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Meaning of "skellies" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SKELLIES

skellies  [ˈskelɪz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKELLIES

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Skellies is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb skellies in English.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SKELLIES

PRESENT

Present
I skellies
you skellies
he/she/it skellieses
we skellies
you skellies
they skellies
Present continuous
I am skelliesing
you are skelliesing
he/she/it is skelliesing
we are skelliesing
you are skelliesing
they are skelliesing
Present perfect
I have skelliesed
you have skelliesed
he/she/it has skelliesed
we have skelliesed
you have skelliesed
they have skelliesed
Present perfect continuous
I have been skelliesing
you have been skelliesing
he/she/it has been skelliesing
we have been skelliesing
you have been skelliesing
they have been skelliesing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I skelliesed
you skelliesed
he/she/it skelliesed
we skelliesed
you skelliesed
they skelliesed
Past continuous
I was skelliesing
you were skelliesing
he/she/it was skelliesing
we were skelliesing
you were skelliesing
they were skelliesing
Past perfect
I had skelliesed
you had skelliesed
he/she/it had skelliesed
we had skelliesed
you had skelliesed
they had skelliesed
Past perfect continuous
I had been skelliesing
you had been skelliesing
he/she/it had been skelliesing
we had been skelliesing
you had been skelliesing
they had been skelliesing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will skellies
you will skellies
he/she/it will skellies
we will skellies
you will skellies
they will skellies
Future continuous
I will be skelliesing
you will be skelliesing
he/she/it will be skelliesing
we will be skelliesing
you will be skelliesing
they will be skelliesing
Future perfect
I will have skelliesed
you will have skelliesed
he/she/it will have skelliesed
we will have skelliesed
you will have skelliesed
they will have skelliesed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been skelliesing
you will have been skelliesing
he/she/it will have been skelliesing
we will have been skelliesing
you will have been skelliesing
they will have been skelliesing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would skellies
you would skellies
he/she/it would skellies
we would skellies
you would skellies
they would skellies
Conditional continuous
I would be skelliesing
you would be skelliesing
he/she/it would be skelliesing
we would be skelliesing
you would be skelliesing
they would be skelliesing
Conditional perfect
I would have skellies
you would have skellies
he/she/it would have skellies
we would have skellies
you would have skellies
they would have skellies
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been skelliesing
you would have been skelliesing
he/she/it would have been skelliesing
we would have been skelliesing
you would have been skelliesing
they would have been skelliesing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you skellies
we let´s skellies
you skellies
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to skellies
Past participle
skelliesed
Present Participle
skelliesing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SKELLIES


Buckley´s
ˈbʌklɪz
collies
ˈkɒlɪz
dailies
ˈdeɪlɪz
follies
ˈfɒlɪz
friendlies
ˈfrendlɪz
gullies
ˈɡʌlɪz
Heelys
ˈhiːlɪz
jellies
ˈdʒɛlɪz
Kimberleys
ˈkɪmbəlɪz
mollies
ˈmɒlɪz
monthlies
ˈmʌnθlɪz
potbellies
ˌpɒtˈbelɪz
rallies
ˈrælɪz
smellies
ˈsmelɪz
trolleys
ˈtrɒlɪz
wallies
ˈwælɪz
weeklies
ˈwiːklɪz
wellies
ˈwɛlɪz
Westerlies
ˈwɛstəlɪz
willies
ˈwɪlɪz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKELLIES

skeleton outline
skeleton staff
skeleton-like
skeletonic
skeletonise
skeletoniser
skeletonize
skeletonizer
skelf
skell
skellied
skelloch
skellum
skelly
skelly-eyed
skelm
Skelmersdale
skelp
skelter

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKELLIES

allies
bellies
billies
brollies
bullies
dallies
dollies
families
fillies
gillies
hillbillies
hollies
jollies
lollies
pollies
Ramillies
sallies
sillies
tallies
the willies
woollies

Synonyms and antonyms of skellies in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «skellies» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKELLIES

Find out the translation of skellies to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of skellies from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «skellies» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

skellies
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

esqueletos
570 millions of speakers

English

skellies
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

skellies
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

skellies
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

skellies
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

skellies
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

skellies
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Skellies
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Skel
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

skellies
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

skellies
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

skellies
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Skeletes
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

skellies
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

skellies
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्केलीज
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

konteyner taşıyıcı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

skellies
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skellies
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

skellies
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

skellies
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

skellies
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skellies
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

skellies
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

skellies
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of skellies

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SKELLIES»

The term «skellies» is normally little used and occupies the 127.280 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of skellies
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SKELLIES» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «skellies» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «skellies» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about skellies

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKELLIES»

