All English words - page 3407

Meanings of Skirmishers:

noun

A soldier who is involved in a short fight with a small number of other soldiers, which is happening away from the main area of fighting in a war

Usage examples:

They confronted enemy skirmishers.

Meanings of Skirmishes:

noun

An episode of irregular or unpremeditated fighting, especially between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets.

Usage examples:

The unit was caught in several skirmishes and the commanding officer was killed

verb

Engage in a skirmish.

Usage examples:

The two powers have fought three major wars and have skirmished continually

Meanings of Skirmishing:

noun

Irregular or unpremeditated fighting, especially between small or outlying parts of armies or fleets.

Usage examples:

Reports of skirmishing along the border

verb

Engage in a skirmish.

Usage examples:

The two powers have fought three major wars and have skirmished continually

Meanings of Skirr:

verb

Move rapidly, especially with a whirring sound.

Usage examples:

Five dark birds rose skirring away

Meanings of Skirred:

verb

Move rapidly, especially with a whirring sound.

Usage examples:

Five dark birds rose skirring away

Meanings of Skirring:

verb

Move rapidly, especially with a whirring sound.

Usage examples:

Five dark birds rose skirring away

Meanings of Skirted:

adjective

Having or wearing a skirt of a specified kind.

Usage examples:

A long-skirted dress

verb

Go round or past the edge of.

Usage examples:

He did not go through the city but skirted it

Meanings of Skirting:

noun

A wooden board running along the base of an interior wall.

Usage examples:

The point where the skirting and the stairs meet

verb

Go round or past the edge of.

Usage examples:

He did not go through the city but skirted it

Meanings of Skirts:

noun

A garment fastened around the waist and hanging down around the legs, worn by women and girls.

Usage examples:

After a swim, put on the wrap skirt over your bikini or swim suit, and go for a drink.

verb

Go round or past the edge of.

Usage examples:

He did not go through the city but skirted it

Meanings of Skis:

noun

Each of a pair of long, narrow pieces of hard, flexible material, typically pointed and turned up at the front, fastened under the feet for travelling over snow.

Usage examples:

A pair of skis

verb

Travel over snow on skis; take part in the sport or recreation of skiing.

Usage examples:

They skied down the mountain

Meanings of Skites:

verb

Boast.

Usage examples:

She did it just so that she could skite about it

noun

A boaster.

Usage examples:

So i slunk back to national where there is less talk of skites and bludgers.

Meanings of Skiting:

verb

Boast.

Usage examples:

She did it just so that she could skite about it

noun

A boaster.

Usage examples:

So i slunk back to national where there is less talk of skites and bludgers.

Meanings of Skits:

noun

A short comedy sketch or piece of humorous writing, especially a parody.

Usage examples:

A skit on daytime magazine programmes

Meanings of Skitter:

verb

Move lightly and quickly or hurriedly.

Usage examples:

The girls skittered up the stairs

Meanings of Skittering:

verb

Move lightly and quickly or hurriedly.

Usage examples:

The girls skittered up the stairs

noun

A mosquito.

Usage examples:

Surely a ‘mosquito ‘20 times the size of your average skeeter inflicts a proportionately nastier bi…

Meanings of Skitters:

verb

Move lightly and quickly or hurriedly.

Usage examples:

The girls skittered up the stairs

noun

A mosquito.

Usage examples:

Surely a ‘mosquito ‘20 times the size of your average skeeter inflicts a proportionately nastier bi…

Meanings of Skittery:

adjective

Restless; skittish.

Usage examples:

A skittery horse

Meanings of Skittish:

adjective

(of an animal, especially a horse) nervous or excitable; easily scared.

Usage examples:

A skittish chestnut mare

Meanings of Skittishly:

adverb

(of people and animals) in a way that is nervous or easily frightened

Usage examples:

He glanced skittishly up and down the corridor., his horse cantered skittishly, startled by the sud…

Meanings of Skittled:

verb

Knock over as if in a game of skittles.

Usage examples:

She put her hand out and skittled a row of bottles

noun

A game played with wooden pins, typically nine in number, set up at the end of an alley to be bowled down with a wooden ball or disc.

Usage examples:

Then on wednesday at 9.30pm the name of the game is adult skittles and week ends as per usual with …

Meanings of Skittles:

noun

A game played with wooden pins, typically nine in number, set up at the end of an alley to be bowled down with a wooden ball or disc.

Usage examples:

Then on wednesday at 9.30pm the name of the game is adult skittles and week ends as per usual with …

verb

Knock over as if in a game of skittles.

Usage examples:

She put her hand out and skittled a row of bottles

phrase

A game played especially in britain in which players roll a ball at objects shaped like bottles to try to knock them down and score points

Usage examples:

Would you like a game of skittles?, let's play skittles!, matilda's just beaten me at skittles., we…

Meanings of Skittling:

verb

Knock over as if in a game of skittles.

Usage examples:

She put her hand out and skittled a row of bottles

noun

A game played with wooden pins, typically nine in number, set up at the end of an alley to be bowled down with a wooden ball or disc.

Usage examples:

Then on wednesday at 9.30pm the name of the game is adult skittles and week ends as per usual with …

Meanings of Skive off:

verb

To do something else when you should be working

Usage examples:

We realized that we could skive without the management noticing., he was always skiving off and goi…

Meanings of Skiver:

noun

A person who is absent from work without permission

Meanings of Skivers:

noun

A person who is absent from work without permission