baulk
Stop short, unwilling
Baulk is the British spelling of balk.
To baulk is to hesitate or refuse to proceed: The horse baulked at the fence.
People baulk at prices, proposals, or demands they find unreasonable.
In snooker and billiards, the baulk is a marked area at one end of the table from which play begins.
Trigger for action
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- cushionStuffed fabric for comfort
- breakInterrupt continuity
- spotMark or location
line · area · snooker · pool · chalk · rack · pocket · baize
Pause in uncertainty
- resistOppose or refuse compliance
- refuseReject or garbage
- recoilBackward force from discharge
- shyReserved and retiring
demur · jib · flinch · stop short · dig in · hold back · unwilling · reluctant
Barrier to progress
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
- stumbling blockObstacle causing difficulty
setback · check · thwart · frustrate · foil · block · impede · hinder
Domesticated riding animal
- jumpPropel oneself airborne
- fenceBoundary structure between properties
- riderOne who mounts transport
- refusalAct of declining
stop · hurdle · showjumping · eventing · steeplechase · approach · takeoff · obstacle
Structural support member
- rafterSloped roof support
- joistHorizontal structural beam
- lumberSawn wood for building
- plankFlat timber piece
squared · rough-hewn · construction · structural · wood · sawn · log · hewn
cue
Trigger for action
spot · line · area · snooker · pool · chalk · rack · pocket · baize · frame
hesitate
Pause in uncertainty
shy · demur · jib · flinch · stop short · dig in · hold back · unwilling · reluctant · obstinate
hindrance
Barrier to progress
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- barrierObstruction preventing passage
- obstructionSomething blocking the way
stumbling block · setback · check · thwart · frustrate · foil · block · impede · hinder · prevent
horse
Domesticated riding animal
refusal · stop · hurdle · showjumping · eventing · steeplechase · approach · takeoff · obstacle · course
beam
Structural support member
plank · squared · rough-hewn · construction · structural · wood · sawn · log · hewn · girder
pitcher
Pouring vessel or hurler
motion · deceptive · umpire · call · violation · baserunner · advance · rule · penalty · fake
- Snookersnooker, cue, cue ball, pot, pocket
- archaeologyexcavation, dig site, archaeologist, dig, archaeological digs