skyscape - n. 1 a picture chiefly representing the sky. 2 a view of the sky. ...

skeleton - n. 1 a a hard internal or external framework of bones, cartilage, shell, woody fibre,...

skolastik - adj. & n. 1 of or concerning universities, schools, education, teachers, etc. 2...

skimpy - adj. (skimpier, skimpiest) meagre; not ample or sufficient. skimpily adv. skimpiness...

skull - orig. unkn.]...

skinner - n. 1 a person who skins animals or prepares skins. 2 a dealer ...

skimy - adj. (skimpier, skimpiest) meagre; not ample or sufficient. skimpily adv. skimpiness...

skimmer - n. 1 a device for skimming liquids. 2 a person who skims. 3 a flat hat, esp. a broad-brimmed...

skylark - (v.) with pun on LARK(2)]...

skeuomorph - n. 1 an object or feature copying the design of a similar artefact in another material....

skunk - n. & v. 1 a any of various cat-sized flesh-eating mammals of the family Mustelidae,...

skien - n. hist. a Gaelic dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland. skean-dhu n. a...

skylin - n. the outline of hills, buildings, etc., defined against the sky; the visible horizon....

skittle - orig. unkn.]...

skiff - n. a light rowing-boat or sculling-boat. [F esquif f. It. schifo, rel. to SHIP]...

skerrick - n. (usu. with neg.) US & Austral. colloq. the smallest bit (not a skerrick left)....

skinny - adj. (skinnier, skinniest) 1 thin or emaciated. 2 (of clothing )...

skink - n. any small lizard of the family Scincidae. [F scinc or L scincus f. Gk skigkos]...

skirt - see SHIRT]...

skan - n. hist. a Gaelic dagger formerly used in Ireland and Scotland. skean-dhu n. a...

skin - n. & v. 1 the flexible continuous covering of a human or other animal body. 2 a...

skorastic - adj. & n. 1 of or concerning universities, schools, education, teachers, etc. 2...

skepsis - US var. of SCEPSIS. ...

skeen - n. 1 a loosely-coiled bundle of yarn or thread. 2 a flock of wild geese etc. in...

skiamachy - var. of SCIAMACHY. ...

skateboard - n. & v. a short narrow board on roller-skate wheels for riding on while standing....

skeet - n. a shooting sport in which a clay target is thrown...

sken - v. & n. (skimmed, skimming) 1 tr. a take scum or cream or a floating ...

skylite - n. the outline of hills, buildings, etc., defined against the sky; the visible horizon....

skyjack - v. & n. sl. tr. hijack (an aircraft). an act of skyjacking. skyjacker n. [SKY...

skimpi - adj. (skimpier, skimpiest) meagre; not ample or sufficient. skimpily adv. skimpiness...

skill - n. (often foll. by in) expertness, practised ability ,...