Definitions
Sorry, no definitions found. You may find more data at gilks.
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Gilks.
Examples
-
At the beginning of this very term Gilks had been one of the noisiest and liveliest fellows in Willoughby.
The Willoughby Captains Talbot Baines Reed 1872
-
"Gilks," pursued he, "expressed deep contrition for what he had done, and wished, when leaving, that the school should know of his shame and sorrow.
The Willoughby Captains Talbot Baines Reed 1872
-
The decisive moment came midway through the second half, Bryson pouncing after the Blackpool goalkeeper, Matt Gilks, failed to push Steven Davies' free-kick to safety.
Paul Taylor gives Peterborough a point away to Millwall 2011
-
Patrick Kisnorbo, starting in place of the injured Darren O'Dea, reacted quickest in a crowded penalty area but was thwarted first by Gilks and then the centre-back Craig Cathcart.
-
N'Zogbia's measured delivery had already enabled the impressive Hugo Rodallega to dispatch the opening goal through the legs of the goalkeeper Matthew Gilks when Ian Evatt attempted to subdue him with a two-feet-off-the-ground challenge from behind for which Blackpool's centre-half can count himself fortunate to have merely received a yellow card.
Wigan focused as Charles N'Zogbia sends Blackpool into relegation zone 2011
-
David Vaughan, Stephen Crainey and Matt Gilks are three who are likely to depart Bloomfield Road if Blackpool do get relegated after finding the taste of Premier League football to their liking, but Holloway is hoping that survival will tempt his out-of-contract performers to stay and ride the Blackpool rollercoaster a little longer.
-
Gilks rushed from his line to avert danger when Adam Clayton burst through the Seasiders' defence, and top scorer Ross McCormack had a shot blocked, with optimistic penalty shouts falling on deaf ears.
-
Leeds had the game's first opening when the Blackpool goalkeeper Matt Gilks failed to hold a Robert Snodgrass free-kick from deep on the right flank.
-
The threat was quelled, Blackpool rediscovered their own potency on the counter-attack and not until Matthew Gilks saved from Sotirios Kyrgiakos in the 93rd minute were the Seasiders seriously troubled again.
Blackpool deserve more praise after media focus on burying Liverpool Andy Hunter 2010
-
Wednesday's attempts to get back on term were mostly limited to set pieces and it took an excellent save from Matthew Gilks to keep out a Jones header from a corner on half an hour.
Sheffield Wednesday 0-3 Blackpool | FA Cup fourth-round match report 2012
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.