English words: skull cap to slack key

300 English words, part 108 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 39 have a page of their own.

English words skull cap to slack key

skull cap noun: Alternative spelling of skullcap.
skull-collecting ant noun: Formica archboldi, a kind of ant that hunts trap-jaw ants and takes their severed heads back to its nest.
skull drum noun: A drum (musical instrument) made from a thin covering stretched over a hemispherical section of a human skull; also, a damaru made from two skulls.
skull-like adjective: Like a skull.
skull-measurer noun: A phrenologist.
skull-pan noun: The harnpan; the (top of the) skull.
skull session noun: A meeting for the purpose of brainstorming or developing a strategy.
skull splitter noun: A severe headache or migraine.
skull-splitting adjective: Of a severe headache or migraine.
skull-thatcher noun: A maker of straw bonnets.
skullbone noun: The bone that forms the skull.
skullcap noun /ˈskʌlkæp/: A small domed cap that covers the area from the forehead to just above the back of the neck.
skullcapflavone noun: A flavonoid found in plants of the Scutellaria genus.
skullcapped adjective: Wearing a skullcap
skullcup noun: A kapala.
skulldog noun: A furry having the form of a canid with an exposed skull for a face.
skullduggerous adjective: Alternative spelling of skulduggerous.
skullduggery noun: US spelling of skulduggery.
skulled adjective, verb: Having a skull.
skullet noun /ˈskʌlɪt/: A more extreme form of the mullet hairstyle, in which the hair at the back is kept long, whilst the hair on the top and the sides is shaven in a buzzcut or...
skullful noun: The amount that a skull will hold.
skullie noun: Alternative form of skully (“a knit cap”).
skulling noun, verb: The act of determining the age of a young bird by measuring the degree of ossification of its skull.
skullish adjective: Characteristic of or somewhat resembling a skull.
skulllike adjective: Uncommon spelling of skull-like.
skullscape noun: The notional landscape or arrangement of a skull.
skully noun: A street game in which players attempt to flick caps into a series of squares drawn on the ground.
skulpin noun: Alternative form of sculpin (“fish”).
skunk noun, verb /skʌŋk/: Any of various mammals of the subfamily Mephitinae, native to North and Central America, having a glossy black coat with white markings and two musk glands...
skunk ape noun: A hominid creature said to inhabit the Southeastern United States.
skunk at a garden party noun: Within a group, someone who is unwelcome and actively avoided.
skunk at the garden party noun: Alternative form of skunk at a garden party.
skunk blackbird noun: A skunkbird or bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus).
skunk cabbage noun: Any of several leafy, foul-smelling plants, especially Symplocarpus foetidus, a low-growing plant native to the wetlands of eastern North America, but also...
skunk dolphin noun: Commerson's dolphin
skunk grease noun: Synonym of skunk oil.
skunk oil noun: An oil obtained from the two lateral glands that run the length of a skunk's back, and traditionally used in medicine.
skunk pig noun: peccary, javelina (Dicotyles tajacu).
skunk pox noun: An infection caused by species Orthopoxvirus skunkpox of viruses, related to cowpox.
skunk spruce noun: Synonym of white spruce (“Picea glauca”)
skunk tail noun: Synonym of rabicano.
skunk tree noun: A toxic, malodorous tree, of species Sterculia foetida, of Africa, Southeast Asia, Australia, and Hawaii.
skunk up verb: To make (a place) foul.
skunk works noun: Alternative spelling of skunkworks.
skunkbear noun: Synonym of wolverine.
skunkbird noun: A bobolink (Dolichonyx oryzivorus).
skunkbush noun: A low shrubby type of sumac, Rhus trilobata.
skunkbush sumac noun: Lemonberry.
skunked adjective, verb: Intoxicated by alcohol or recreational drugs.
skunked term noun: A word that becomes difficult to use because it is transitioning from one meaning to another. Purists may insist on the old usage, while descriptivists are...
skunker noun: A skunk.
skunkery noun: A place where skunks are raised.
skunkhead noun: A surf duck (Melanitta perspicillata).
skunkiness noun: The state of being skunky.
skunkish adjective: Resembling the skunk, especially in smell.
skunkless adjective: Without skunks.
skunklet noun: A young skunk.
skunklike adjective: Resembling a skunk or its odour.
skunkpox noun: Alternative form of skunk pox; an infection caused by species Orthopoxvirus skunkpox of viruses.
skunksona noun: A fursona that is a skunk.
skunktaur noun: A taur with the lower body of a skunk.
skunkweed noun: Any of several American plants that have an offensive odour, but especially Croton texensis and Polemonium viscosum.
skunkworks noun: A loosely organized research and development team or facility.
skunky adjective: Mean, contemptible.
skurf verb: to ride on a small surfboard towed behind a speedboat, after the manner of water skiing
skurfing noun: A water sport similar to waterskiing except that a single board is used instead of skis.
skurry noun, verb: Dated form of scurry.
skurry away verb: Dated spelling of scurry away.
