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battle, clash, combat, conflict, contest, fight, fracas, fray, hassle, scrap, scrimmage, scuffle, struggle, tussle—more at FIGHT

2skirmish verb : to engage in a skirmish

1skirt noun 1 : a free-hanging garment or part of a garment extending from the waist down

2 : the rim, periphery, or environs of an area

Synonyms

border, bound, boundary, circumference, compass, confines, edge, end, fringe, margin, perimeter, periphery, rim, verge—more at BORDER

2skirt verb 1 : to pass around the outer edge of

2 : to form or run along the border or edge of : BORDER

3 : to avoid esp. because of difficulty or fear of controversy

Synonyms

[1] bypass, circumvent, detour—more at DETOUR

[2] abut, adjoin, border, flank, fringe, join, touch, verge—more at ADJOIN

[3] circumvent, dodge, sidestep—more at CIRCUMVENT

skit noun : a brief dramatic sketch

ski tow noun : SKI LIFT

skit·ter verb : to glide or skip lightly or quickly : skim along a surface

skit·tish adjective 1 : lively or frisky in action

2 : easily frightened ; also : WARY

Synonyms

[1, 2] excitable, flighty, fluttery, high-strung, jittery, jumpy, nervous, spooky, wary—more at EXCITABLE

ski·wear noun : clothing suitable for wear while skiing

skosh noun [ORIGIN: Jp sukoshi]

: a small amount : BIT

skul·dug·gery or skull·dug·gery noun, plural -ger·ries : underhanded or unscrupulous behavior

skulk verb : to move furtively : SNEAK

— skulk·er noun

Synonyms

lurk, pussyfoot, slide, slink, slip, snake, sneak, steal—more at SNEAK

skull noun : the skeleton of the head of a vertebrate that protects the brain and supports the jaws

skull and crossbones noun, plural skulls and crossbones : a depiction of a human skull over crossbones usu. indicating a danger

skull·cap noun : a close-fitting brimless cap

1skunk noun, plural skunks also skunk 1 : any of various black-and-white New World mammals related to the weasels that can forcibly eject an ill-smelling fluid when startled

2 : a contemptible person

Synonyms

beast, boor, churl, clown, creep, cretin, cur, heel, jerk, joker, louse, lout, slob, snake—more at JERK

2skunk verb : to defeat decisively; especially : to prevent from scoring at all in a game

Synonyms

beat, best, clobber, conquer, crush, defeat, drub, lick, master, overcome, prevail, rout, subdue, surmount, thrash, trim, triumph, trounce, wallop, whip, win—more at BEAT

skunk cabbage noun : either of two No. American perennial herbs related to the arums that occur in shaded wet to swampy areas and have a fetid odor suggestive of a skunk

sky noun, plural skies [ORIGIN: ME, sky, cloud, fr. ON skȳ cloud]

1 : the upper air

2 : HEAVEN

— sky·ey adjective

Synonyms

blue, high; also horizon, skyline

sky·cap noun : a person employed to carry luggage at an airport

sky·div·ing noun : the sport of jumping from an airplane and executing various body maneuvers before opening a parachute

— sky·div·er noun

sky·jack verb : to commandeer an airplane in flight by threat of violence

— sky·jack·er noun

— sky·jack·ing noun

1skylark noun : a European lark noted for singing during flight

2skylark verb : to play and run about happily

Synonyms

act up, clown, cut up, fool, horse, monkey, show off—more at CUT UP

sky·light noun : a window in a roof or ceiling

— sky·light·ed adjective

sky·line noun 1 : HORIZON

2 : an outline (as of buildings) against the sky

1skyrocket noun : ROCKET 1

2skyrocket verb : to rise or cause to rise or increase abruptly and rapidly

Synonyms

rocket, shoot, soar, zoom; also accumulate, appreciate, balloon, build (up), burgeon, enlarge, escalate, expand, increase, mount, multiply, mushroom, proliferate, snowball, swell, wax; crest, peak, surge; heighten, intensify

Antonyms

plummet, plunge, slump, tumble

sky·scrap·er noun : a very tall building

sky·surf·ing noun : skydiving with a short modified surfboard attached to the feet

— sky·surf·er noun

sky·walk noun : an aerial walkway connecting