SKITTLES
SKIT'TLES, noun Nine pins.
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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SKOLEZITE
SKOL'EZITE, noun A mineral allied to Thomsonite, occurring crystallized and massive, colorless and nearly transparent. When a small portion of it is placed in the exterior flame...
SKONCE
SKONCE, [See Sconce.]
SKORADITE
SKOR'ADITE, noun A mineral of a greenish color of different shades or brown and nearly black, resembling the martial arseniate of copper. It occurs massive, but generally crysta...
SKREEN
SKREEN. (See Screen).
SKRINGE
SKRINGE, properly scringe; a vulgar corruption of cringe.
SKUE
SKUE. (See Skew.)
SKUG
SKUG, verb transitive To hide.
SKULK
SKULK, verb intransitive To lurk; to withdraw into a corner or into a close place for concealment (See Sculk).
SKULL
SKULL, noun1. The bone that forms the exterior of the head, and incloses the brain; the brain-pan. It is composed of several parts united at the sutures.2. A person.SKULLs that ...
SKULL-CAP
SKULL'-CAP, noun1. A head piece.2. A plant of the genus Scutellaria.
SKUNK
SKUNK, noun In America, the popular name of a fetid animal of the weasel kind; the Viverra Mephitis of Linne.SKUNK'-CABBAGE,SKUNK'-WEED, noun A plant vulgarly so called, the Tet...
SKUTE
SKUTE, noun A boat. [See Scow.]
SKY
SKY, noun1. The aerial region which surrounds the earth; the apparent arch or vault of heaven, which in a clear day is of a blue color.2. The heavens.3. The weather; the climate...
SKY-COLORED
SKY'-COLORED, adjective Like the sky in color; blue; azure.SKY'-DYED, adjective Colored like the sky.
SKYEY
SKY'EY, adjective Like the sky; etherial.
SKYISH
SKY'ISH, adjective Like the sky, or approaching the sky. The skyish head of blue Olympus.
SKYLARK
SKY'LARK, noun A lark that mounts and sings as it flies.SKY'-LIGHT, noun A window placed in the top of a house or ceiling of a room for admission of light.SKY'-ROCKET, noun A ro...
SLAB
SLAB, adjective Thick; viscous. [Not used.]SLAB, noun1. A plane or table of stone; as a marble slab2. An outside piece taken from timber in sawing it into boards, planks, _ c.3....
SLABBER
SLAB'BER, verb intransitive To let the saliva or other liquid fall from the mouth carelessly; to drivel. It is also written slaver.SLAB'BER, verb transitive1. To sup up hastily,...
SLABBERING
SLAB'BERING, participle present tense Driveling.
SLABBY
SLAB'BY, adjective1. Thick; viscous. [Not much used.]2. Wet. [See Sloppy.]SLAB'-LINE, noun A line or small rope by which seamen truss up the main-sail or fore-sail.
SLACK
SLACK, adjective1. Not tense; not hard drawn; not firmly extended; as a slack rope; slack rigging; slack shrouds.2. Weak; remiss; not holding fast; as a slack hand.3. Remiss; ba...
SLACKEN
SLACK'EN, noun Among miners, a spungy semi-vitrified substance which they mix with the ores of metals to prevent their fusion.
SLACKLY
SLACK'LY, adverb1. Not tightly; loosely.2. Negligently; remissly.
SLACKNESS
SLACK'NESS, noun1. Looseness; the state opposite to tension; not tightness or rigidness; as the slackness of a cord or rope.2. Remissness; negligence; inattention; as the slackn...
SLADE
SLADE, noun A little dell or valley; also, a flat piece of low moist ground.