Skuse proper noun: A surname from Cornish.
skutch noun: A pest; an annoying person or thing; a bother.
skute noun /skuːt/: A boat; a small vessel.
Skutnik noun: A guest at the State of the Union address or a similar political event.
Skutt proper noun: A surname.
skutterudite noun: Any of a class of mixed cobalt and nickel arsenide and sulfide minerals.
skux noun: stud, player, womaniser
skuxx noun: Alternative spelling of skux
skuyt noun: Alternative form of schuit.
skuzziness noun: Alternative spelling of scuzziness.
skuzzy adjective: Alternative form of scuzzy.
skvader noun: A fictional creature, associated with an old Swedish hunting story, that is half hare and half wood grouse.
SKW proper noun: The station code of Shau Kei Wan in Hong Kong.
skweee noun /skwiː/: A musical style combining simple synth or chiptune leads and basslines with rhythms from funk, rhythm and blues or soul music.
Sḵwx̱wú7mesh noun: Squamish
sky noun, suffix, verb /skaɪ/: The atmosphere above a given point, especially as visible from the surface of the Earth as the place where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds are seen.
sky advertising noun: Any of various forms of advertising involving eye-catching objects in the sky, such as skywriting, banners pulled by aeroplanes, or logos on hot-air balloons.
sky ball noun: A high fly ball
sky bar noun: A bar (drinking establishment) at high elevation, offering a spectacular view.
sky beer noun: Fermented toddy palm juice.
sky blue adjective, noun: Of a vibrant light blue colour, like that of the sky on a fine day.
sky blue pink noun: A color of the sky at sunrise or sunset, with patches of blue and pink, or a gradient between them.
sky blues noun: plural of Sky Blue
sky-born adjective: Originating in the sky or heavens.
sky burial noun: A funeral practice in which a human corpse is placed atop a mountain or other outdoor structure to decompose or be eaten by scavenging animals.
sky cavalry noun: Synonym of air cavalry.
sky-clad adjective: Alternative form of skyclad.
sky daddy noun: A god.
sky-dance noun, verb: An aerial territorial display
sky diving noun: Alternative spelling of skydiving.
sky-flood noun: A deluge of rain.
sky-flung adjective: Projecting into the sky; very tall.
sky garden noun: A garden in or on a tall building, high above ground level.
sky glow noun: Alternative form of skyglow.
sky-high adjective: extremely tall
sky-hook noun: Alternative form of skyhook.
sky island noun: A mountain habitat isolated by surrounding lowlands of a dramatically different environment.
sky juice noun: A drink combining coconut water (or coconut milk), condensed milk (or evaporated milk), and alcohol, especially gin.
sky lantern noun: An ornament consisting of a small hot air balloon made of paper, with an opening at the bottom where a small fire is suspended.
sky lobby noun: An intermediate floor in a skyscraper for the purpose of interchange, so that people can change from an express elevator to a local elevator that stops at...
sky lounge noun: A rooftop area for relaxation on a multi-storey building.
sky map noun: Alternative form of skymap.
sky marshal noun: An armed, undercover guard on a commercial-airline flight.
sky parlor noun: Alternative spelling of sky parlour.
sky parlour noun: A garret.
sky pilot noun: A clergyman, especially a military chaplain or padre.
sky puppy noun: A bat, especially one of the cutest and furriest kinds of large bat, such as a fruit bat (flying fox).
sky's-the-limit noun: A very high amount, or position.
sky scooter noun: An ultralight airplane.
sky the towel verb: To give up; to surrender.
sky the wipe verb: Synonym of sky the towel.
sky waitress noun: Synonym of stewardess.
skyaking noun: The extreme sport of skydiving in a kayak, so as to land on the water.
skyan adjective, noun /ˈskaɪˌæn/: A colour midway between sky blue and cyan.
skybase noun, verb: A base that is high in the air, not attached or loosely attached to the ground.
skybaser noun: One who builds skybases.
skybike noun: A bicycle capable of levitation.
skyblue adjective: Alternative form of sky blue.
