- 3. (Ent.) Cheese maggot.
Skirmish, n. Fight (of slight consequence). battle, collision, conflict, combat, brush, affair, contest, contention.
Skirt, n.
- 1. Flap, loose part (of a garment below the waist).
- 2. Petticoat.
- 3. Edge, border, margin, verge, rim, extreme part.
Skirt, v. a. Border, from the border or edge of.
Skirting, n. Skirting-board.
Skirting-board, n. Washboard, skirting, mop-board, surbase, baseboard
Skittish, a.
- 1. Shy (as a horse), timid, timorous, easily frightened.
- 2. Hasty, volatile, wanton.
- 3. Changeable, inconstant, fickle.
Skittishly, ad. Shyly, wantonly, changeably.
Skittishness, n.
- 1. Shyness, timidity.
- 2. Fickleness, wantonness, inconstancy.
Skittles, n. pl. Ninepins.
Skulk, v. n. Lurk, hide, sneak, slink, lie hid.
Skulker, n. Lurker, shirk, sneak, mean fellow.
Skull, n.
- 1. Cranium, brain-pan.
- 2. Brain.