Words in english starting with S

• skunk — Noun – English ～ American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae
• skunk cabbage — Noun – English ～ deciduous perennial low-growing fetid swamp plant of eastern North America having minute flowers enclosed in a mottled greenish or purple cowl-shaped spathe
• skunk — Noun – English ～ a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible; "only a rotter would do that"; "kill the rat"; "throw the bum out"; "you cowardly little pukes!"; "the British call a contemptible person a `git'"
• skunk — Verb – English ～ defeat by a lurch
• skunkbush — Noun – English ～ deciduous shrub of California with unpleasantly scented usually trifoliate leaves and edible fruit
• skunkweed — Noun – English ～ tall herb of the Rocky Mountains having sticky leaves and an offensive smell
• sky pilot — Noun – English ～ a chaplain in one of the military services
• sky-blue — Noun – English ～ a light shade of blue
• sky glow — Noun – English ～ illumination of the night sky in urban areas
• sky marshal — Noun – English ～ a person trained by the government in hijacking and terrorist tactics who (for security reasons) is a passenger aboard an airline flight
• sky burial — Noun – English ～ a traditional Tibetan funeral ritual in which the corpse is exposed to the open air to be eaten by sacred vultures
• sky — Noun – English ～ the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
• sky dive — Verb – English ～ jump from an airplane and perform various maneuvers before opening one's parachute
• sky — Verb – English ～ throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
• sky-blue — Adjective – English ～ of a deep somewhat purplish blue color similar to that of a clear October sky; "October's bright blue weather"
• sky-high — Adverb – English ～ in a lavish or enthusiastic manner; "he extolled her virtues sky-high"
• sky-high — Adverb – English ～ (with verb `to blow') destroyed completely; blown apart or to pieces; "they blew the bridge sky-high"; "the committee blew the thesis sky-high"
• sky-high — Adverb – English ～ to a very high level; "prices have gone sky-high"; "garbage was piled sky-high"; "the men were flung sky-high by the explosion"
• skybox — Noun – English ～ an elevated box for viewing events at a sports stadium
• skycap — Noun – English ～ a porter who helps passengers with their baggage at an airport

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