Etymology · Proto-Indo-European
*(s)ker-
35 English words descend from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-, most common first.
- cardA playing card.
- shareA portion of something, especially a portion given or allotted to someone.
- shortHaving a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
- screenA physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
- shirtAn article of clothing that is worn on the upper part of the body, often with sleeves that cover some or all of the arms.
- carolA round dance accompanied by singing.
- curveBent without angles; crooked; curved.
- crucialEssential or decisive for determining the outcome or future of something; extremely important; vital.
- arrangeTo set up; to organize; to put into an orderly sequence or arrangement.
- circusA traveling company of performers that may include acrobats, clowns, trained animals, and other novelty acts, that gives shows usually in a circular tent.
- chancellorA senior secretary or official with administrative or legal duties, sometimes in charge of some area of government such as finance or justice.
- scrutinyIntense study of someone or something.
- ripperSomething that rips something else.
- scareA minor fright.
- shearTo remove the fleece from (a sheep, llama, etc.) by clipping.
- coronaA large, round, pendent chandelier, with spikes around its upper rim to hold candles or lamps, usually hung from the roof of a church.
- shrineA holy or sacred place dedicated to a specific deity, ancestor, hero, martyr, saint, or similar figure of awe and respect, at which said figure is venerated or worshipped.
- raffleA drawing, often held as a fundraiser, in which tickets or chances are sold to win a prize.
- cirqueA Roman circus.
- shredA fragment of something; a particle; a piece; also, a very small amount.
- cruxThe basic, central, or essential point or feature.
- scornTo feel or display contempt or disdain for something or somebody; to despise.
- scourgeA whip, often made of leather and having multiple tails; a lash.
- shardA piece of broken glass or pottery, especially one found in an archaeological dig.
- ruckA throng or crowd of people or things; a mass, a pack.
- coronavirusA member of the family Coronaviridae, comprising viruses which infect animals and human beings, and the genome of which consists of a single strand of RNA.
- screedA piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech, especially if long.
- skerryA small rocky island which may be covered by the sea at high tide or during storms.
- ReepA surname.
- scrimpA pinching miser; a niggard.
- incarnadineOf the pale pink or pale red colour of flesh; carnation.
- scurfA skin disease.
- carceralOf or pertaining to imprisonment or a prison.
- frounceA canker in the mouth of a hawk.
- scutA hare; (hunting, also figuratively) a hare as the game in a hunt.