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desilk

desilk verb: to remove the silk from (corn).

Verb

desilk (third-person singular simple present desilks, present participle desilking, simple past and past participle desilked)

  1. (transitive) To remove the silk from (corn).
    • While we shucked and silked the corn, we talked, sang old nursery rhymes […]2013, Lynetra T. Griffin, From Whence We Came, page 17
    Synonyms:
    silk

Synonyms of desilk

Forms of desilk

third-person singular presentdesilks
present participledesilking
past participledesilked
pastdesilked

Origin of desilk

From de- + silk.

Words formed from desilk

Questions about desilk

What does desilk mean?
Desilk means to remove the silk from (corn).
What part of speech is desilk?
Desilk is a verb.
What is the past tense of desilk?
The past tense of desilk is desilked.

Words near desilk in the dictionary

  1. desilicification
  2. desilicifications
  3. desilicified
  4. desiliconisation
  5. desiliconization
  6. desilk
  7. desilked
  8. desilker
  9. desilkers
  10. desilking
  11. desilks

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