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skee
(gcide) | Ski \Ski\ (sk[=e]), n.; pl. skis (sk[=e]z). [Dan. ski; Icel.
sk[imac][eth] a billet of wood. See Skid.]
A long, flat, narrow runner made of wood, plastic or metal,
curved upwards in front, having a fitting allowing it to be
attached to the foot, and used for gliding or sliding over
snow. Commonly used in the plural, to designate the pair.
[Also spelled skee.]
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Skee
(gcide) | Skee \Skee\, n. [Dan. ski; Icel. sk[imac]? a billet of wood. See
Skid.]
A long strip of wood, curved upwards in front, used on the
foot for sliding; now usually spelled ski.
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greenskeeper
(encz) | greenskeeper, n: |
groundskeeper
(encz) | groundskeeper,správce hřiště n: Petr Písařgroundskeeper,správce parku n: Petr Písař |
skeen arch
(encz) | skeen arch, n: |
skeet
(encz) | skeet, n: |
skeet shooting
(encz) | skeet shooting, n: |
skeeter hawk
(encz) | skeeter hawk, n: |
Damaskeen
(gcide) | Damaskeen \Dam"as*keen`\, Damasken \Dam"as*ken\, v. t. [F.
damaschinare. See Damascene, v.]
To decorate, as iron, steel, etc., with a peculiar marking or
"water" produced in the process of manufacture, or with
designs produced by inlaying or incrusting with another
metal, as silver or gold, or by etching, etc., to damask.
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Damaskeening is is partly mosaic work, partly
engraving, and partly carving. --Ure.
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Miskeep
(gcide) | Miskeep \Mis*keep"\, v. t.
To keep wrongly. --Chaucer.
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Skee
(gcide) | Ski \Ski\ (sk[=e]), n.; pl. skis (sk[=e]z). [Dan. ski; Icel.
sk[imac][eth] a billet of wood. See Skid.]
A long, flat, narrow runner made of wood, plastic or metal,
curved upwards in front, having a fitting allowing it to be
attached to the foot, and used for gliding or sliding over
snow. Commonly used in the plural, to designate the pair.
[Also spelled skee.]
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC] SkiagraphSkee \Skee\, n. [Dan. ski; Icel. sk[imac]? a billet of wood. See
Skid.]
A long strip of wood, curved upwards in front, used on the
foot for sliding; now usually spelled ski.
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skeed
(gcide) | Skid \Skid\ (sk[i^]d), n. [Icel. sk[imac][eth] a billet of wood.
See Shide.] [Written also skeed.]
1. A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and
placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning
when descending a steep hill; a drag; a skidpan; also, by
extension, a hook attached to a chain, and used for the
same purpose.
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2. A piece of timber used as a support, or to receive
pressure. Specifically:
(a) pl. (Naut.) Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to
protect it in handling a cargo. --Totten.
(b) One of a pair of timbers or bars, usually arranged so
as to form an inclined plane, as form a wagon to a
door, along which anything is moved by sliding or
rolling.
(c) One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for
supporting anything, as a boat, a barrel, etc.
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3. (Aeronautics) A runner (one or two) under some flying
machines, used for landing.
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4. A low movable platform for supporting heavy items to be
transported, typically of two layers, and having a space
between the layers into which the fork of a fork lift can
be inserted; it is used to conveniently transport heavy
objects by means of a fork lift; -- a skid without wheels
is the same as a pallet.
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5. pl. Declining fortunes; a movement toward defeat or
downfall; -- used mostly in the phrase
on the skids and
hit the skids.
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6. [From the v.] Act of skidding; -- called also side slip.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Skeed \Skeed\, n.
See Skid.
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Skeed
(gcide) | Skid \Skid\ (sk[i^]d), n. [Icel. sk[imac][eth] a billet of wood.
See Shide.] [Written also skeed.]
1. A shoe or clog, as of iron, attached to a chain, and
placed under the wheel of a wagon to prevent its turning
when descending a steep hill; a drag; a skidpan; also, by
extension, a hook attached to a chain, and used for the
same purpose.
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2. A piece of timber used as a support, or to receive
pressure. Specifically:
(a) pl. (Naut.) Large fenders hung over a vessel's side to
protect it in handling a cargo. --Totten.
(b) One of a pair of timbers or bars, usually arranged so
as to form an inclined plane, as form a wagon to a
door, along which anything is moved by sliding or
rolling.
(c) One of a pair of horizontal rails or timbers for
supporting anything, as a boat, a barrel, etc.
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3. (Aeronautics) A runner (one or two) under some flying
machines, used for landing.
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4. A low movable platform for supporting heavy items to be
transported, typically of two layers, and having a space
between the layers into which the fork of a fork lift can
be inserted; it is used to conveniently transport heavy
objects by means of a fork lift; -- a skid without wheels
is the same as a pallet.
