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walks

UK/wɔːks/

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Northumbria/waːks/

walks is the plural of walk.

walks is the third-person singular simple present indicative of walk.

Meaning of walk

Noun

walk (plural walks)

  1. A trip made by walking.
    • I take a walk every morning.
    Synonyms:
    stroll, hike, trek
  2. A distance walked.
    • It’s a long walk from my house to the library.
    Synonyms:
    hike, trek
  3. An Olympic Games track event requiring that the heel of the leading foot touch the ground before the toe of the trailing foot leaves the ground.
  4. A manner of walking; a person's style of walking.
    • The Ministry of Silly Walks is underfunded this year.
    Synonyms:
    gait
  5. A path, sidewalk/pavement or other maintained place on which to walk.
    • And then it appeared to the young man that he was walking his love up the grass walk of Heriotside, with the house close by him.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
  6. (figuratively) A person's conduct or course in life.
    • people of different ages and walks

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Proper noun capitalized: Walks

Walks

  1. A nickname of the surname Walker.

Origin of walks

Clipping of Walker + -s.

Phrases with walks

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Words that rhyme with walks

Questions about walks

What does walks mean?
Walks means a nickname of the surname Walker.
What is walks the plural of?
Walks is the plural of walk.
What part of speech is walks?
Walks is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce walks?
Walks is pronounced /wɔːks/ (UK).

Words near walks in the dictionary

  1. walkovers
  2. Walkowiak
  3. Walkowiaks
  4. Walkowski
  5. Walkowskis
  6. walks
  7. walks a mile in someone's shoes
  8. walks a straight line
  9. walks all over
  10. walks and chews gum at the same time
  11. walks around

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