Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
skedaddling |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Skedaddle |
skeletology |
noun |
That part of anatomy which treats of the skeleton; also, a treatise on the skeleton. |
skeletonize |
verb t. |
To prepare a skeleton of; also, to reduce, as a leaf, to its skeleton. |
sketchiness |
noun |
The quality or state of being sketchy; lack of finish; incompleteness. |
skilligalee |
noun |
A kind of thin, weak broth or oatmeal porridge, served out to prisoners and paupers in England; also, a drink made of oatmeal, sugar, and water, sometimes used in the English navy or army. |
skimmington |
noun |
A word employed in the phrase, To ride Skimmington; that is to ride on a horse with a woman, but behind her, facing backward, carrying a distaff, and accompanied by a procession of jeering neighbors making mock music; a cavalcade in ridicule of a henpecked man. The custom was in vogue in parts of England. |
skirmishing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Skirmish |
skittle-dog |
noun |
The piked dogfish. |