Skiving (n.) The act of paring or splitting leather or skins.
Skiving (n.) A piece made in paring or splitting leather; specifically, the part from the inner, or flesh, side.
Sklayre (n.) A vell.
Sklere (v. t.) To shelter; to cover.
Skolecite (n.) Alt. of Skolezite
Skolezite (n.) See Scolecite.
Skonce (n.) See Sconce.
Scopster (n.) The saury.
Skorodite (n.) See Scorodite.
Skout (n.) A guillemot.
Skowitz (n.) The silver salmon.
Skreen (n. & v.) See Screen.
Skrike (v. i. & t.) To shriek.
Skrike (n.) The missel thrush.
Skrimmage (n.) See Scrimmage.
Skrimp (v. t.) See Scrimp.
Skringe (v. i.) See Scringe.
Skrite (n.) The skrike.
Skua (n.) Any jager gull; especially, the Megalestris skua; -- called also boatswain.
Skue (a. & n.) See Skew.
Skulked (imp. & p. p.) of Skulk
Skulking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Skulk
Skulk (v. i.) To hide, or get out of the way, in a sneaking manner; to lie close, or to move in a furtive way; to lurk.
Skulk (n.) A number of foxes together.
Skulk (n.) Alt. of Skulker
Skulker (n.) One who, or that which, skulks.
Skulkingly (adv.) In a skulking manner.
Skull (n.) A school, company, or shoal.
Skull (n.) The skeleton of the head of a vertebrate animal, including the brain case, or cranium, and the bones and cartilages of the face and mouth. See Illusts. of Carnivora, of Facial angles under Facial, and of Skeleton, in Appendix.
Skull (n.) The head or brain; the seat of intelligence; mind.
Skull (n.) A covering for the head; a skullcap.
Skull (n.) A sort of oar. See Scull.
Skullcap (n.) A cap which fits the head closely; also, formerly, a headpiece of iron sewed inside of a cap for protection.
Skullcap (n.) Any plant of the labiate genus Scutellaria, the calyx of whose flower appears, when inverted, like a helmet with the visor raised.
Skullcap (n.) The Lophiomys.
Skullfish (n.) A whaler's name for a whale more than two years old.
Skulpin (n.) See Sculpin.
Skun (n. & v.) See Scum.
Skunk (n.) Any one of several species of American musteline carnivores of the genus Mephitis and allied genera. They have two glands near the anus, secreting an extremely fetid liquid, which the animal ejects at pleasure as a means of defense.
Skunk (v. t.) In games of chance and skill: To defeat (an opponent) (as in cards) so that he fails to gain a point, or (in checkers) to get a king.
Skunkball (n.) The surf duck.
Skunkhead (n.) The surf duck.
Skunkhead (n.) A duck (Camptolaimus Labradorus) which formerly inhabited the Atlantic coast of New England. It is now supposed to be extinct. Called also Labrador duck, and pied duck.
Skunkish (a.) Like the skunk, especially in odor.
Skunktop (n.) The surf duck.
Skunkweed (n.) Skunk cabbage.
Skurry (n. & v.) See Scurry.
Skute (n.) A boat; a small vessel.
Skutterudite (n.) A mineral of a bright metallic luster and tin-white to pale lead-gray color. It consists of arsenic and cobalt.
Skies (pl. ) of Sky
Sky (n.) A cloud.
Sky (n.) Hence, a shadow.
Sky (n.) The apparent arch, or vault, of heaven, which in a clear day is of a blue color; the heavens; the firmament; -- sometimes in the plural.
Sky (n.) The wheather; the climate.
Skied (imp. & p. p.) of Sky
Skyed () of Sky
Skying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sky
Sky (v. t.) To hang (a picture on exhibition) near the top of a wall, where it can not be well seen.
Sky (v. t.) To throw towards the sky; as, to sky a ball at cricket.
Sky-blue (a.) Having the blue color of the sky; azure; as, a sky-blue stone.
Skyed (a.) Surrounded by sky.
Skye terrier () See Terrier.
Skyey (a.) Like the sky; ethereal; being in the sky.
Sky-high (adv. & a.) Very high.
Skyish (a.) Like the sky, or approaching the sky; lofty; ethereal.
Skylark (n.) A lark that mounts and sings as it files, especially the common species (Alauda arvensis) found in Europe and in some parts of Asia, and celebrated for its melodious song; -- called also sky laverock. See under Lark.
Skylarking (n.) The act of running about the rigging of a vessel in sport; hence, frolicking; scuffing; sporting; carousing.
Skylight (n.) A window placed in the roof of a building, in the ceiling of a room, or in the deck of a ship, for the admission of light from above.
Skyrocket (n.) A rocket that ascends high and burns as it flies; a species of fireworks.
Skysail (n.) The sail set next above the royal. See Illust. under Sail.
Skyward (a. & adv.) Toward the sky.
Slab (n.) A thin piece of anything, especially of marble or other stone, having plane surfaces.
Slab (n.) An outside piece taken from a log or timber in sawing it into boards, planks, etc.
Slab (n.) The wryneck.
Slab (n.) The slack part of a sail.
Slab (a.) Thick; viscous.
Slab (n.) That which is slimy or viscous; moist earth; mud; also, a puddle.
Slabbered (imp. & p. p.) of Slabber
Slabbering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Slabber
Slabber (v. i.) To let saliva or some liquid fall from the mouth carelessly, like a child or an idiot; to drivel; to drool.
Slabber (v. t.) To wet and foul spittle, or as if with spittle.
Slabber (v. t.) To spill liquid upon; to smear carelessly; to spill, as liquid foed or drink, in careless eating or drinking.
Slabber (n.) Spittle; saliva; slaver.
Slabber (n.) A saw for cutting slabs from logs.
Slabber (n.) A slabbing machine.
Slabberer (n.) One who slabbers, or drools; hence, an idiot.
Slabbery (a.) Like, or covered with, slabber or slab; slippery; sloppy.
Slabbiness (n.) Quality of being slabby.
Slabbing (a.) Adapted for forming slabs, or for dressing flat surfaces.
Slabby (a.) Thick; viscous.
Slabby (a.) Sloppy; slimy; miry. See Sloppy.
Slab-sided (a.) Having flat sides; hence, tall, or long and lank.
Slack (n.) Small coal; also, coal dust; culm.
Slack (n.) A valley, or small, shallow dell.
Slack (superl.) Lax; not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as, a slack rope.
Slack (superl.) Weak; not holding fast; as, a slack hand.
Slack (superl.) Remiss; backward; not using due diligence or care; not earnest or eager; as, slack in duty or service.
Slack (superl.) Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as, business is slack.
Slack (adv.) Slackly; as, slack dried hops.
Slack (n.) The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it; as, the slack of a rope or of a sail.