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beek

/bˈik/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables
beek
IPA
/bˈik/
10
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To expose to a source of heat for warmth and pleasure.

Transitive verb

verb

To season by exposure to heat, usually used of wood.

Transitive verb

verb

To enjoy exposure to warmth; bask.

Intransitive verb

noun

Clipping of beekeeper.

Informal

name

A municipality of Limburg, Netherlands.

Etymology

From Middle English beken (“to warm, expose to heat; keep oneself warm; season (wood) with heat”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps a northern variant of Middle English *bechen, from Old English *bēċan (“to foment”), from Proto-West Germanic *bōkijan (“to warm”), from Proto-Germanic *bōkijaną (“to warm”), causative of Proto-Germanic *bakaną (“to bake”). Cognate with Scots beke, beik (“to warm, bask”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: beken, *bēċan, *bōkijan, *bōkijaną, *bakaną, Beek

Usage

Inflected Forms

beeks (present, singular) beeking (participle, present) beeked (participle, past) beeked (past) beak (alternative) beke (alternative) beyk (alternative) beik (alternative, Scotland) beeks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bake

Homonyms

baek

Rhymes With

week speak unique weak seek peak greek technique creek leak freak streak

Questions

How do you pronounce beek?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈik/.
What does beek mean?
To expose to a source of heat for warmth and pleasure.
Where does beek come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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