Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

york

/jɔɹk/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.37 in modern English

Syllables: york
IPA: /jɔɹk/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

to bowl a yorker at a batsman, especially to get a batsman out in this way.

verb

Slang

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Example Sentences

"BADGER: They're eating blueberry pies... […] Okay, finally, Kirk, he can't take it anymore. He yorks! Now it's just down to Chekov and Spock."

Etymology

Back-formation from yorker.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: York, Jórk, Eoforwīċ, Eborācum, *Eβrọg
Suffix: *eburos

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /jɔɹk/
British English: /jɔːk/

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

yorks (present, singular) yorking (participle, present) yorked (participle, past) yorked (past) Yorke (alternative, obsolete) Yorks (plural)

Derived Forms

yorker Yorkie Yorkist Yorks Yorkshire Yorkton Yorktown Yorkville

Phrases

Cape York Cape York Peninsula County of York Duke of York East York Little York New York North York

Frequently Paired Words

york

Synonyms

Region of York York Region house of york

Rhymes With

new-york fork pork cork torque o'rourke stork yorke rourke bork bjork roark

Questions

How do you pronounce york?: The recorded pronunciation is /jɔɹk/.
What does york mean?: to bowl a yorker at a batsman, especially to get a batsman out in this way.
Where does york come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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