Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "silk" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

burlap cotton rough satin wool

Typical Location

asia china chinatown expensive clothing fabric garments japan mulberry tree nightgown parachutes shirt tie woman's closet

Capable Of

dyed brilliant and vibrant colors feel sexy feel soft

Dbpedia Language

italian language

Derived Terms

Sri Lankan tussar silk moth ahimsa silk cactus silk corn silk cornsilk crow-silk desilk fart through silk floss silk floss-silk flox silk glass silk golden silk orb-weaver hit the silk make a silk purse of a sow's ear nonsilk oiled silk peace silk raw silk sabra silk sea silk silk elevator silk moss silk oak silk paper silk press silk screen effect silk serge silk shag silk tree silk-cotton tree silk-oak silk-screen printing silk-stocking silken silker silkette silkgrass silkgrower silkgrowing silkless silklike silkman silkmoth silkness silkscreen silkstone silktail silktassel silkware silkwear silkweaver silkweaving silkweed silkwoman silkwork silkworks silkworm silky smooth as silk soft as silk take silk widow's silk you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear

Distinct From

cotton lace

Etymologically Related To

seres

Context

circus arts horse racing

Has Property

organic soft

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

animal fiber animal fibre cloth fabric material textile

Type Of (IsA)

animal fiber animal protein fiber book excretment from worms expensive fabric fabric natural fabric natural fiber natural material organic fiber protein translucence type fabric

Receives Action

dyed formed into threads had from silkworms made from bugs spun into thread stained by ink used in textiles

Related Terms

sericin

Related Terms

arthropod asia asia fabric asia worms behinds blouse bottoms by worms caterpillar caterpillar thread china china origin chinese chinese cloth chinese worms cloth cloth material cloth worm clothes clothes material clothing clothing material clothing thread cocoon cocoons cotton cotton material cream dress dresses drink east elegant elegant fabric excrement excreted exotic expense expensive expensive cloth expensive clothes expensive fabric expensive material expensive soft expensive thread fabric fabric type fabrics fancy fancy cloth fancy fabric fancy material feel female fiber filiform fine fine cloth fine fabric fine material finery flower for cloth french french pie from china from cocoon from east from silkworm from spider from spiders from worm from worms hair insect insect thread japanese japanese cloth japanese finery japanese material jockey kimono kimono material kimonos light light fabric like like satin like thread look luxurious luxurious fabric luxurious material luxury luxury fabric luxury material made made by made worms maize make make scarfs maker making making dresses material material type milky milky fabric moths natural natural fabric nice nice blouse nonsense nylon oriental oriental cloth oriental fabric oriental material oriental textile origin pajamas pie poop posh posh clothes pretty pricey pricey fabric produce produced produced worms produces product rich rich exotic road satin satin like satin material satiny satiny fabric satiny material scarfs scarves sericin sheen shimmery shimmery fabric shiny shiny expense shiny fabric shiny look shiny material shiny surface shirt silkworm skin sleek sleek fabric slick slick fabric slinky smooth smooth as smooth cloth smooth fabric smooth feel smooth material smooth shiny smooth texture smoothness so soft soft soft as soft cloth soft expensive soft fabric soft feel soft luxurious soft material soft shirt soft slinky soft texture soft touch softness something shiny spider spider excrement spider thread spider web spiders spiderweb spiderweb material spiderwebs spinning spun spun spiders spun worms stockings strands style super super soft surface textile textiles texture thailand thin thin cloth thin fabric thin texture thin thread thread thread like threads ties touch treads type type material type worm underwear velvet very very sleek very soft web work work cloth work material worm worm behinds worm cloth worm excrement worm fabric worm fiber worm made worm maker worm material worm poop worm produce worm produces worm product worm spinning worm thread worm threads worm type worm web worm wrapping worms worms bottoms worms cocoons worms made worms make worms making worms spun wormy wormy thread woven wrapping

Used For

bed sheets bedsheets boxers clothing clothing items fingernails hosiery for women make dress making boxer shorts making pajamas making sheets making shirts material for clothing men's ties nighties sew pillow shirts slips weave into cloth women's dresses

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.