baulks
Stops short suddenly
Baulks is the British spelling of balks.
To balk is to stop short and refuse to proceed, like a horse that won't jump a fence: The committee baulked at the proposal's cost.
In baseball, a balk is an illegal motion by a pitcher.
As a noun, a baulk is also a heavy timber beam—a sense more common in British usage.
Declines to accept
- resistsActively withstands force
- hesitatesShows momentary indecision
- recoilsDraws back suddenly
- demursExpresses hesitation or objection
shrinks · flinches · shies · reluctance · unwillingness · objection · protest · stops
Stuffed fabric for comfort
- tableHorizontal furniture surface
- cueTrigger for action
- snookerCue sport with reds
- baizeWoolen table covering
break · spot · pocket · chalk · line · area · opening · safety
refuses
Declines to accept
demurs · shrinks · flinches · shies · reluctance · unwillingness · objection · protest · stops · halts
cushion
Stuffed fabric for comfort
baize · break · spot · pocket · chalk · line · area · opening · safety · position
beams
Rays or supports
lumber · crossbeams · supports · framing · planks · wooden · structural · roofing · carpentry · hewn
ridges
Narrow elevated formations
missed · land · field · soil · tillage · plowing · cultivation · rows · earth · farming
baulkscomplies
Follows a directive
embraces · accepts · agrees · acquiesces · welcomes
baulksproceeds
Revenue from a transaction
advances · continues · presses on · forges ahead · pushes forward