5 letter word starting with ske

Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words
skean noun A knife or short dagger, esp. that in use among the Highlanders of Scotland. [Variously spelt.]
skeed noun See Skid.
skeel noun A shallow wooden vessel for holding milk or cream.
skeet noun A scoop with a long handle, used to wash the sides of a vessel, and formerly to wet the sails or deck.
skein noun A quantity of yarn, thread, or the like, put up together, after it is taken from the reel, — usually tied in a sort of knot., A metallic strengthening band or thimble on the wooden arm of an axle., A flight of wild fowl (wild geese or the like).
skelp noun A blow; a smart stroke., A squall; also, a heavy fall of rain., To strike; to slap., A wrought-iron plate from which a gun barrel or pipe is made by bending and welding the edges together, and drawing the thick tube thus formed.
skene noun See Skean.