| ski pole |
a slender pole with a disk near the lower end and a strap or grip at the top for the hand, used in pairs by skiers. |
| skipper1 |
the master or captain, esp. of a ship. [2 definitions] |
| skipper2 |
one that skips. [2 definitions] |
| skirl |
to produce shrill piercing tones, as of a bagpipe. [2 definitions] |
| skirmish |
a minor or preliminary battle between small military units. [3 definitions] |
| skirmisher |
a soldier who is part of a group stationed next to or in front of a larger battalion. Skirmishers take part in minor preliminary battles with enemy troops and serve to protect the larger body of their own troops. |
| skirt |
a woman's or girl's garment that hangs from the waist. [7 definitions] |
| ski run |
a slope, trail, or course for skiing. |
| skit |
a short, usu. humorous theatrical sketch. [2 definitions] |
| ski tow |
a kind of ski lift by which skiers clinging to a cable are pulled up the slope on their skis. |
| skitter |
to skip, bounce, or glide lightly and quickly over a surface. [2 definitions] |
| skittish |
easily startled or excited. [3 definitions] |
| skive |
(chiefly British; informal) to be absent from school or work without having permission (often fol. by "off"); play hooky. [2 definitions] |
| skoal |
to your health! (used as a drinking toast). |
| Skopje |
the capital of the Republic of North Macedonia. |
| SKU |
an abbreviation for stock keeping unit. |
| skua |
a large brown and white gull-like predatory bird, found in cold seas. |
| skulduggery |
wicked cunning and deception. [2 definitions] |
| skulk |
to hide or wait in hiding; lurk. [3 definitions] |
| skull |
the bony framework of the head and face in vertebrates. [3 definitions] |
| skull and crossbones |
a representation of a human skull with two long bones crossed beneath it, formerly used on pirates' flags and now used as a warning sign, as on poisons. |