Discover the use of skellies in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to skellies and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Broken Bones: A Novel
Some skellies said dozens. Others, hundreds. A young mental health worker named Niesha said she's seen more than a dozen attempts and she'd only been there about a year and a half. I asked her if any were successful but she refused to ...
Isaac James Baker
2
The Street Sweeper: See No Evil
“But you damn sure couldn't beat us at skellies.” Chemah almost dropped the kids. He put them down quickly and walked around Michelle talking loudly in a high pitched voice that was almost unrecognizable as his own, “Oh hell no, you didn't ...
David Rivera, 2011
3
Language in Society: An Introduction to Sociolinguistics
Take the following example: Well, i's long line, y'start off, an' y'shoot-y'shoot into skellies. An' 'en ef you make it in skellies, you shoot de onesies. An' den like IF YOU MISS ONESIES, de OTHUh person shoot to skelly; ef he miss, den you go ...
Suzanne Romaine, 2000
4
A Topographical Dictionary of England
Its fisheries, which are rented of the crown, are chiefly for common and grey trout, pike, perch, skellies, and eels, and more particularly for char, its most remarkable produce, of which there are two sorts, called, from the difference of their colour, ...
Samuel Lewis, 1835
5
Reports from Commissioners
Were not skellies formerly very abundant in Ullswater ? — I have heard so. 10.448. When did you see them last ? — Three years ago I saw some ; perhaps my attention has not been particularly directed to them, for they are hardly tit for food.
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1861
6
Place Names in Much of North-East Scotland
... Wester Laithnott (Roy), West Lethnot (T), farm Glendoll Lodge (OS, C) (The) Glittering Skellies (OS, F 'glétoron'skelez), Scots Skellies are rock ridges, here schist rocks that shine in the sun The Goal (OS, F gol), An Gobhal, the fork or prong, ...
Adam Watson, 2013
7
Pidginization and Creolization of Languages
Well, i's long line, y'start off, an' y'shoot - y'shoot into skellies. An" 'en ef you make in in skellies, you shoot de onesies. An' den like 1f you m1ss ones1es, de OTHuh person shoot to skelly; ef he miss, den you go again. An' 1f you get 1n, YOU ...
8
Critical Murder
'I think they're called Skellies. They have monsters' faces on them.' Miranda ran out into the driveway and waited for Pez. When they passed the front of the house he caught something in his peripheral vision. He looked towards the window as ...
Peter Hodgson, 2009
9
Richard Bean: Plays Two
What about the Skellies' artic? He'll be here in a few hours and there'll be nowt for him. BLAKEY: We'll do the Skellies' order fost and leave our stuff till last. PETER: You've got it all worked out, haven't you? BLAKEY: Yeah, I have. That's why I ...
Richard Bean, 2007
10
Short-Timer
You needed a loadies top to play skellies. A loadies top was a bottle cap filled with clay or mud. Skellies was a game in which you had to get down on the ground on your hands and knees to play. The game board was a large square drawn on ...
Richard A. Henry, 2003

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SKELLIES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term skellies is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Trove Class Preview: Tomb Raiser
Be sure to stack up those skellies to see this burly brute at his best. The Tomb Raiser is bad to the bone and looking to raise some hell. Summon up the courage ... «MMORPG News, Jul 15»
2
Rescued starfish to be released
Residents helped collect the starfish and put them into two pools – Skellies on the catwalk at Fish Hoek and Glencairn tidal pool. “They were dying. There were ... «Independent Online, Jun 15»
3
Platform: PC, Xbox One, PS4
Oh! And skellies. HEX Yes, kicking skellies, is officially, the best. BAJO But it's the locations that will really pull you through this game. Such as the many war-torn ... «ABC Local, Mar 15»
4
Dem bones: The best skeletons in video games
While most video game skeletons are relegated to simple enemy fodder, there are still plenty of standout skellies out there. Why not write about 'em? Here are ... «Destructoid, Jan 15»
5
Puzzle Pirates blockade schedule for the weekend of December 6-7
For the skellies! (...what?) Jthebear on the Cerulean Ocean. Taking over the role of the Emerald Ocean's Santa Claus for the weekend, Black Dawn Brigade are ... «Examiner.com, Dec 14»
6
Johnathon Johnson again emerging for Vols
He shows throughout the course of the week when we're doing drills and skellies and one-on-ones and stuff like that. He just always has a knack for the ball, ... «tennessee.247sports.com, Oct 14»
7
Five of the Best -- and Worst -- New Halloween Treats for 2014
... leg bones and paw-bones -- and can be sort-of assembled to make Cheeto skellies, right on my computer desktop. Cheetos has made some creations over ... «Westword, Oct 14»
8
Skeletal PS1 adventure Medievil is being reborn as a Skyrim mod
Modder KorinOo is remaking the first four levels in the Construction Set, along with its undead hero Sir Daniel Fortescue and the various skellies and pumpkins ... «PC Gamer Magazine, Aug 14»
9
Convict tells story of growing up with 'older sister' Madonna
“We'd be out on our skateboards or playing skellies [a street game] and, if any outsiders came in, we was skeptical and on their case.” Modal Trigger. Mid-'80s: ... «New York Post, