English Explanatory Dictionary

skewer

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking.
  2. Food served on a skewer.
  3. A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, exposes a less valuable piece.
verb
  1. To impale on a skewer.
  2. To attack a piece which has a less valuable piece behind it.
  3. To severely mock or discredit.
noun
  1. That which skews something.
adj
  1. comparative form of skew: more skew

Pronunciation

/ˈskjuː.ə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-skewer.wav /ˈskjuː.ɚ/

Word forms

skewer skewer a b c d e f g h 8 8 7 [Alt: {{{square}}} black queen] [Alt: {{{square}}} black king] 7 6 6 5 [Alt: {{{square}}} black bishop] 5 4 [Alt: {{{square}}} white king] [Alt: {{{square}}} white rook] 4 3 [Alt: {{{square}}} white queen] 3 2 2 1 1 a b c d e f g h The white king is skewered by the black bishop the bishop can capture the white queen. skewers skewering skewered

Etymology

From Middle English skeuier, skuer, likely a variant of Middle English *skever, *skiver (compare Modern English skiver), probably of North Germanic origin, compare Icelandic skífa (“to slice”), Norwegian skive, Swedish skiva, Swedish skifer (“a slate”).

Synonyms

brochette

Related words

spit

Derived words

bonnet skewer quick release skewer skewerlike skewerable skewerer unskewered
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