Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z skeely Skilful. Skeen A surname. Skeena A river in British Columbia. Skeenas A subrange of the Interior Mountains of northern British Columbia, Canada, essentially flanking the upper basin of the Skeena River. skees A surname. skeet A form of trapshooting using clay targets to simulate birds in flight. Skeete A surname. skeeter A mosquito. skeeto A mosquito. skeeve To disgust or disturb. skeeved Disgusted; repulsed; creeped out. skeevies (the skeevies) A feeling of nausea or fear skeeviness The characteristic or state of being skeevy; distastefulness. skeevy Disgusting or distasteful. skeeze A sleazy or sexually promiscuous person. skeezer A woman of lax morals. skeezicks A rascal, rogue. skeeziness The quality of being skeezy. skeezy Despicable, tasteless. Skeffington A village and civil parish of Harborough district, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SK739025). skeg A fin-like structure to the rear of the keel of a vessel that supports the rudder and protects a propeller. Skegby A village in Ashfield district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK4961). skegger A parr; a young salmon. skeggers Skegness Skeggy Skegness. Skegness A town and civil parish with a town council in East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire, on the east coast of England (OS grid ref TF5663). Skehan A surname from Irish. skeiling A straight sloped part of a ceiling, such as on the underside of a pitched roof. skein A quantity of thread, yarn, etc., wound on a reel then removed and loosely knotted into an oblong shape; a skein of cotton is formed by eighty turns of thread around a reel with a fifty-four inch diameter. skeiner A frame used for winding a skein. skeining The winding of thread on a rotating reel in a reciprocating manner so as to form a skein of uniform thickness. skeinlike Having characteristics of a skein. Skelcey A surname. skelder A vagrant or cheat. skelehon A non-passing trans woman who is extremely thin. skelet A skeleton. skeletal Shorthand for skeletal diagram (a black-and-white drawing of a [usually extinct] animal’s skeleton to be used as a reference for paleoart) skeletalism The process of making something skeletal, or reducing it to the barest form. skeletality The quality of being skeletal. skeletalization The process of making something skeletal, or reducing it to the barest form. skeletalize To reduce to a bare or skeletal form. skeletally Pertaining to the skeleton. skeletochronological Relating to skeletochronology skeletochronologically In a skeletochronological manner skeletochronology The estimation of the age of skeletal remains by observation of growth rings in bones skeletodental skeletal and dental skeletofusimotor skeletal and fusimotor skeletogenesis The process of skeleton formation skeletogenetic Forming the skeleton. skeletogenic Forming the skeleton. skeletogenous Forming or producing parts of the skeleton. skeletogeny skeletogenesis skeletography The scientific description of the skeleton. skeletoid A structure that captures the essential topological information of a space. skeletoidal Synonym of skeletoid. skeletology osteology; The branch of anatomy that deals with the skeleton. skeletomotor Relating to the skeleton and to motor activity. skeletomuscular Relating to the skeleton and muscles. skeletomusculature The physical structure of skeleton and muscles. skeleton The system that provides support to an organism, where in vertebrates it is internal and consists of bones and cartilage, and external in some other animals. skeletoneer Someone who competes in the skeleton event. skeletonic Like a skeleton. skeletonization The act or process of skeletonizing. skeletonize To reduce to a skeleton. skeletonized Reduced to a skeleton. skeletonizer Any of various moths whose larvae eat the parenchyma of leaves, leaving only the skeleton (the veins) behind. skeletonless That lacks a skeleton skeletonlike Like a skeleton. skeletonry A skeletal state or condition. skeletons Shameful secrets (pluralia tantum; shortened from skeletons in the cupboard or skeletons in the closet). skeletonweed Rush skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea), native to parts of Europe, Asia, and North Africa, but considered an invasive plant. skeletony Resembling or characteristic of a skeleton; skeletal. skell a homeless person, especially one who sleeps in the New York subway. skeller to warp; to bend; to twist Skelley A surname. Skellingthorpe A village and civil parish in North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK9271). skellington