Caulk \Caulk\, v. t.
1. See Calk, v..
[1913 Webster]
2. to fill in the seams or cracks of, with a waterproof
material such as caulk.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Caulk \Caulk\, n.
1. See Calk.
[1913 Webster]
2. a viscous semisolid material of varying composition used
to fill in seams of objects which are exposed to water,
such as wooden ships or bath tiles; -- called also calk
and caulking. After applying in a semisolid form, the
material hardens and dries to form a waterproof seal. It
is used in the process of caulking. It is sometimes
applied together with a rope-like cord to fill larger
seams.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
caulk
v : seal with caulking; "caulk the window" [syn: calk]
WordNet (r) 2.0
37 Moby Thesaurus words for "caulk":
bar, bind, block, block up, blockade, bung, chink, choke,
choke off, choke up, clog, clog up, congest, constipate, cork,
cover, dam, dam up, fill, fill up, foul, jam, obstipate, obstruct,
pack, plug, plug up, spile, stanch, stay, stench, stop, stop up,
stopper, stopple, stuff, stuff up
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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