Definition of SOOK

sook

Plural: sooks

Verb

  • Alternative spelling of suck.
  • simple past of seek

Noun

  • An open-air marketplace in North Africa or the Middle East.
  • Familiar name for a calf.
  • Familiar name for a cow.
  • A poddy calf.
  • A crybaby, a complainer, a whinger; a shy or timid person, a wimp; a coward.
  • A sulk or complaint; an act of sulking.
  • Alternative spelling of souq (“Arab market”).
  • A mature female Chesapeake Bay blue crab (Callinectes sapidus).

Intj

  • A call for calves.
  • A call for cattle.
  • A call for cattle or sheep.

Examples

  • He navigated the sook of available letters, searching for a prime bargain.
  • I was so upset that I went home and had a sook about it.

Origin / Etymology

English from the 14th century, Scottish from the 19th century. From Old English sūcan (“to suck”). See suck.

Synonyms

scaredy-cat, sissy, sook cow, sookie, sookow, sooky, suck, suck cow, sucky, sukey, sukow

Scrabble Score: 8

sook: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
sook: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sook: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

sook: valid Words With Friends Word