English words starting with sk - page 13

Meanings of Skyjackers:

noun

A person who takes control of a flying aircraft by force, usually in order to make political demands

Usage examples:

Flight attendants have been trained to cooperate with skyjackers., investigators are trying to dete…

Meanings of Skyjacking:

verb

Hijack (an aircraft).

Usage examples:

A russian engineer skyjacked a soviet airliner

noun

An act of skyjacking.

Meanings of Skyjacks:

verb

Hijack (an aircraft).

Usage examples:

A russian engineer skyjacked a soviet airliner

noun

An act of skyjacking.

Meanings of Skylab:

proper noun

An american orbiting space laboratory launched in 1973, used for experiments in zero gravity and for astrophysical studies until 1974.

Meanings of Skylark:

noun

A common eurasian and north african lark of farmland and open country, noted for its prolonged song given in hovering flight.

Usage examples:

A typical farming village in this region attracts tree sparrows, black redstarts, gray partridge, s…

verb

Pass time by playing tricks or practical jokes; indulge in horseplay.

Usage examples:

He was skylarking with a friend when he fell into a pile of boxes

Meanings of Skylarked:

verb

Pass time by playing tricks or practical jokes; indulge in horseplay.

Usage examples:

He was skylarking with a friend when he fell into a pile of boxes

noun

A common eurasian and north african lark of farmland and open country, noted for its prolonged song given in hovering flight.

Usage examples:

A typical farming village in this region attracts tree sparrows, black redstarts, gray partridge, s…

Meanings of Skylarker:

noun

A person who skylarks or engages in playful, frolicsome, or boisterous behaviour.

Meanings of Skylarking:

verb

Pass time by playing tricks or practical jokes; indulge in horseplay.

Usage examples:

He was skylarking with a friend when he fell into a pile of boxes

noun

A common eurasian and north african lark of farmland and open country, noted for its prolonged song given in hovering flight.

Usage examples:

A typical farming village in this region attracts tree sparrows, black redstarts, gray partridge, s…

Meanings of Skylarks:

noun

A common eurasian and north african lark of farmland and open country, noted for its prolonged song given in hovering flight.

Usage examples:

A typical farming village in this region attracts tree sparrows, black redstarts, gray partridge, s…

verb

Pass time by playing tricks or practical jokes; indulge in horseplay.

Usage examples:

He was skylarking with a friend when he fell into a pile of boxes

Meanings of Skylight:

noun

A window set in a roof or ceiling at the same angle.

Usage examples:

For maximum light, install tubular skylights on a south face of your roof.

Meanings of Skylights:

noun

A window set in a roof or ceiling at the same angle.

Usage examples:

For maximum light, install tubular skylights on a south face of your roof.

Meanings of Skyline:

noun

An outline of land and buildings defined against the sky.

Usage examples:

The skyline of the city

Meanings of Skylined:

adjective

Visible on the skyline or horizon; silhouetted against the sky.

Meanings of Skylines:

noun

An outline of land and buildings defined against the sky.

Usage examples:

The skyline of the city

Meanings of Skyman:

noun

(chiefly in journalistic use) a parachutist; a paratrooper.

Meanings of Skyphos:

noun

A deep drinking cup or bowl, typically unostentatious in design, having a small base and two handles not extending above the level of the rim.

Meanings of Skyrocket:

noun

A rocket designed to explode high in the air as a signal or firework.

Usage examples:

The crowd at st heliers bay was a rowdy bunch that year, with music, alcohol, fireworks, skyrockets…

verb

(of a price, rate, or amount) increase very steeply or rapidly.

Usage examples:

The cost of the welfare system has skyrocketed

Meanings of Skyrocketed:

verb

(of a price, rate, or amount) increase very steeply or rapidly.

Usage examples:

The cost of the welfare system has skyrocketed

noun

A rocket designed to explode high in the air as a signal or firework.

Usage examples:

The crowd at st heliers bay was a rowdy bunch that year, with music, alcohol, fireworks, skyrockets…

Meanings of Skyrocketing:

verb

(of a price, rate, or amount) increase very steeply or rapidly.

Usage examples:

The cost of the welfare system has skyrocketed

noun

A rocket designed to explode high in the air as a signal or firework.

Usage examples:

The crowd at st heliers bay was a rowdy bunch that year, with music, alcohol, fireworks, skyrockets…

Meanings of Skyrockets:

noun

A rocket designed to explode high in the air as a signal or firework.

Usage examples:

The crowd at st heliers bay was a rowdy bunch that year, with music, alcohol, fireworks, skyrockets…

verb

(of a price, rate, or amount) increase very steeply or rapidly.

Usage examples:

The cost of the welfare system has skyrocketed

Meanings of Skyrockety:

adjective

Resembling or characteristic of a sky rocket; explosive.

Meanings of Skysail:

noun

A light sail above the royal in a square-rigged ship.

Usage examples:

The ship also carried standing skysail pales and yards, a half poop, and had as her figurehead a to…

Meanings of Skysails:

noun

A light sail above the royal in a square-rigged ship.

Usage examples:

The ship also carried standing skysail pales and yards, a half poop, and had as her figurehead a to…

Meanings of Skyscape:

noun

A view of an expanse of sky.

Usage examples:

The skyscapes, seen through the skylights, more than make up for it

Meanings of Skyscraper:

noun

A very tall building of many storeys.

Usage examples:

Finding no skyscrapers and tall buildings from which he can swing, he looks for an alternative.