Chapter Sinapism to Slacken of S by Soule's Synonymes

3. (Ent.) Cheese maggot.

Skirmish, n. Fight (of slight consequence). battle, collision, conflict, combat, brush, affair, contest, contention.

Skirt, n.

1. Flap, loose part (of a garment below the waist).

2. Petticoat.

3. Edge, border, margin, verge, rim, extreme part.

Skirt, v. a. Border, from the border or edge of.

Skirting, n. Skirting-board.

Skirting-board, n. Washboard, skirting, mop-board, surbase, baseboard

Skittish, a.

1. Shy (as a horse), timid, timorous, easily frightened.

2. Hasty, volatile, wanton.

3. Changeable, inconstant, fickle.

Skittishly, ad. Shyly, wantonly, changeably.

Skittishness, n.

1. Shyness, timidity.

2. Fickleness, wantonness, inconstancy.

Skittles, n. pl. Ninepins.

Skulk, v. n. Lurk, hide, sneak, slink, lie hid.

Skulker, n. Lurker, shirk, sneak, mean fellow.

Skull, n.

1. Cranium, brain-pan.

2. Brain.