different between zerk vs erk

English

Etymology

After Austrian-born American inventor Oscar U. Zerk.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /z?k/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /z??k/
• Rhymes: -??(?)k

Noun

zerk (plural zerks)

1. A grease nipple.
   • 2005, Roger Welsch, From Tinkering to Torquing, page 99,

     The moral is, if you don't keep grease in those zerks, you're going to be replacing some expensive parts. To grease through a zerk, you simply push the business end of a grease gun onto the zerk—it will pop right on with a little pressure—and work the handle until a bit of grease can be seen oozing out of the joint you are lubricating.

   • 2007, Jim Allen, Jeep 4X4 Performance Handbook, page 97,

     A lot depends on which type of greaseable U-joint we are talking about. There are two basic types, those that have a zerk fitting at the center of the cross and those that are drilled but have the zerk in the cap. A tiny hole drilled down the center of a U-joint has no effect on strength but a zerk at the cross does.

   • 2014, Tim Gilles, Automotive Service: Inspection, Maintenance, Repair, 5th Edition, page 206,

     Figure 14.12 Wipe off the end of a zerk fitting before attaching the grease gun.

Anagrams

• Rezk

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s?erk/

Pronoun

zerk

1. ergative indefinite of zer; what

Usage notes

See nork.

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch sarc, serc, from Vulgar Latin *sarcus, from Latin sarcophagus, from Ancient Greek ?????????? (sarkophágos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /z?rk/
• Hyphenation: zerk
• Rhymes: -?rk

Noun

zerk m (plural zerken, diminutive zerkje n)

1. gravestone, headstone

Synonyms

• grafsteen

Derived terms

• grafzerk

References

Northern Kurdish

Alternative forms

• zerik

Noun

zerk f

1. yolk

See also

• zerde f
• zerdik f
• zere f
• zerik f

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -??(r)k

Etymology 1

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Noun

erk (plural erks)

1. (Britain, slang) a member of the groundcrew in the RAF.
   • 2004, Andrea Levy, Small Island, London: Review, Chapter Nine, p. 345,^[1]

     But I wasn’t accepted for flying duty—eyesight failed me. Neither was Frank, which, I’m ashamed to say, I found a relief. We were both channelled as aircrafthands, known to everyone as erks.

Etymology 2

Interjection

erk

1. Expressing trepidation; eek.

Anagrams

• Ker, RKE, ker-

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *herkkä. Cognate to Finnish herkkä (“delicate, sensitive”), Livonian erk (“lively”), and Votic herkka (“gentle”). See also ere.

Adjective

erk (genitive ergu, partitive erku) orerk (genitive erga, partitive erka)

1. lively, energetic, vivacious
2. snappy, alert, sharp, ready to react
3. bright, vivid, intense

Declension

Turkish

Etymology

From ermek ("to reach")

Noun

erk (definite accusative erki, plural erkler)

1. ability to have a say in (power to influence)

Declension

Derived terms

• erke
• erkek

Uzbek

Noun

erk (plural erklar)

1. freedom; liberty