| sizing |
a glaze or filler for porous surfaces as on paper, cloth, or plaster walls; size. [2 definitions] |
| sizzle |
to make the hissing or crackling sound of frying fat or oils. [4 definitions] |
| sjambok |
a South African whip made of rhinoceros or hippopotamus hide. [2 definitions] |
| ska |
a form of Jamaican dance music that blends folk music and calypso with New Orleans rhythm and blues and is characterized by the use of saxophones and brass, a shuffling tempo, and syncopation. |
| skald |
any of the ancient Scandinavian poets, as of the Viking period. |
| skate1 |
a shoe with either a blade or a set of small wheels attached to the sole, for use, respectively, on ice and on other hard surfaces; ice skate or roller skate. [2 definitions] |
| skate2 |
any of several fish related to rays, found along the western U.S. coast and having a skeleton of cartilage, a flat body, side fins extending out like wings, and usu. a pointed snout. |
| skateboard |
a flat, short, narrow board mounted on four roller-skate wheels, ridden in a standing position or used to perform athletic feats such as jumps and flips. [2 definitions] |
| skateboarding |
the sport of performing with a skateboard. |
| skater |
one who skates. [2 definitions] |
| skedaddle |
(informal) to run away in a hurry; flee. |
| skeet |
a form of trapshooting in which targets are thrown at different heights and speeds to simulate birds in flight. |
| skein |
a length of yarn or thread wound in a long, loose loop before it is knitted or woven. [3 definitions] |
| skeleton |
the inner framework of bones and cartilage in vertebrate animals, which supports and protects the softer body parts, or the hard external shell of invertebrates and some vertebrates. [4 definitions] |
| skeleton in the closet |
a disgrace hidden from public knowledge; secret shame. |
| skeletonize |
to reduce to a skeleton or basic structure. [3 definitions] |
| skeleton key |
a key that can open many different locks because part of the bit is filed away; passkey. |
| skeptic |
one who is inclined to question or doubt assertions that are made or accepted by others. [3 definitions] |
| skeptical |
having or showing doubt; questioning. [3 definitions] |
| skepticism |
distrust or disbelief, or a general tendency to doubt and question. [3 definitions] |
| sketch |
a preliminary drawing or painting, usu. done quickly or without detail, often as a study for a later work. [6 definitions] |