ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SILK
Old English sioluc; compare Old Norse silki, Greek sērikon, Korean sir; all ultimately from Chinese ssǔ silk.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SILK
PRESENT
Present
I silk
you silk
he/she/it silks
we silk
you silk
they silk
Present continuous
I am silking
you are silking
he/she/it is silking
we are silking
you are silking
they are silking
Present perfect
I have silked
you have silked
he/she/it has silked
we have silked
you have silked
they have silked
Present perfect continuous
I have been silking
you have been silking
he/she/it has been silking
we have been silking
you have been silking
they have been silking
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 silked
you silked
he/she/it silked
we silked
you silked
they silked
Past continuous
I was silking
you were silking
he/she/it was silking
we were silking
you were silking
they were silking
Past perfect
I had silked
you had silked
he/she/it had silked
we had silked
you had silked
they had silked
Past perfect continuous
I had been silking
you had been silking
he/she/it had been silking
we had been silking
you had been silking
they had been silking
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will silk
you will silk
he/she/it will silk
we will silk
you will silk
they will silk
Future continuous
I will be silking
you will be silking
he/she/it will be silking
we will be silking
you will be silking
they will be silking
Future perfect
I will have silked
you will have silked
he/she/it will have silked
we will have silked
you will have silked
they will have silked
Future perfect continuous
I will have been silking
you will have been silking
he/she/it will have been silking
we will have been silking
you will have been silking
they will have been silking
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would silk
you would silk
he/she/it would silk
we would silk
you would silk
they would silk
Conditional continuous
I would be silking
you would be silking
he/she/it would be silking
we would be silking
you would be silking
they would be silking
Conditional perfect
I would have silk
you would have silk
he/she/it would have silk
we would have silk
you would have silk
they would have silk
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been silking
you would have been silking
he/she/it would have been silking
we would have been silking
you would have been silking
they would have been silking
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you silk
we let´s silk
you silk
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
silking
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.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SILK»
The term «silk» is very widely used and occupies the
5.765 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
FREQUENCY
Very widely used
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10 QUOTES WITH «SILK»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
silk.
The best way to make a silk purse from a sow's ear is to begin with a silk sow. The same is true of money.
Biologically inspired materials could revolutionize materials science. People looking at spider silk and abalone shells are looking for new ways to make materials better, cheaper, and with less toxic byproducts.
My mother was right: When you've got nothing left, all you can do is get into silk underwear and start reading Proust.
When I think of my childhood, I see my mother, the complete sixties parent, decked in purple frappe silk caftans, the acidic smell of newly stripped pine mingling with incense.
My must-have hair products are Phyto silk spray and Kusco-Murphy setting lotion.
God, for example, appealed to me as a beardless man wearing a quilted silk cap; holiness was something burning, forbidding, something connected with fire while a day had the form of an oblong box.
Silk scarves are my thing. I tie them to my handbag or thread them through belt loops or wear them in my hair. Never round my neck, though.
Richard was in heavy, heavy costume, he could hardly sit, you know, and I turned up and they put me in two layers of silk, so I played him much lighter - you know, floating around in a pair of slippers, a bit of a hippy.
I remember a hundred lovely lakes, and recall the fragrant breath of pine and fir and cedar and poplar trees. The trail has strung upon it, as upon a thread of silk, opalescent dawns and saffron sunsets.
Colorful garments - ball gowns, kimonos, evening pajamas - made from yards upon yards of iridescent silk or velvet. I own an unjustifiable number of such outfits and jump at the chance to wear them. Against the etiquette about which I am otherwise all too conscious, I frequently, and unrepentantly, overdress for the occasion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SILK»
Discover the use of
silk in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
silk and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Silk (Movie Tie-in Edition)
There Joncour meets a woman. They do not touch; they do not even speak. And he cannot read the note she sends him until he has returned to his own country. But in the moment he does, Joncour is possessed. From the Trade Paperback edition.
2
Women of the
Silk: A Novel
In Women of the Silk Gail Tsukiyama takes her readers back to rural China in 1926, where a group of women forge a sisterhood amidst the reeling machines that reverberate and clamor in a vast silk factory from dawn to dusk.
