Synonyms for jook

Most common

splash · ching · ying · shank · poker · shave · chop · congee

Synonyms by meaning

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Knife.

2. n. 2

   A quick movement to evade something.

Related words

Word family

jooker

Phrases

jook house jook joint

Forms

Plural

jooks → splashes, chings, yings, shanks…

Example sentences

• splash Splish-splash is an example of an ideophone.
• ying The Ying Yang diviner may not predict his own fate.
• shank If the car breaks down, I’ll have to go by shank’s mare.
• poker Tom and his friends have a poker game every month.
• shave If you shave your hair, it will grow back thicker.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

chop¹, ying¹, nank

5 letters

poker², shave¹, ching¹, shank¹, mindy², rambo², pokey², borer², bassy, chete

6 letters

splash¹, congee

7 letters

cheffer

8 letters

splasher

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (poker² = 2 syllables).