8-letter words containing sk
- skirting — the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
- skittery — skittish.
- skittish — apt to start or shy: a skittish horse.
- skittles — skittles, (used with a singular verb) ninepins in which a wooden ball or disk is used to knock down the pins.
- skivvies — Also called skivvy shirt. a man's cotton T-shirt.
- skobelev — former name of Fergana.
- skokiaan — (in South Africa) a potent alcoholic beverage drunk by Black Africans in shebeens
- skulking — to lie or keep in hiding, as for some evil reason: The thief skulked in the shadows.
- skullcap — a small, brimless close-fitting cap, often made of silk or velvet, worn on the crown of the head, as for religious functions.
- skurfing — skateboarding.
- sky blue — the color of the unclouded sky in daytime; azure.
- sky show — a fireworks display
- sky wave — a radio wave propagated upward from earth, whether reflected by the ionosphere or not.
- sky-blue — Something that is sky-blue is a very pale blue in colour.
- sky-high — very high
- skyboard — a sport that is similar to skydiving but uses a special lightweight board (skyboard) attached to the feet and usually equipped with a parachute.
- skyborne — airborne.
- skydiver — freefalling parachutist
- skylight — an opening in a roof or ceiling, fitted with glass, for admitting daylight.
- skyrmion — a particle consisting of a magnetic field surrounding a group of atoms
- skyscape — a section or portion of the sky, usually extensive and often including part of the horizon, that may be seen from a single viewpoint.
- skywrite — to engage in skywriting.
- smolensk — a city in the W Russian Federation in Europe, on the upper Dnieper, SW of Moscow: Russians defeated by Napoleon 1812.
- sobieski — John, John III (def 2).
- stalinsk — former name of Novokuznetsk.
- subskill — an element of a wider skill
- sun disk — the disk of the sun.
- swanskin — the skin of a swan, with the feathers on.
- tailskid — a runner under the tail of an airplane.
- tamarisk — any Old World tropical plant of the genus Tamarix, especially T. gallica, an ornamental Mediterranean shrub or small tree having slender, feathery branches.
- task bar — a row of buttons on a display screen that are clicked on to start software applications or switch between open applications or active windows.
- taskless — a definite piece of work assigned to, falling to, or expected of a person; duty.
- taskwork — work assigned or imposed as a task.
- the skaw — a cape at the N tip of Denmark
- topolski — Feliks (fiːlɪks). 1907–89, British painter, born in Poland; best known for his sketches and murals, esp for Memoir of the Century (1975–89) painted on viaduct arches on London's South Bank
- townskip — a mischievous and roguish child who frequents city streets
- transkei — a self-governing Bantu territory of South Africa on the Indian Ocean: granted independence in 1976 by South Africa, but not recognized by any other country as an independent state. 16,910 sq. mi. (43,798 sq. km). Capital: Umtata.
- triskele — a symbolic figure consisting of three legs, arms, or branches radiating from a common center, as the device of Sicily and the Isle of Man.
- tunguska — any of three tributaries of the Yenisei River in the central Russian Federation in Asia: the (Lower Tunguska) 2000 miles (3220 km) long; the (Upper Tunguska) or the lower course of the Angara, 1151 miles (1855 km) long; and the (Stony Tunguska) about 975 miles (1570 km) long.
- turnskin — (in folklore) a creature that can change its skin, esp a werewolf
- tuskegee — a city in E Alabama: location of Tuskegee Institute.
- tuskless — (in certain animals) a tooth developed to great length, usually one of a pair, as in the elephant, walrus, and wild boar, but singly in the narwhal.
- unalaska — an island off the coast of SW Alaska, one of the Aleutian Islands. About 75 miles (120 km) long.
- uncasked — removed from a cask; brought out of a cask
- undersky — lower sky
- unmasked — to strip a mask or disguise from.
- velskoen — sturdy shoes of untanned hide, worn in South Africa
- volzhsky — a city in the SW Russian Federation in Europe, near Volgograd on the Volga River.
- voorskot — advance payment made to a farmer for crops
- waterski — Each of a pair of skis enabling the wearer to skim the surface of the water when towed by a motorboat.