Words that rhyme with -oke

Something is soaked if it is completely wet. Many foods require soaking before they can be cooked, or they will be hard in the middle even after they are cooked. Dried pulses like lentils and beans often need to be soaked overnight. The larger the bean the longer it will need soaking for.

Spokes are the thin parts of a wheel that connect the center of the wheel to the edges. Not all wheels have spokes, some are solid. Almost all kinds of bicycle wheels have spokes. Spoked wheels are lighter than solid wheels.

You stroke something when you run your hand along it firmly in one direction. If you move it around in lots of different directions, you would be rubbing instead.

The yolk of an egg is the yellow part inside the egg. The clear or yellowy-white part is called the white of the egg. It goes white when you cook it, and the yolk stays yellow but goes crumbly.