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- sketch/skɛtʃ/A simple, quickly-made drawing that outlines the main features of something, often without detail.nounverbverb-intransitive+1B1
- sketch book, the/ˈskɛtʃbʊk/A book of blank pages for drawing preliminary ideas or sketches.nounB1
- sketch map/ˈsketʃ ˌmap/A simple, roughly drawn map that emphasizes key features and general layout over precise scale or detail.nounC1
- sketchbook/ˈskɛtʃbʊk/A pad or book of blank paper used for drawing and sketching.nounC1
- sketchpad/ˈsketʃpæd/A pad of paper used for drawing quick, rough, or preliminary sketches.nounB1
- skete/ˈskiːti/A small monastic community of Eastern Orthodox monks, typically consisting of a few individual dwellings (cells or huts) clustered around a central church, more secluded and less formally organized than a monastery; historically, a remote ascetic settlement.nounC2 / Very Rare / Specialized
- skeuomorph/ˈskjuːəmɔːf/An object or feature that imitates the design of a similar artifact made from another material, even when the original functional reason for that design is no longer present.nounC2
- skeuomorphism/ˈskjuː.əˌmɔː.fɪ.zəm/A design principle where elements in a new medium imitate the form of objects from a previous medium, often unnecessarily.nounLow
- skew/skjuː/To cause something to be not straight, symmetrical, or accurate; to distort or slant.adjectivenounverb+2medium
- skew arch/ˈskjuː ˈɑːtʃ/An arch built across a road or bridge at an angle other than a right angle to its span; its components are not perpendicular to the faces of the abutments.nounVery Low
- skew field/skjuː fiːld/A non-commutative division algebra in mathematicsnounVery Low (Technical)
- skew lines/skjuː laɪnz/Two straight lines in three-dimensional space that are not parallel and do not intersect.plural-nounC1
- skew symmetry/ˌskjuː ˈsɪm.ɪ.tri/A property of a mathematical object, matrix, or function that is equal to the negative of its transpose or reflection; asymmetry with a specific mathematical relationship where f(x,y) = -f(y,x).nounC2 (Proficiency)
- skewback/ˈskjuː.bæk/The sloping surface or stone at the spring of an arch that receives and supports the thrust of the arch or vault.nounVery Low
- skewbald/ˈskjuːbɔːld/An adjective describing an animal, particularly a horse, with irregular patches of white and another color (but not black).adjectivenounC1/C2
- skewed/skjuːd/not straight, symmetrical, or balanced; distorted, biased, or angled away from a proper line or position.adjectiveverbC1
- skewer/ˈskjuːə/A long, thin metal or wooden pin used to hold pieces of food, especially meat, together during cooking.nounverbverb-transitiveC1
- skewerwood/ˈskjuːəwʊd/A name for the common spindle tree (Euonymus europaeus), historically used to make skewers and other pointed implements.nounVery Rare / Archaic / Technical
- skewing/ˈskjuːɪŋ/the present participle of 'skew': causing something to be not straight, accurate, or symmetrical; distorting or biasing.nounLow
- ski/skiː/A long, narrow piece of hard material worn underfoot for gliding over snow.nounverbverb-intransitive+1B1
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