Definition of skew

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Skew (adv.) To shape or form in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.

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Skew :: Skew (a.) Turned or twisted to one side; situated obliquely; skewed; -- chiefly used in technical phrases.
Skewed :: Skewed (imp. & p. p.) of Ske.
Skew :: Skew (adv.) To shape or form in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
Springer :: Springer (n.) The bottom stone of an arch, which lies on the impost. The skew back is one form of springer..
Askew :: Askew (adv. & a.) Awry; askance; asquint; oblique or obliquely; -- sometimes indicating scorn, or contempt, or entry..
Truss :: Truss (n.) To skewer; to make fast, as the wings of a fowl to the body in cooking it..
Skew :: Skew (v. i.) To start aside; to shy, as a horse..
Skewer :: Skewer (n.) A pin of wood or metal for fastening meat to a spit, or for keeping it in form while roasting..
Prick :: Prick (v.) That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc.; a point; a skewer..
Skewered :: Skewered (imp. & p. p.) of Skewe.
Cabob :: Cabob (n.) A small piece of mutton or other meat roasted on a skewer; -- so called in Turkey and Persia.
Skewbald :: Skewbald (a.) Marked with spots and patches of white and some color other than black; -- usually distinguished from piebald, in which the colors are properly white and black. Said of horses..
Skewer :: Skewer (v. t.) To fasten with skewers.
Scroll :: Scroll (n.) Same as Skew surface. See under Skew.
Skewering :: Skewering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Skewe.
Sideling :: Sideling (adv.) Sidelong; on the side; laterally; also, obliquely; askew..
Skew :: Skew (v. i.) To walk obliquely; to go sidling; to lie or move obliquely.
Prickwood :: Prickwood (n.) A shrub (Euonymus Europaeus); -- so named from the use of its wood for goads, skewers, and shoe pegs. Called also spindle tree..
Skew :: Skew (adv.) To throw or hurl obliquely.
Skewing :: Skewing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ske.
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