skyboard noun: a lightweight board used in sport similar to a snowboard, usually equipped with foot bindings and a recovery parachute, used for skysurfing or skyboarding,...
skyboarder noun: Someone who rides a skyboard.
skyboarding noun: A kind of skydiving using a skyboard, skysurfing.
skyborne adjective: Airborne; flying.
skybound adjective: confined to the sky
skybox noun: A seating area for VIPs in a stadium.
skybridge noun /ˈskaɪˌbɹɪd͡ʒ/: A walkway connecting buildings at a significant height above ground level.
skycam noun: A camera mounted or flying in the sky, taking aerial pictures or video footage.
skycap noun: A porter at an airport.
skyclad adjective /ˈskaɪ.klæd/: Belonging to the Digambara school of Jainism.
skycloth noun: A backcloth depicting the sky.
skycoach noun: Synonym of aircoach.
skycraft noun: A vehicle that flies; an aircraft.
skycrane noun: A helicopter that is used for hauling large loads.
skycycle noun: A bicycle capable of levitation.
skydaddy noun: Alternative form of sky daddy: a god; God.
skydip noun: Any of a series of measurements of atmospheric opacity taken using a telescope that dips from a high to a low elevation
skydive noun, verb /ˈskaɪˌdaɪv/: An instance of skydiving.
skydiver noun /ˈskaɪˌdaɪvɚ/: Someone who skydives.
skydiving noun, verb: The practice of performing acrobatic movements during the freefall phase of a parachute jump.
skydome noun: A sphere or hemisphere with a texture on its inner face, used to simulate the sky or similar backdrop around a three-dimensional playfield.
Skye noun /skaɪ/: A Skye terrier.
Skye terrier noun: A terrier of a long, low, hardy breed.
skyed adjective, verb: Surrounded by sky.
skyey adjective /skaɪi/: Resembling the sky.
skyf noun, verb: A cigarette.
skyfall noun: An unexplained falling of objects from the sky.
skyfaring adjective, noun: Flying in an aircraft.
skyfarm noun: A skyscraper used for skyfarming.
skyfarming noun: The use of skyscrapers to grow crops.
skyfie noun: segment, especially of an orange
skyfish noun: Synonym of rod (“a rod-shaped optical phenomenon”).
skyflower noun: Any of the South American shrubs of genus Duranta, having lilac flowers and yellow berries.
skyful noun: As much as a sky will hold.
skygazer noun: A stargazer.
skygazing noun: stargazing
skyglow noun /ˈskaɪˌɡloʊ/: The illumination of the sky above populated areas, mostly by street lighting.
skygod noun: A skydiver, especially (approbative) a thoroughly experienced one.
skyhook noun /ˈskaɪˌhʊk/: A hook imagined to be suspended in midair.
skyish adjective: Like the sky
skyjack noun, verb /ˈskaɪd͡ʒæk/: To steal or commandeer (hijack) an airplane, usually by threat of violence to the passengers and/or crew members.
skyjacker noun: A person who commits skyjacking.
skyjacking noun, verb: The kidnapping of the passengers of an airplane by threat of force; the hijacking of an airplane, especially in flight.
Skykomish noun: A Lushootseed-speaking Coast Salish people indigenous to the Skykomish Valley in the Cascade Mountains of Washington.
Skyla proper noun: A female given name originating as a coinage.
skylab noun: An outer space laboratory.
skyland noun: The sky.
Skylar proper noun /ˈskaɪ.lɚ/: A unisex given name transferred from the surname [in turn from Dutch].
skylark noun, verb /ˈskaɪlɑːk/: A small brown passerine bird, Alauda arvensis, that sings as it flies high into the air.
skylarker noun: One who frolics or plays tricks.
skylarking noun, verb /ˈskʌɪlɑːkɪŋ/: Playing around; frolicking; originally, running about the rigging of a vessel for fun; horseplay.
Skyler proper noun /ˈskaɪ.lɚ/: A unisex given name transferred from the surname [in turn from Dutch].
skyless adjective: Without a sky.
skylessness noun: Absence of a sky.
skylift noun: cable car
skylight noun /ˈskaɪˌlaɪt/: A window, dome, or opening in the roof or ceiling, to admit natural light.
skylighted adjective: Furnished with one or more skylights.
skylike adjective: Resembling the sky or some aspect of it.
skyline noun, verb /ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/: The line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon.
skyline operator noun: A proposed operator, for use in database queries, that filters out results that are worse than others according to multiple criteria.
skyling noun: A being from the sky or heavens.
