Phrase Hound found 58 phrases and 56 compound words that contain silk. The most common are listed below. Open silk in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 58
- Silk RoadAn extensive interconnected network of trade routes across Asia, North and Northeast Africa, and Europe, historically used by silk traders.
- raw silkSilk that has not been processed to remove sericin.
- corn silkThe fine soft yellowish threads that are the stigmata of corn flowers, which are later enclosed inside the husk of corn ears next to the kernels on corn cobs.
- sea silkAn extremely fine, rare and valuable fabric produced from the long silky filaments or byssus excreted by several molluscs (particularly Pinna nobilis, rough penshell) by which they attach themselves to the sea bed.
- silk-screen printingA method of reproducing coloured artwork using a cut stencil attached to a stretched, fine-meshed silk screen
- silk treean Asiatic leguminous tree (Albizia julibrissin) with finely bipinnate leaves, and large flat pods; so called because of the abundant long silky stamens of its blossoms.
- hit the silkTo parachute (use a parachute).
- peace silkSynonym of ahimsa silk: A form of silk made more humanely than by traditional methods, without killing the creatures that create the silk.
- silk oakAlternative form of silky oak: Any of various trees and large shrubs in the family Proteaceae, especially Grevillea robusta or Cardwellia sublimis.
- silk papertissue paper
- silk pressA method of straightening hair using heat.
- take silkto be appointed as a Queen's Counsel (QC) or King's Counsel (KC)
- taken silkpast participle of take silk: to be appointed as a Queen's Counsel (QC) or King's Counsel (KC)
- taking silkpresent participle and gerund of take silk
- took silksimple past of take silk
- floss silkRaw silk, having the appearance of cotton wool, once used for embroidery and as dental floss.
- hits the silkthird-person singular simple present indicative of hit the silk: To parachute (use a parachute).
- hitting the silkpresent participle and gerund of hit the silk
- glass silkFine threads of glass, wound, when in fusion, on rapidly rotating heated cylinders.
- Silk Road diseaseSynonym of Behçet's disease: A multi-system disorder involving ulcerations on the mouth and sometimes the genitals, notorious for causing hypopyon uveitis (actually a rare symptom).
- silk screen effectA visual phenomenon in which a viewer of a rear projection television screen sees the texture of the screen in front of the televised image.
- silk-cotton treeAny of several large tropical trees:
- smooth as silkExtremely smooth (in any sense).
- cactus silkSynonym of rayon: A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.
- sabra silkSynonym of rayon: A manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber.
Compound words 56
- silkySimilar in appearance or texture (especially in softness and smoothness) to silk.
- silkwormAny of various caterpillars of moths that produce silk cocoons, especially Bombyx mori, the source of most commercial silk.
- silkenMade of silk.
- silkscreenA sheet of material (originally silk but now synthetic) with areas that are porous to ink and others that are non-porous to allow printing of images, such as on T-shirts.
- cornsilkA very light yellow colour, like that of corn silk.
- silkstonebinghamite
- desilkTo remove the silk from (corn).
- silklikeSynonym of silky, like silk.
- silkworkGoods or products manufactured from silk
- nonsilkNot silk.