Home › Words › B › bullhookbullhookbullhook means an ankus.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, bullhook ranks #31,123 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom bull + hook.nounAn ankus.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ankus 80% match — The hooked goad that is used in India to control elephants. vs bullhook →bullwhip 58% match — A whip made from plaited leather, often with a knotted end, for use with livestock. vs bullhook →chabuk 57% match — A long whip formerly used as an instrument of punishment in India and parts of the Middle East. vs bullhook →boothook 57% match — A hook with a handle, used for pulling on boots. vs bullhook →sheephook 56% match — crook, a staff used by shepherds vs bullhook →elkhorn 56% match — The horn of an elk. vs bullhook →changkul 55% match — A kind of hoe (digging implement). vs bullhook →boathook 55% match — A hook attached to a pole used for pulling or pushing boats, rafts, logs or other objects to or from the side of a boat. vs bullhook →