| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| skaith | noun | See Scatch. |
| skated | imp. & past participle | of Skate |
| skater | noun | One who skates., Any one of numerous species of hemipterous insects belonging to Gerris, Pyrrhocoris, Prostemma, and allied genera. They have long legs, and run rapidly over the surface of the water, as if skating. |
| skatol | noun | A constituent of human faeces formed in the small intestines as a product of the putrefaction of albuminous matter. It is also found in reduced indigo. Chemically it is methyl indol, C9H9N. |
| skeine | noun | See Skean. |
| skelet | noun | A skeleton. See Scelet. |
| skelly | verb i. | To squint., A squint. |
| skerry | noun | A rocky isle; an insulated rock. |
| sketch | noun | An outline or general delineation of anything; a first rough or incomplete draught or plan of any design; especially, in the fine arts, such a representation of an object or scene as serves the artist’s purpose by recording its chief features; also, a preliminary study for an original work., To draw the outline or chief features of; to make a rought of., To plan or describe by giving the principal points or ideas of., To make sketches, as of landscapes. |
| skewed | imp. & past participle | of Skew |
| skewer | noun | A pin of wood or metal for fastening meat to a spit, or for keeping it in form while roasting., To fasten with skewers. |
| skilts | noun pl. | A kind of large, coarse, short trousers formerly worn. |
| skilty | noun | The water rail. |
| skinch | verb t. & i. | To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving. |
| skinny | adjective | Consisting, or chiefly consisting, of skin; wanting flesh. |
| skitty | noun | A rail; as, the water rail (called also skitty cock, and skitty coot); the spotted crake (Porzana maruetta), and the moor hen. |
| skiver | noun | An inferior quality of leather, made of split sheepskin, tanned by immersion in sumac, and dyed. It is used for hat linings, pocketbooks, bookbinding, etc., The cutting tool or machine used in splitting leather or skins, as sheepskins. |
| sklere | verb t. | To shelter; to cover. |
| skonce | noun | See Sconce. |
| skreen | noun & verb | See Screen. |
| skrike | verb i. & t. | To shriek., The missel thrush. |
| skrimp | verb t. | See Scrimp. |
| skrite | noun | The skrike. |
| skurry | noun & verb | See Scurry. |
| skying | present participle & vb. noun | of Sky |
| skyish | adjective | Like the sky, or approaching the sky; lofty; ethereal. |