7-letter words containing s, k, i
- shaikhi — a dissident Shiʿite sect that developed in the 19th century, composed of followers of Ahmad Ahsaʾi (c1741–1826).
- shakily — tending to shake or tremble.
- shaking — an act or instance of shaking, rocking, swaying, etc.
- sheikha — the chief wife of a sheikh, also the matron of a respected Arab family
- shicker — alcoholic liquor.
- shikari — (in India) a person who hunts big game, especially a professional guide or hunter.
- shikibu — Murasaki Shikibu.
- shikker — shicker
- shikoku — an island in SW Japan, S of Honshu: the smallest of the main islands of Japan. 7249 sq. mi. (18,775 sq. km).
- shilluk — a member of a Nilotic people of Sudan.
- shinkin — a worthless person
- shirked — to evade (work, duty, responsibility, etc.).
- shirker — a person who evades work, duty, responsibility, etc.
- shrieky — a loud, sharp, shrill cry.
- shticky — having the characteristics of shtick
- sialkot — a city in NE Pakistan: military station.
- sickbay — a hospital or dispensary, especially aboard ship.
- sickbed — the bed used by a sick person.
- sickert — Walter Richard, 1860–1942, English painter.
- sicking — sic1 .
- sickish — somewhat sick or ill.
- sickout — an organized absence from work by employees on the pretext of sickness, as to avoid the legal problems or antistrike clauses that would be invoked in the case of a formal strike.
- siclike — suchlike
- sikhara — a convexly tapering tower, capped by an amalaka.
- sikhism — the religion and practices of the Sikhs.
- silking — the soft, lustrous fiber obtained as a filament from the cocoon of the silkworm.
- sillock — a young coalfish
- sink in — to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- sinkage — the act, process, amount, or degree of sinking.
- sinking — to displace part of the volume of a supporting substance or object and become totally or partially submerged or enveloped; fall or descend into or below the surface or to the bottom (often followed by in or into): The battleship sank within two hours. His foot sank in the mud. Her head sinks into the pillows.
- sir kay — (in Arthurian legend) the braggart foster brother and steward of King Arthur
- skating — for skating
- skelpit — slapped
- skepsis — doubt
- skeptic — a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something purporting to be factual.
- skewing — an oblique movement, direction, or position.
- ski run — a trail, slope, course, or the like, used for skiing.
- ski tow — Also called rope tow. a type of ski lift in which skiers are hauled up a slope while grasping a looped, endless rope driven by a motor.
- ski wax — a substance put on the base of a ski to increase the freezing point of water on the base of the ski
- skidded — a plank, bar, log, or the like, especially one of a pair, on which something heavy may be slid or rolled along.
- skidder — a person or thing that skids.
- skiddoo — to go away; get out.
- skidpan — an area made slippery so that vehicle drivers can practise controlling skids
- skidway — a road or path formed of logs, planks, etc., for sliding objects.
- skiffle — knob (def 7).
- skilful — having or exercising skill: a skillful juggler.
- skilled — having skill; trained or experienced in work that requires skill.
- skillet — a frying pan.
- skimmed — to take up or remove (floating matter) from the surface of a liquid, as with a spoon or ladle: to skim the cream from milk.
- skimmer — a person or thing that skims.