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Emoji
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#8100
🏭
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slag
/slæɡ/
noun
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Stony waste matter separated from metals during the smelting process.
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The factory dumped the slag near the river. |
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dross, residue, scoria, waste, byproduct
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metal, ore
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iron slag, steel slag, slag heap, molten slag
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#8101
😴
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sleeper
/ˈsliːpər/
noun
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a person or thing that sleeps; something that unexpectedly succeeds
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The movie turned out to be a real sleeper hit. |
sleeper hit |
a success that was unexpected
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dozer, napper, surprise, underdog, unknown
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star, famous, expected
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sleeper hit, sleeper car, deep sleeper
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#8102
✨
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sleek
/sliːk/
adjective
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smooth, shiny, and stylish
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She drove a sleek black sports car. |
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smooth, glossy, polished, elegant, stylish
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rough, dull, shabby
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sleek hair, sleek design, sleek car, sleek style
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#8103
🛷
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sledge
/slɛdʒ/
noun
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a vehicle for traveling over snow, often pulled by animals
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The children rode a sledge down the snowy hill. |
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sled, sleigh, toboggan, carriage
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car, cart
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ride a sledge, wooden sledge, sledge pulled by dogs
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#8104
😒
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sleazy
/ˈsliːzi/
adjective
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morally low, dirty, or cheap in quality
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He avoided the sleazy nightclub downtown. |
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shabby, sordid, disreputable, tacky, cheap
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respectable, honorable, decent
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sleazy hotel, sleazy bar, sleazy character, sleazy deal
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#8105
⚔️
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slay
/sleɪ/
verb
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slew
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slain
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slays
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slaying
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to kill violently; informally, to impress greatly
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The hero vowed to slay the dragon. |
slay the day |
to perform exceptionally well throughout the day
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kill, destroy, defeat, impress, conquer
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spare, save, protect
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slay a dragon, slay enemies, slay the competition, slay with style
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#8106
🙇
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slavish
/ˈsleɪ.vɪʃ/
adjective
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showing no originality; completely imitative or overly submissive
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His slavish devotion to tradition prevented any innovation. |
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submissive, servile, imitative, dependent
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independent, original, creative
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slavish devotion, slavish obedience, slavish imitation
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#8107
🔪
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slaughter
/ˈslɔː.tər/
noun/verb
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slaughtered
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slaughtered
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slaughters
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slaughtering
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the killing of animals for food; killing in large numbers violently
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The army slaughtered hundreds of enemy soldiers. |
like lambs to the slaughter |
going into a situation without realizing the danger
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massacre, killing, butchery, annihilation
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rescue, save, spare
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slaughter animals, mass slaughter, slaughter house, like lambs to the slaughter
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#8108
🧹
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slattern
/ˈslæt.ən/
noun
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a woman who is untidy or slovenly in appearance or habits
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The house looked as if a slattern lived there. |
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sloven, messy woman, untidy woman, negligent
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neat woman, tidy woman
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dirty slattern, old slattern, slattern habits
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#8109
📋
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slate
/sleɪt/
noun/verb
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slated
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slated
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slates
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slating
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a fine-grained rock used for roofing or writing; to schedule or designate for a task
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The meeting is slated for next Monday. |
clean slate |
a fresh start without past mistakes
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schedule, plan, arrange, designate
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cancel, unschedule
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slate roof, slated for, clean slate, political slate
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#8110
⚡
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slapdash
/ˈslæp.dæʃ/
adjective
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done too quickly and carelessly; hasty and careless
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The report was written in a slapdash manner, full of errors. |
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careless, hasty, reckless, rushed, sloppy
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careful, thorough, meticulous
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slapdash work, slapdash manner, slapdash approach, slapdash style
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#8111
🖐️
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slap
/slæp/
verb, noun
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slapped
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slapped
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slaps
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slapping
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To hit someone or something with the palm of the hand.
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He slapped the table in anger. |
slap on the wrist |
a mild punishment or warning
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smack, strike, hit, whack
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caress, pat
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slap face, slap hard, slap down, slap on the wrist
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#8112
📐
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slant
/slænt/
noun, verb
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slanted
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slanted
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slants
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slanting
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A particular point of view; to slope or lean in a particular direction.
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The article had a political slant. |
slant the truth |
to present facts in a biased way
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tilt, angle, bias, perspective, viewpoint
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straightness, objectivity
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political slant, slant view, slant roof
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#8113
🗣️
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slander
/ˈslændər/
noun
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The action of making false spoken statements damaging to a person's reputation.
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He sued the newspaper for slander. |
character slander |
false accusations damaging someone's reputation
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defamation, libel, smear, insult
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praise, compliment
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accuse of slander, sue for slander, slander case
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#8114
🥤
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slake
/sleɪk/
verb
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slaked
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slaked
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slakes
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slaking
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To satisfy thirst or desire.