A skeleton. skelloch To cry out with a shrill voice. Skellow A large village in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE5310). skellum A scoundrel. skelly A squint. Skellytown A town in Carson County, Texas, United States. Skelmanthorpe A large village in Denby Dale parish, Kirklees borough, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2310). Skelmersdale A town in West Lancashire district, Lancashire, England. skelp To beat or slap with the hand. skelper Something large for its kind; a whopper. skelping large; whopping skelter A gravity-based device used to store and rotate round food and drink in a first-in-first-out manner. Skelton A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY4335). Skeltonian Relating to John Skelton (c.1460–1529), English poet. Skeltonic Employing or relating to Skeltonics. Skeltonics The irregular poetic meter used by John Skelton (c.1460–1529), English poet. Skelwith A civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in South Lakeland district. sken to squint Skenandore A surname from Oneida. skene An element of ancient Greek theater: the structure at the back of the stage. skeneid Any member of the family Skeneidae of marine snails. skeneopsid Any sea snail in the family Skeneopsidae. Skenfrith A village and community in north-east Monmouthshire, Wales (OS grid ref SO4520). skeng A weapon, especially a gun or a knife. skeo A fisherman's hut in Orkney. skep A basket. skepful Enough to fill a skep; a basketful. skeppist A beekeeper who uses a skep. skeppund An old Swedish unit of weight, equivalent to 374 pounds. skeptic Someone who doubts beliefs, claims, plans, etc. that are accepted by others as true or appropriate, especially one who habitually does so. skeptical Having, or expressing doubt; questioning. skepticality The quality of being skeptical. skeptically In a skeptical manner, with skepticism. skepticalness Quality of being skeptical. skepticism The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic. skepticize To doubt; to be skeptical skeptimist One who is both skeptical and optimistic. skeptimistic Both skeptical and optimistic at once. skeptopathy Pathological skepticism; an irrational belief that a phenomenon must be false merely because it is unusual or controversial. Skerlavai A surname of Slovene origin, found in several countries, with a notable prevalence in Argentina. Skerne A village in Skerne and Wansford parish, East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA0455). skerping In the Faroese language, the phenomenon where back vowels are fronted before [kv], and certain diphthongs are monophthongized before [tʃː]. Skerrett A surname. skerrick A very small amount or portion; the least bit. skerries A coastal town in Fingal, Ireland. skerry A small rocky island which may be covered by the sea at high tide or during storms. skervish Synonym of Philadelphia fleabane. Skerys A surname. sket A sexually promiscuous woman. sketch To make a brief, basic drawing. sketchability The quality of being sketchable. sketchable Capable of being sketched. sketchbook A book or pad with blank pages for sketching; a sketch pad. sketchbooklike Resembling or characteristic of a sketchbook. sketcher One who sketches. sketchily In a sketchy manner. sketchiness The property of being sketchy. sketching Something drawn briefly and basically; a sketch. sketchist A writer of sketches. sketchlike Resembling a sketch sketchmaster An instrument for transferring photographic data onto a map (as in photogeology), operating on the camera lucida principle. sketchwriter A writer of sketches. sketchy Roughly or hastily laid out; intended for later refinement. skete A secluded religious community in Eastern Orthodox Christianity which is a dependency of, and generally less physically substantial than, a monastery, generally consisting of living quarters and a church. sketti spaghetti skettle A promiscuous woman. sketty Of or resembling a sket. skeuomorph A design feature copied from a similar feature in another object, even when not functionally necessary. skeuomorphic Pertaining to skeuomorphs, obsolete design elements which are retained for familiarity or out of tradition, even though they no longer serve any functional purpose. skeuomorphically In a skeuomorphic manner. skeuomorphism The incorporation of obsolete or skeuomorphic elements into a design, for familiarity or out of tradition, even though they no longer serve any functional purpose. Skevington A surname. skevish Synonym of Philadelphia fleabane. skew To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.