
skewer
Meaning
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- A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking.
- Food served on a skewer.
- A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, reveals a less valuable piece.
Synonyms
pierce through
roasting jack
pointed stick
fasten with nails
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈskjuː.ə/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle English skeuier, skuer, likely a variant of Middle English *skever, *skiver (compare Modern English skiver), probably of North Germanic origin, compare Icelandic skífa (“to slice”), Norwegian skive, Swedish skiva, Swedish skifer (“a slate”).
Related words
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skew
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- To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
- To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
- To bias or distort in a particular direction.
- To hurl or throw.
- To move obliquely; to move sideways, to sidle; to lie obliquely.
- To jump back or sideways in fear or surprise; to shy, as a horse.
- To look at obliquely; to squint; hence, to look slightingly or suspiciously.
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