punch
Lawks-a-daisy ! The girls are crazy ; Highty-tighty, the fashions, hey ho ! What turrets and towers of topknots instead. Of hats or of bonnets on top of the head, Piled tier above tier in a comical shape, With a fly-away feather and morsel of crape !
Mark Lemon, Henry Mayhew, Tom Taylor, 1869
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The Lioness and Her Knight
Rhience glanced quizzically at Luneta, then rode close to the shepherdess, who jumped to her feet. "Oh, lawks!" she said. "Lawks, indeed," Rhience replied politely, inclining his head. "Truly you say so." The girl blinked and asked, "Say what?
Gerald Morris, 2008
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The Living Age
"Lawks a-mussy!" the old lady cried, her hands going up with simulated astonishment. "Be you after Jenifer, then?" "I love her, Mrs. Samble," Biddley answered with obvious earnestness; "and if she'll have me, I could make her comfortable as ...
‎1902
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The Living Age ...
Behold Mother ShiptOB.! Who knows of me not? By telling of fortunes my living I got. I passed for a witch of prodigious renown, And flew up aloft; but again I've come down. Lawks-a-daisy! The girls are crazy; Highty-tighty, the fashions, hey ho!
Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, 1869
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The Illustrated London magazine, ed. by R.B. Knowles
Lawks a mercy ! and if it bain't my own nursling bairn, Miss Constance !" was the rejoinder. And in a second she was in her old nurse's arms, and borne into the house, and into the parlour, sacred to Mrs. Davis's particular use. " And who would ...
Richard Brinsley Knowles, 1867
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The New monthly belle assemblée
Lawks a mercy 1 and if it bain't my own nursling bairn, Miss Constance !" was the rejoinder. And in a second she was in her old nurse's arms, and borne into the house, and into the parlour, sacred to Mrs. Davis's particular use. "And who would ...
9
Littell's Living Age
Lawks-a-daisy! &o. What dowager-trains at fine dinners and balls. Which, going down-stairs, a man treads on and falls, Or dancing, the skirt of his partner off rends To the cost and the grief of her parents and friends! Lawks-a-daisy ! &c.
Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, 1869
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Dark Deeds and Alchemy (Hardcover)
One such local entrepreneur was Makepiece Lawks, who just happened to live in the second largest house in Berryland. The house, a modest Georgian box- shaped pile, had been 'improved' by Makepiece's wife, who went by the ...
Adrian Haiselden, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LAWKS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lawks is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Guardian view on bombing Isis in Syria: just say no
1 2 3 4 … 8 next. Loading comments… Trouble loading? sparclear · 2 Jul 2015 12:00. 20 21. Oh Lawks. I do hope Parliament agrees with you. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Bryony Gordon: In praise of the school uniform
Those who didn't were mocked and called frumps. We were being graded not just for our work, but for our ability to look good and, lawks, it was ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
How to protect your LastPass account from hackers
... Devices section – rename them to make them more identifiable, or revoke their trusted access should they be sold on or -- lawks -- stolen. «BetaNews, Jun 15»
4
England v New Zealand: second ODI – as it happened
...it'll be a 46 over game. So 2.1 overs for England with a target of 379. So England will require 34 runs in 13 balls. Lawks. Facebook Twitter ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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Who will you bump into at this summer's most exclusive parties?
Dress code? Oh lawks, if you're a woman don't put on a frock! And if you do, make sure it isn't an evening gown. Look smart but not too smart ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
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M16 Classic Knife - A Line Tribute to Kit Carson
Meanwhile a LAWKS manual safety feature sets a pin against the locking liner to hold the liner in place. You're good to go through anything with any of these ... «www.Officer.com, Jun 15»
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Mortality test? Challenge accepted!
Oh, lawks, I thought. Though my unwholesome habits may suggest I sneer defiantly into the face of death, the truth is that I'd very much rather ... «Independent Online, Jun 15»
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Hot dog eating contest in Southend
Lawks o lordy, what a happy bunch today, must be the bad windy weather or time of the month. Lawks o lordy, what a happy bunch today, must ... «Echo, Jun 15»
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Food review: Joseph Connolly visits Italian restaurant La Golosa
Well lawks-a-mercy. I had okay ice cream – and we were given a selection of their home-made chocolates: endearingly misshapen, and not at ... «Ham&High, May 15»
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Patrick Freyne: Look, it's a drama made by E! – what did you expect …
In the first episode, he wanders incognito among his people and he continuously asks his subjects what they think of the monarchy. “Lawks! «Irish Times, Apr 15»

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