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5. pl. Declining fortunes; a movement toward defeat or
downfall; -- used mostly in the phrase
on the skids and
hit the skids.
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6. [From the v.] Act of skidding; -- called also side slip.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Skeed \Skeed\, n.
See Skid.
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Skeel
(gcide) | Skeel \Skeel\, n. [Icel. skj?la a pail, bucket.]
A shallow wooden vessel for holding milk or cream. [Prov.
Eng. & Scot.] --Grose.
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skeelduck
(gcide) | Sheldrake \Shel"drake`\, n. [Sheld + drake.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of large Old World
ducks of the genus Tadorna and allied genera, especially
the European and Asiatic species. (Tadorna cornuta syn.
Tadorna tadorna), which somewhat resembles a goose in
form and habit, but breeds in burrows.
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Note: It has the head and neck greenish black, the breast,
sides, and forward part of the back brown, the
shoulders and middle of belly black, the speculum
green, and the bill and frontal bright red. Called also
shelduck, shellduck, sheldfowl, skeelduck,
bergander, burrow duck, and links goose.
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Note: The Australian sheldrake (Tadorna radja) has the
head, neck, breast, flanks, and wing coverts white, the
upper part of the back and a band on the breast deep
chestnut, and the back and tail black. The chestnut
sheldrake of Australia (Casarca tadornoides) is
varied with black and chestnut, and has a dark green
head and neck. The ruddy sheldrake, or Braminy duck
(Casarca rutila), and the white-winged sheldrake
(Casarca leucoptera), are related Asiatic species.
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2. Any one of the American mergansers.
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Note: The name is also loosely applied to other ducks, as the
canvasback, and the shoveler.
[1913 Webster]Skeelduck \Skeel"duck`\, Skeelgoose \Skeel"goose`\, n. [See
Sheldrake.] (Zool.)
The common European sheldrake. [Prov. Eng.]
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Skeelduck
(gcide) | Sheldrake \Shel"drake`\, n. [Sheld + drake.]
1. (Zool.) Any one of several species of large Old World
ducks of the genus Tadorna and allied genera, especially
the European and Asiatic species. (Tadorna cornuta syn.
Tadorna tadorna), which somewhat resembles a goose in
form and habit, but breeds in burrows.
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Note: It has the head and neck greenish black, the breast,
sides, and forward part of the back brown, the
shoulders and middle of belly black, the speculum
green, and the bill and frontal bright red. Called also
shelduck, shellduck, sheldfowl, skeelduck,
bergander, burrow duck, and links goose.
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Note: The Australian sheldrake (Tadorna radja) has the
head, neck, breast, flanks, and wing coverts white, the
upper part of the back and a band on the breast deep
chestnut, and the back and tail black. The chestnut
sheldrake of Australia (Casarca tadornoides) is
varied with black and chestnut, and has a dark green
head and neck. The ruddy sheldrake, or Braminy duck
(Casarca rutila), and the white-winged sheldrake
(Casarca leucoptera), are related Asiatic species.
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2. Any one of the American mergansers.
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Note: The name is also loosely applied to other ducks, as the
canvasback, and the shoveler.
[1913 Webster]Skeelduck \Skeel"duck`\, Skeelgoose \Skeel"goose`\, n. [See
Sheldrake.] (Zool.)
The common European sheldrake. [Prov. Eng.]
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Skeelgoose
(gcide) | Skeelduck \Skeel"duck`\, Skeelgoose \Skeel"goose`\, n. [See
Sheldrake.] (Zool.)
The common European sheldrake. [Prov. Eng.]
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Skeet
(gcide) | Skeet \Skeet\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.] (Naut.)
A scoop with a long handle, used to wash the sides of a
vessel, and formerly to wet the sails or deck.
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Wawaskeesh
(gcide) | Wawaskeesh \Wa*was"keesh\, n. [From an Indian name.] (Zool.)
The wapiti, or wapiti, or American elk.
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greenskeeper
(wn) | greenskeeper
n 1: someone responsible for the maintenance of a golf course |
groundskeeper
(wn) | groundskeeper
n 1: someone who maintains the grounds (of an estate or park or
athletic field) [syn: groundsman, groundskeeper,
groundkeeper] |
skeen arch
(wn) | skeen arch
n 1: an arch whose height is less than half its width [syn:
skeen arch, skene arch, scheme arch, {diminished
arch}] |
skeet
(wn) | skeet
n 1: the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled
upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird
[syn: skeet, skeet shooting, trapshooting] |
skeet shooting
(wn) | skeet shooting
n 1: the sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled
upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird
[syn: skeet, skeet shooting, trapshooting] |
skeeter hawk
(wn) | skeeter hawk
n 1: slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings
that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on
mosquitoes etc. [syn: dragonfly, darning needle,
devil's darning needle, sewing needle, snake feeder,
snake doctor, mosquito hawk, skeeter hawk] |
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