Standard Lemma guide

caulking

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: K AO1 K IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A sealing material used to seal joints between heterogeneous materials in many kinds of construction and manufacture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Examples

  • Oakum was used for the caulking of the hulls of wooden ships.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

An act/process of sealing using this material.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

present participle and gerund of caulk

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: caulk

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: sealant, sealer

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: calafatament — sealing material
  • Czech: tmel — sealing material
  • Danish: kalfatring — sealing material
  • Dutch: kit — sealing material
  • Finnish: rive (oakum) — sealing material
  • Finnish: kitti — sealing material
  • Finnish: tiiviste — sealing material
  • Finnish: tilke — sealing material
  • Greek: διάναξη (diánaxi) — sealing material
  • Ingrian: takku — sealing material
  • Italian: stoppa — sealing material
  • Italian: stoppa catramata — sealing material
  • Italian: stoppa da calafato — sealing material
  • Māori: herepuru — sealing material
  • Polish: szczeliwo — sealing material
  • Serbo-Croatian: brtvilo — sealing material
  • Spanish: calafateante — sealing material
  • Spanish: masilla — sealing material
  • Spanish: impermeabilizante — sealing material
  • Spanish: hidrófugo — sealing material
  • Spanish: fragua — sealing material
  • Catalan: calafatament — sealing process
  • Czech: tmelení — sealing process
  • Polish: uszczelnianie — sealing process