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murk

noun \ˈmərk\

: darkness or fog that is hard to see through; also : dark or dirty water

Full Definition of MURK

:  gloom, darkness; also :  fog
— murk adjective, archaic
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Origin of MURK

Middle English mirke, probably from Old Norse myrkr darkness; akin to Old English mirce gloom
First Known Use: before 12th century

Related to MURK

Synonyms
black, blackness, candlelight, darkness, dusk, gloaming, gloom, dark, night, semidarkness, shade, shadows, twilight, umbra
Antonyms
blaze, brightness, brilliance, day, daylight, glare, glow, light, lightness

Rhymes with MURK

burke, Burke, chirk, cirque, clerk, dirk, irk, jerk, kirk, lurk, perk, quirk, shirk, smirk, stirk, Turk, work, yerk, zerk
MURK Defined for Kids

murk

noun \ˈmərk\

Definition of MURK for Kids

:  darkness or fog that is hard to see through

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