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skewgee, skweegie, skweegit, skweejee, skweejit, squeegee, squeeget, squeegie, squeegy, squeigee,
skweejee [ˈskwidʒi]
also NN.a. skweejit
adj. col. Askew, twisted. At the wrong angle, out of shape.
also NN.a. skweejit
adj. col. Askew, twisted. At the wrong angle, out of shape.
See skew and ajee. See skew-jee.
skeh, sky, skybrak, skybrek, skysettin,
sky [skaɪ, DD. skɛ]
n. The sky. Daylight. The light of the sun, especially at dawn or sunset. The outline of a hill as seen against the sky, the skyline.
v. Of weather: to clear up. To shade the eyes with the hand so as to see better. To hold up to the light and examine.
n. The sky. Daylight. The light of the sun, especially at dawn or sunset. The outline of a hill as seen against the sky, the skyline.
v. Of weather: to clear up. To shade the eyes with the hand so as to see better. To hold up to the light and examine.
Compounds and phrases etc.
skybrek: Daybreak.
skysettin: Nightfall.
skysettin: Nightfall.
skal, skyaul, skyawl, skyowl,
skyaul [NN.a. skjaːl]
v. Of high wind: to shriek.
v. Of high wind: to shriek.
From Gaelic sgal.
scypal, skebbel, skebble, skebel, skebels, skeiabult, skible, skyba$, skybal, skybald, skybalt, skyble, skypal,
skybald [ˈskaebəl(d), -əlt]
n. A rascal, a rogue, worthless person, a poor wretch, a ragamuffin.
adj. Rascally, tattered, worthless.
n. A rascal, a rogue, worthless person, a poor wretch, a ragamuffin.
adj. Rascally, tattered, worthless.
skeel, skeil, skile, skilin, skilin_brod, skuil, skyilin, skyle, skylin_brod,
skyle [NN.b. skil, I. skail]
n. The piece of wood or turf used as a screen on the windward side of a chimney or roof-opening to prevent smoke from blowing down.
v. To shelter, to screen from wind etc. To shade the eyes with the hand. To peep or peer.
n. The piece of wood or turf used as a screen on the windward side of a chimney or roof-opening to prevent smoke from blowing down.
v. To shelter, to screen from wind etc. To shade the eyes with the hand. To peep or peer.
Compounds and phrases etc.
skylin brod [NN.b. ˈskilɪn-, I. ˈskailɪn-]: The board that covered the opening in a thatched roof to allow smoke to escape.
skeomet, skiomit, skjomet, skomit, skoomet, skumet, skyoamit, skyomit,
skyomit [I.Sh. ˈskjomət]
adj. Pale, sallow, of a sickly appearance. Of sheep: mottled gray in colour.
adj. Pale, sallow, of a sickly appearance. Of sheep: mottled gray in colour.
sara-slab, sara-slob, sara-slöb, sara-sluib, slab, slabber, slabberer, slebber, slob, slöb, slobb, slobber, slöbi, sloob, slub, slubber, sluib, sluibi,
slab [ˈslab, I.Sh. ˈslʌb]
n. I.Sh. A messy viscid substance, slime. A jellyfish.
n. I.Sh. A messy viscid substance, slime. A jellyfish.
slabber [-ər]
n. An act of salivating, a slavering. A noisy slobbering way of eating. Any sloppy jelly-like matter.
v. To salivate: To talk drivel. To slobber, swallow sloppy food, eat or drink in a noisy gulping manner.
n. An act of salivating, a slavering. A noisy slobbering way of eating. Any sloppy jelly-like matter.
v. To salivate: To talk drivel. To slobber, swallow sloppy food, eat or drink in a noisy gulping manner.
Compounds and phrases etc.
sara-slab: I.Sh. The lion's mane jellyfish Cyanea capillata.
slabberer: A slobberer.
slabberer: A slobberer.
slack, slacker, slak, slakk, slakker, sleck, slecker,
slack [slak]
n. A slackening, loosening.
adj. Slack. Of money: scarce, not plentiful, not duly repaid. Of people: short of money, hard-up, untrustworthy, of loose moral character. Of places or buildings: untenanted, unfrequented, thinly occupied, not busy.
v. To slacken off, become less tense or active. To grow flaccid. To cease work. knock off. To reduce a debt by a repayment.
n. A slackening, loosening.
adj. Slack. Of money: scarce, not plentiful, not duly repaid. Of people: short of money, hard-up, untrustworthy, of loose moral character. Of places or buildings: untenanted, unfrequented, thinly occupied, not busy.
v. To slacken off, become less tense or active. To grow flaccid. To cease work. knock off. To reduce a debt by a repayment.
Compounds and phrases etc.
slacker: A slacker.
slack, slackie, slacky, slak, slakk, slakki, sleck,
slack [slak]
n. A hollow between hills.
dim. slackie
n. A hollow between hills.
dim. slackie
sla, slae,
slae [sleː]
n. The wild plum or sloe Prunus spinosa or its fruits.
n. The slow- or blind-worm Anguis fragilis.
n. The wild plum or sloe Prunus spinosa or its fruits.
n. The slow- or blind-worm Anguis fragilis.