5 Letters
4 Consonants
1 Vowels
1 Syllables
Types Of Speech
You can use shirk as a verb in a sentence.
About Shirk
A 1 syllables verb and 5 letters with the letters h, i, k, r, and s, 4 consonants, 1 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter i. Shirk starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters s, sh, shi, shir, and the ending characters are k, rk, irk, hirk, ..
Definition
Avoid dealing with; "She shirks her duties"
Origin/Roots
German
School Grade
Shirk is set as a grade one word that starts with s, ends with k, 1 syllables, 1 vowels and 5 letters.
Scrabble
Is shirk a scrabble word? A 12 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
Pig Latin
Shirk in Pig Latin is said as "irkshay or irkshway".
Unigram
s | h | i | r | k
Bigram
sh | hi | ir | rk
Trigram
shi | hir | irk
Quadrigram
shir | hirk
Word Gram
Verb Examples
avoid dealing with;
"She shirks her duties"
avoid (one's assigned duties);
"The derelict soldier shirked his duties"

Synonyms (Cognitive Synonyms) For "Shirk"

There are 122 synonyms available. These are cognitive relationship words which is to say they have a similar meaning, mean the same thing, or have close definition and relationship to shirk.

SynonymDefinition
Abandonthe trait of lacking restraint or control
freedom from inhibition or worry
"she danced with abandon"
Ambuscadethe act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
Ambushthe act of concealing yourself and lying in wait to attack by surprise
Arctica waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
Avoidstay clear from
keep away from
keep out of the way of someone or something
"Her former friends now avoid her"
Bilkescape, either physically or mentally
"The thief eluded the police"
"This difficult idea seems to evade her"
"The event evades explanation"
BurkUnited States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)
BurkeUnited States frontierswoman and legendary figure of the Wild West noted for her marksmanship (1852-1903)
Bushwhackwait in hiding to attack
Bypassa road that takes traffic around the edge of a town

View all cognitive synonyms for Shirk

Anagrams

There are 1 anagrams from shirk.

Anagram Definition
Shirkavoid dealing with
"She shirks her duties"

View English words with the unique letters used in shirk. Words With The Letters Hikrs

Hypernyms

Shirk has 1 hypernyms.

Word Definition
Avoidstay clear from
keep away from
keep out of the way of someone or something
"Her former friends now avoid her"

Names With The Word "Shirk"

2 names are spelled with shirk.

NameMaleFemale
ShishirkumarYesNo
ShishirkanaNoYes

The word games Words With Friends, 4pics1Word, Word Chums, and Jumble which is by far one of the most successful of the word games. Jumble was created in 1954 - below, you will find the most unscrambled letters for each descramble word game that others have solved or decoded to make the word shirk.

Is shirk a scrabble word or can you use shirk in Words With Friends? The probability of getting this word in scrabble is 1 out of every 174277 games and in Words With Friends it's 1 out of every 95794 games. This 5 letter 12 point scrabble word can be rearranged 120 ways. What other words can be made with the letters h, i, k, r, and s? There's 24 with 7 letters or less with the letters h, i, k, r, and s. Here is a list of 24 to try to get you more points.

WordScrabbleWords With FriendsWord Chums4Pics1WordJumble
Shrike (6 letters) 13 +1 12 +1 shirke
Whisker (7 letters) 17 +5 16 +5 whisker
Ricksha (7 letters) 16 +4 16 +5 ricksha
Turkish (7 letters) 14 +2 14 +3 turkish
Kurdish (7 letters) 15 +3 15 +4 kurdish
Shriek (6 letters) 13 +1 12 +1 shirke
Kirsch (6 letters) 15 +3 15 +4 kirsch
Kishar (6 letters) 13 +1 12 +1 kishar
Shirker (7 letters) 14 +2 13 +2 ehikrrs
Khesari (7 letters) 14 +2 13 +2 khesari
Shirk (5 letters) 12 11 shirk
Skreigh (7 letters) 15 +3 15 +4 skreigh
Darkish (7 letters) 15 +3 14 +3 darkish
Rakish (6 letters) 13 +1 12 +1 kishar
Shrieky (7 letters) 17 +5 15 +4 shrieky
Shikker (7 letters) 18 +6 17 +6 ehikkrs
Shikar (6 letters) 13 +1 12 +1 kishar
Shikari (7 letters) 14 +2 13 +2 shikari
Bashkir (7 letters) 16 +4 16 +5 abhikrs
Shirke (6 letters) 13 +1 12 +1 shirke
Shakira (7 letters) 14 +2 13 +2 iahkasr
Sharika (7 letters) 14 +2 13 +2 iahkasr
Ishrak (6 letters) 13 +1 12 +1 kishar
Shikra (6 letters) 13 +1 12 +1 kishar





     

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