skylit adjective: Receiving all or most light from the sky
skyllamycin noun: Either of a pair of cyclodepsipeptides that are produced by bacteria and fungi and are pharmaceutically used as antibacterials, immunosuppressives,...
skylore noun: The study, knowledge, or science of the sky and its apparent components (heavenly bodies, constellations, etc.).
skyly adjective: Of, resembling, or relating to the sky; celestial
skymaiden noun: A young woman who comes from the sky.
skyman noun: A male aviator.
skymap noun: Any of several charts or maps, similar to a star chart, that show the distribution of some particular, measurable parameter (such as microwave radiation,...
skymapping noun: The production of a skymap.
skyness noun: The essence of what it means to be the sky; the qualities that make the sky what it is.
Skynet proper noun /ˈskaɪnɛt/: A family of United Kingdom military communications satellites.
skypan noun: A kind of large lamp with a parabolic reflector to diffuse the light.
skype verb /skaɪp/: To make (a telephone call) using Skype software.
Skyper noun: A user of the Skype communications software.
Skypey adjective: Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the Skype messaging software or any aspect of it.
skyphomancy noun: Divination by means of cups or vases.
skyphos noun: A deep two-handled wine cup of Ancient Greece.
skyport noun: An airport.
skypunch noun: Synonym of fallstreak hole.
skyquake noun: An unexplained phenomenon that sounds like a thunderclap, cannon storm earthquake volcano or sonic boom coming from the sky, with no observable cause, heard...
skyr noun /skɪə/: A yogurt-like product made of curdled milk, curds stored up for food; a thick dairy product unique to Icelandic cuisine.
skyride noun: Synonym of aerial lift (“a system of transport that moves cabins, cars, gondolas or open chairs above the ground by means of one or more cables strung...
skyrin noun: The dimeric quinone 2,4,5-trihydroxy-7-methyl-1-(2,4,5-trihydroxy-7-methyl-9,10-dioxoanthracen-1-yl)anthracene-9,10-dione that is a glucagon antagonist
Skyriot adjective, noun /ˈskiː.ɹi.ət/: One of the inhabitants of the Greek island of Skyros.
skyrise noun: A very tall building; a high-rise.
Skyrme proper noun: A surname.
skyrmion noun: Any of a particular class of topological soliton that can be used to model certain properties of a nucleon.
skyrmionic adjective: Relating to skyrmions.
skyrmionics noun: The physics of skyrmions
skyrmionium noun: A pair of skyrmions of opposite topological quantum numbers
skyrocket noun, verb /ˈskaɪˌɹɒk.ɪt/: A type of firework that uses a solid rocket engine to rise quickly into the sky where it emits a variety of effects such as stars, bangs, crackles, etc.
skyrocketed adjective, verb: Suddenly and rapidly increased.
skyrockety adjective: Suddenly surging or spiking upward.
Skyros proper noun /ˈskiːɹɒs/: An island of Greece, in the Sporades administered by Euboea or Evia.
skyrunner noun: A person who takes part in skyrunning.
skyrunning noun: An extreme sport involving running on mountains or at high altitude.
skysail noun: On historical square-rigged ships, the sail above the royal. Normally it is the uppermost sail, but in some cases it is below the moonraker.
skyscape noun: The view of the sky, often including the skyline
skyscraper noun /ˈskaɪˌskɹeɪpɚ/: A very tall building with a large number of floors.
skyscraper heel noun: A particularly tall high-heeled shoe.
skyscrapered adjective: Having skyscrapers.
skyscraperland noun: An area with a great amount of skyscrapers.
skyscraperless adjective: Without a skyscraper or skyscrapers.
skyscraping adjective, noun: Extremely tall; as tall as a skyscraper.
skyship noun: A manned vehicle that flies through the sky.
skysill noun /ˈskaɪˌsɪl/: Horizon.
skyspace noun: An architectural design in which a room has a large hole in its ceiling, open to the sky.
skysphere noun: A sphere with a texture on its inner face, used to simulate the sky or similar backdrop around a three-dimensional playfield; a skydome.
skysurf verb: To practice the sport of skysurfing.
skysurfer noun: Someone who does skysurfing.
skysurfing noun: A kind of skydiving where the skydiver has a surfboard attached to the feet, and performs surfing-like stunts in midair.