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She drank cold water to slake her thirst. |
slake one's thirst |
to quench thirst
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quench, satisfy, appease, relieve
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arouse, intensify
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slake thirst, slake desire, slake lime
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#8115
🛶
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skiff
/skɪf/
noun
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a small, light boat usually for one person
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The fisherman paddled his skiff across the lake. |
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dinghy, canoe, rowboat, boat
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ship, yacht
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fishing skiff, small skiff, wooden skiff, row a skiff
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#8116
🐌
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slacken
/ˈslækən/
verb
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slackened
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slackened
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slackens
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slackening
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to make or become less tight, less active, or slower
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The driver slackened his speed as he approached the village. |
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loosen, relax, reduce, diminish
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tighten, increase, intensify
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slacken pace, slacken speed, slacken control
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#8117
😴
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slack
/slæk/
adjective
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not tight, firm, or busy; lacking tension or activity
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Business is slack during the rainy season. |
slack off |
to reduce effort or become lazy
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loose, lax, careless, negligent
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tight, busy, strict
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slack rope, slack season, slack performance
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#8118
🧱
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slab
/slæb/
noun
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a large, thick, flat piece of stone, concrete, or other hard material
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The workers laid a concrete slab for the foundation. |
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block, plate, panel, chunk
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fragment, splinter
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concrete slab, stone slab, marble slab, lay a slab
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#8119
🎭
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skullduggery
/ˌskʌlˈdʌɡəri/
noun
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dishonest behavior or activities, often done secretly
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The election was full of political skullduggery. |
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trickery, deceit, fraud, corruption, dishonesty
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honesty, integrity, truth
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political skullduggery, financial skullduggery, engage in skullduggery
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#8120
🕵️
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skulk
/skʌlk/
verb
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skulked
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skulked
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skulks
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skulking
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to move or hide secretly, often because you are planning something bad or are feeling guilty
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He tried to skulk in the shadows to avoid being seen. |
skulk around |
to move secretly and sneakily, often with bad intentions
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sneak, lurk, creep, prowl, slink
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appear, show, reveal
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skulk around, skulk in the shadows, skulk behind
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#8121
🕵️
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skulduggery
/skʌlˈdʌɡəri/
noun
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underhanded or dishonest behavior
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The politician was accused of financial skulduggery. |
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trickery, deceit, dishonesty, fraud, corruption
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honesty, integrity
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political skulduggery, financial skulduggery, engage in skulduggery
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#8122
🐎
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skittish
/ˈskɪtɪʃ/
adjective
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easily frightened or nervous; unpredictable
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The horse was too skittish to ride. |
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nervous, jumpy, restless, excitable, unpredictable
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calm, steady
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skittish horse, skittish investor, skittish behavior
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#8123
🎭
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skit
/skɪt/
noun
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a short, humorous performance or piece of writing
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The students performed a funny skit at the event. |
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comedy, sketch, parody, play, act
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tragedy, seriousness
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funny skit, comedy skit, school skit, short skit
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#8124
👗
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skirt
/skɜːrt/
noun/verb
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skirted
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skirted
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skirts
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skirting
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a piece of clothing that hangs from the waist; to go around the edge of something
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She wore a red skirt to the party. |
skirt the issue |
to avoid dealing directly with a subject
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dress, petticoat, hem, bypass, avoid
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confront, face
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short skirt, long skirt, denim skirt, skirt around
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#8125
⚔️
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skirmish
/ˈskɜːrmɪʃ/
noun/verb
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skirmished
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skirmished
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skirmishes
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skirmishing
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a small or brief fight between groups of soldiers; to engage in such a fight
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The soldiers got into a skirmish near the border. |
minor skirmish |
a small, unimportant fight or dispute
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clash, conflict, fight, encounter, battle
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peace, truce
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border skirmish, minor skirmish, brief skirmish, political skirmish
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#8126
🧓💰
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skinflint
/ˈskɪnˌflɪnt/
noun
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a person who spends as little money as possible; a miser
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The landlord was such a skinflint that he never repaired anything. |
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miser, cheapskate, penny-pincher, tightwad
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spender, philanthropist
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old skinflint, miserly skinflint, stingy skinflint
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#8127
💸
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skimp
/skɪmp/
verb
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skimped
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skimped
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skimps
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skimping
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to use less of something than is necessary in order to save money or effort
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Don’t skimp on quality when buying a new laptop. |
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scrimp, cut back, economize, stint
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spend, lavish
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skimp on, skimp money, skimp resources, skimp effort
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#8128
📄
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skim
/skɪm/
verb
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skimmed
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skimmed
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skims
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skimming
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to move quickly over a surface or to read something quickly
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She skimmed through the report before the meeting. |
skim the surface |
to deal with something only superficially
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browse, glance, scan, float, graze
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study, analyze
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skim through, skim over, skim milk, skim surface
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#8129
🎨
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skill
/skɪl/
noun
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the ability to do something well through training or experience
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Her skill in painting impressed everyone. |
learn a new skill |
to acquire the ability to do something new
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ability, talent, expertise, competence, proficiency
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incompetence, inability
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develop skill, practical skill, language skill, technical skill
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