| skin diving |
swimming in which the swimmer is equipped to move about quickly and easily underwater, as with flippers, face mask, scuba equipment, or the like. |
| skinny |
extremely thin and bony. [2 definitions] |
| skip |
to jump forward lightly by sliding and hopping on each foot alternately. [10 definitions] |
| skirt |
a woman's or girl's garment that hangs from the waist. [6 definitions] |
| skit |
a short, usu. humorous theatrical sketch. [2 definitions] |
| skittish |
easily startled or excited. [3 definitions] |
| skull |
the bony framework of the head and face in vertebrates. [3 definitions] |
| skunk |
a small, meat-eating North American mammal with black fur, a bushy tail, and a broad white stripe down its back, noted for the foul smell of the fluid it ejects when alarmed. [3 definitions] |
| sky |
the upper atmosphere, esp. as it appears to arch over the earth. [4 definitions] |
| skydiving |
the sport of jumping from an airplane and performing body maneuvers before opening the parachute. |
| skylight |
a window in a roof or ceiling, used to admit light. |
| skyline |
the line formed by the apparent boundary between the earth and the sky; horizon. [2 definitions] |
| skyrocket |
a firework that shoots high in the air before exploding in a shower of brilliant, colored sparks. [2 definitions] |
| skyscraper |
an extremely tall building. |
| slab |
a flat, usu. wide and thick piece of some solid, such as rock or food. [3 definitions] |
| slack1 |
not tight or taut. [12 definitions] |
| slacks |
trousers for men or women, esp. for casual wear. |
| slam1 |
to shut (a door, lid, or the like) with force and loud noise. [6 definitions] |
| slander |
a false statement or statements intended to injure someone's reputation or well-being, or the act of making such statements; defamation. [3 definitions] |
| slang |
words or phrases used in very informal speech that are typically more vivid, exaggerated, humorous, metaphorical, and short-lived than the standard vocabulary and usage. [3 definitions] |
| slant |
to incline at an oblique angle; slope. [7 definitions] |