Skysweeper noun: A kind of anti-aircraft gun used in the mid-20th century.
skytale noun: Alternative form of scytale.
skyte noun, verb: Alternative form of skite (“contemptible person”).
skytime noun: The time when a vehicle such as an airplane is in flight.
skytubes noun: Synonym of tube maze.
skytyper noun: Synonym of skywriter.
skytyping noun: Synonym of skywriting.
skywalk noun: Synonym of skybridge and skyway.
skywalker noun /ˈskaɪwɔːkə(ɹ)/: A member of the Mohawk group of Native Americans; especially one who is or was involved in steelworking on tall buildings in New York City.
skyward adjective, adverb: At or toward the sky.
skywardly adverb: Toward the sky.
skywards adverb: In the direction of the sky; upwards.
skywatch verb: To watch the sky for aircraft, satellites or UFOs or for stars, comets etc.
skywatcher noun: One who skywatches.
skywave noun: An electromagnetic wave refracted back to the Earth by the ionosphere.
skyway noun /ˈskaɪ.weɪ/: An aeroplane route.
skyworthy adjective: airworthy
skywrite verb: To write a message in the sky using the trail of smoke from a moving airplane.
skywriter noun /ˈskaɪ(ˌ)ɹaɪtəɹ/: One who does skywriting. A pilot who writes messages, by leaving a trail of smoke from the plane, that are visible from the ground.
skywriting noun: Messages, left by leaving a trail of smoke from an airplane, that are visible from the ground.
SL adjective, noun: sine loco (without place [of publication])
sl st noun, verb: Abbreviation of slip stitch.
sl*t noun: Censored spelling of slut.
SLA noun /ɛs ɛl eɪ̯/: Initialism of sealed lead-acid battery.
slab adjective, noun, verb /slæb/: A large, flat piece of solid material; a solid object that is large and flat.
slab avalanche noun: A type of avalanche during which a cohesive, dense layer of snow (the slab) detaches from a weaker, less stable layer underneath, and slides downwards as a...
slab cake noun: A relatively large cake from which individual portions are cut or sliced.
slab city noun: An area surrounding a sawmill in American frontier times, where slabs of cut wood were stored or discarded.
slab hut noun: A kind of dwelling or shed made from slabs of split or sawn timber.
slab line noun: A line or small rope by which sailors haul up the foot of the mainsail or foresail.
slab-off prism noun: A lens modification used to correct for differences in vision between the two eyes, particularly in cases of anisometropia, in which a prism is ground into...
slab on grade noun: A horizontal placement of concrete directly over a prepared earth substrate.
slab pull noun: The portion of the motion of a tectonic plate resulting from its gravitationally-driven subduction.
slab serif noun: A kind of serif typeface characterized by thick, block-like serifs.
slab-sided adjective: having flat sides
slab track noun, verb: Railway track mounted on a concrete (or asphalt) base, without the use of ballast.
slabbed adjective, verb: Encased in a slab (protective case).
slabber noun, verb /ˈslæbə(ɹ)/: To let saliva or other liquid fall from the mouth carelessly; drivel; slaver.
slabberer noun: One who slabbers, or drools.
slabbery adjective: Like, or covered with, slobber; slippery; sloppy.
slabbily adverb: In a slabby manner.
slabbiness noun: The quality of being slabby; sliminess, muddiness.
slabbing noun, verb: An offcut of a tree trunk.
slabbing machine noun: A kind of milling machine specialized to develop flat surfaces.
slabby adjective, noun: Of a liquid: thick; viscous.
slabcake noun: Alternative form of slab cake.
slablike adjective: Resembling a slab.
slabness noun: The state or condition of being slablike.
slabs noun /slæbz/: Initialism of student loan asset-backed securities
slabserif noun: Alternative form of slab serif.
slabstone noun /ˈslæb.stəʊn/: A flat, rectangular piece of rock or stone used for paving or roofing.
slabwise adjective, adverb: One slab at a time
Slaby proper noun: A surname.
SLAC noun: Acronym of small liberal arts college.
slack adjective, adverb, noun, verb /slæk/: The part of anything that hangs loose, having no strain upon it.
slack Alice noun: A slovenly woman.
slack ass noun: Alternative form of slack ass.
slack bob noun: A schoolboy who does not take part in sports.
slack fill noun: The inadequate filling of a package so that it contains too little of the product.
slack-handed adjective, adverb, noun: Careless and inactive; lacking focus or initiative.
slack-handedness noun: The quality or state of being slack-handed.
slack-jawed adjective: With the mouth in an open position and the jaw hanging loosely, especially as indicating bewilderment or astonishment.
slack key adjective: (of a string instrument or a manner of playing one) Performed with loosened strings, such that all of the strings play in the same key (most often G major).

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under S: 73,223 words, in 245 parts.