The mysterious owner of a secondhand store in a small southern city, Spyder Baxter becomes the mad queen of a flock of social misfits, who begin to wonder whether she has come to redeem them or drag them into Hell. Reissue.
4
Between
Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945
By the end of this incredible tale, truly one of the last great World War II memoirs, it is clear why General Eisenhower credited the SOE, particularly its communications department, with shortening the war by three months.
5
Life Along the
Silk Road
Draws on contemporary sources and first-hand accounts to reconstruct the history of the route through the personal experiences of these characters.
6
The
Silk Roads: Highways of Culture and Commerce
It is in this context that the Silk Roads Project, initiated by UNESCO, assumes its significance. It has proved very fruitful and led to a large variety of projects of which this volume presents a selection.
7
Hand Book of
Silk Technology
This Book Presents A Comprehensive Exposition Of Silk Technology And Covers Various Aspects Of Post Cocoon Technology, Right From Cocoon Formation And Reeling Upto Fabric Finishing In Substantial Detail.
Tammanna N. Sonwalkar, 1993
PREFACE: As Department Store Merchandise Manuals these books were originally written for salespeople and were designed to give them reliable information concerning the sources and manufacturing processes of the merchandise which they handle ...
9
The Wild
Silk Moths of North America: A Natural History of ...
For the student, researcher, and naturalist, here is practical information on collecting, rearing, and conducting original research. The entire text is referenced to an extensive bibliography.
10
The
Silk Road: Two Thousand Years in the Heart of Asia
Covering five thousand years of history and delving deeply into the archives the British Museum and other famous collections of art and antiquities, this fascinating tour of a storied trade route introduces readers to the sights, sounds, ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SILK»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
silk is used in the context of the following news items.
Silk Road: Undercover agent admits stealing Bitcoin
A former US undercover agent involved in an investigation into the dark web marketplace Silk Road has admitted a series of crimes. Carl Force, 46, faces up to ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
Imminent Plea Deal for Corrupt Silk Road Agent
To absolutely no one's surprise, at least one of the corrupt agents in the Silk Road case appears to have reached a plea deal with prosecutors. The case against ... «Forbes, Jun 15»
Silk Road Creator Ross Ulbricht Sentenced to Life in Prison
Ross Ulbricht conceived of his Silk Road black market as an online utopia beyond law enforcement's reach. Now he'll spend the rest of his life firmly in its grasp, ... «Wired, May 15»
Xi Pledges to Boost Belarus Ties as Part of Silk Road Project
As a major hub for Xi's Silk Road project to expand overland trade, Belarus and China are looking to strengthen cooperation on infrastructure, transportation and ... «Bloomberg, May 15»
Silk Road agents charged with stealing seized Bitcoin
Two former US special agents have been charged with stealing large amounts of digital currency while investigating the notorious Silk Road marketplace. «BBC News, Mar 15»
Full Text: Vision and actions on jointly building Belt and Road
For thousands of years, the Silk Road Spirit - "peace and cooperation, openness and inclusiveness, mutual learning and mutual benefit" - has been passed from ... «Xinhua, Mar 15»
Sea Snail Teeth Top Spider Silk as Strongest Material on Earth
Step aside, Spider-Man: The world's strongest stuff isn't your silk; it's sea snail teeth. The teeth of the common limpet species (Patella vulgata) are tougher than ... «NBCNews.com, Feb 15»
The Silk Road trial
Ross Ulbricht, the 30-year-old Texan physics graduate accused of setting up the first major drugs marketplace on the web, the Silk Road, has been found guilty ... «The Economist, Feb 15»
Author of Twitter Best-Seller Working on Silk Road Book
Authorities have said Silk Road's San Francisco operator generated more than $1 billion in illicit business from 2011 until the website was shut down in 2013. «New York Times, Jan 15»
US police arrest Silk Road 2.0 suspect in Seattle
A man has been arrested in Seattle for allegedly helping to run Silk Road 2.0, the anonymous online marketplace for illegal goods. The site sprang up after the ... «BBC News, Jan 15»
