skewer

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈskjuː.ə/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈskjuː.ɚ/ Rhymes: -uːə(ɹ) === Etymology 1 === 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”). ==== Noun ==== skewer (plural skewers) A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking. Food served on a skewer. (Can we add an example for this sense?) (chess) A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, exposes a less valuable piece. Hyponyms: absolute skewer, relative skewer Coordinate term: pin ===== Synonyms ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== spit ===== Translations ===== ==== Verb ==== skewer (third-person singular simple present skewers, present participle skewering, simple past and past participle skewered) To impale on a skewer. (chess) To attack a piece which has a less valuable piece behind it. (figurative) To severely mock or discredit. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From skew + -er. ==== Noun ==== skewer (plural skewers) (rare) That which skews something. ==== Adjective ==== skewer comparative form of skew: more skew === Anagrams === krewes, reskew, werkes, Wesker