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11-letter words containing sk

  • piatigorsky — Gregor [greg-er] /ˈgrɛg ər/ (Show IPA), 1903–76, U.S. cellist, born in Russia.
  • pine siskin — a small, North American finch, Carduelis pinus, of coniferous forests, having yellow markings on the wings and tail.
  • plisetskaya — Maya (Mikhailovna) [mah-yuh myi-khahy-luh v-nuh] /ˈmɑ yə myɪˈxaɪ ləv nə/ (Show IPA), 1925–2015, Soviet ballet dancer.
  • pond-skater — any of various heteropterous insects of the family Gerrididae, esp Gerris lacustris (common pond-skater), having a slender hairy body and long hairy legs with which they skim about on the surface of ponds
  • pool a risk — If an insurer pools a risk, it takes on a share of each risk underwritten by every other member in an association of insurers or reinsurers.
  • prokopyevsk — a city in the S central Russian Federation in Asia, NW of Novokuznetsk.
  • ra-ra skirt — a short skirt with two or more overlapping 'tiers' of material or flounces (based originally on skirts worn by US cheerleaders)
  • rathskeller — (in Germany) the cellar of a town hall, often used as a beer hall or restaurant.
  • re-skinning — to replace or repair the exterior surface or coating of: The space shuttle had to be reskinned before returning to service.
  • risk factor — a condition, behavior, or other factor that increases risk: Smoking is a major risk factor for cancer; depression as a risk factor in suicide.
  • risk-averse — reluctant to take risks; tending to avoid risks as much as possible: risk-averse entrepreneurs.
  • risk-taking — courting danger or loss
  • rollerskate — a form of skate with four wheels or rollers instead of a runner, for use on a sidewalk or other surface offering traction.
  • ruda slaska — a city in S Poland, NW of Katowice.
  • rye whiskey — rye1 (defs 4, 5).
  • secchi disk — an opaque, white or black-and-white disk used to measure the cloudiness or turbidity of ocean water by the point at which it is no longer visible from the surface.
  • semiskilled — having or requiring more training and skill than unskilled labor but less than skilled labor.
  • shadow mask — a perforated metal sheet mounted close to the phosphor-dotted screen in some colour television tubes. The holes are positioned so that each of the three electron beams strikes the correct phosphor dot producing the required colour mixture in the image
  • shcharansky — (Natan) Anatoly [nah-tahn an-uh-toh-lee;; Russian uh-nuh-taw-lyee] /nɑˈtɑn ˌæn əˈtoʊ li;; Russian ʌ nʌˈtɔ lyi/ (Show IPA), born 1948, Soviet mathematician and human-rights activist, in Israel since 1986.
  • skatemobile — a scooterlike vehicle built of boxes, boards, or the like, and mounted on skate wheels.
  • skeletonize — to reduce to a skeleton, outline, or framework.
  • skeptically — inclined to skepticism; having an attitude of doubt: a skeptical young woman who will question whatever you say.
  • sketch book — a collection of essays and stories (1819–20) by Washington Irving.
  • sketch show — a show, such as a TV show or public performance, consisting of a variety of short comedy scenes
  • sketchiness — like a sketch; giving only outlines or essentials. Synonyms: cursory, rough, meager, crude.
  • ski binding — an device on a ski used to attach it to a ski boot
  • ski jumping — a competitive event, included in the Nordic combined, in which a skier jumps from a ski jump, often traveling 230 to 300 feet (70 to 90 meters) in the air, with scores being based on both the skier's form and the distance of the jump.
  • ski touring — cross-country skiing.
  • ski-jumping — the sport or activity of (skiers) jumping from a high ramp overhanging a slope
  • skidbladnir — the huge collapsible ship, made by two dwarfs for Frey, that always had a favoring wind.
  • skillcentre — an institution providing vocational training or retraining for employed or unemployed people
  • skilligalee — gruel
  • skimmington — (in rural Britain, formerly) the custom of forming a mock procession to ridicule an unfaithful spouse
  • skin cancer — melanoma: malignant tumour
  • skin colour — the colour of a person's skin, ie Black, White, etc
  • skin diving — underwater exploring with face mask and flippers
  • skin effect — the phenomenon in which an alternating current tends to concentrate in the outer layer of a conductor, caused by the self-induction of the conductor and resulting in increased resistance.
  • skin-search — strip-search.
  • skinner box — a box used in experiments in animal learning, especially in operant conditioning, equipped with a mechanism that automatically gives the animal food or other reward or permits escape, as by opening a door.
  • skip tracer — an investigator whose job is to locate missing persons, especially debtors.
  • skirt steak — a thin cut of beef taken from the plate or, sometimes, from the diaphragm
  • skittle out — to dismiss (batsmen) quickly
  • skulduddery — (of people) adultery
  • skulduggery — dishonorable proceedings; mean dishonesty or trickery: bribery, graft, and other such skulduggery.
  • skunk river — a river in central Iowa, flowing SE to the Mississippi River. 264 miles (425 km) long.
  • skunk works — (usually lowercase). Also, skunk works, skunkworks [skuhngk-wurks] /ˈskʌŋkˌwɜrks/ (Show IPA). Slang. an often secret experimental laboratory or facility for producing innovative products, as in the computer or aerospace field.
  • sky cavalry — air cavalry.
  • sky compass — a device for taking a bearing by means of polarized sunlight when the sun is invisible.
  • sky marshal — an armed plainclothes federal marshal riding on an airliner to protect against skyjacking.
  • skyrocketed — a rocket firework that ascends into the air and explodes at a height, usually in a brilliant array of sparks of one or more colors.
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