Gawk

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An awkward, loutish person; an oaf.
  • verb-intransitive. To stare or gape stupidly. See Synonyms at gaze.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a cuckoo
  • n. a fool
  • n. a simpleton, stupid or clumsy person.
  • v. To stare or gape stupidly
  • v. To stare conspicuously.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A cuckoo.
  • n. A simpleton; a booby; a gawky.
  • verb-intransitive. To act like a gawky.
  • verb-intransitive. To stare with empty-minded fascination; to stare stupidly; to gape; -- usually used with at.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A cuckoo. [Scotch and North. Eng.] — 2. A stupid, awkward fellow; a fool; a simpleton; a booby. Also gawky.
  • Foolish.
  • To act like a gawk; go about awkwardly; look like a fool.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. an awkward stupid person
  • v. look with amazement; look stupidly
  • Verb Form
    gawked    gawking    gawks   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    clumsy person    look   
    Cross Reference
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cuckoo    simpleton    booby    gawky    gape    clown    jay    calf    sight   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Maroc    Salk    Sauk    balk    calk    caulk    chalk    crosstalk    falk    hawk   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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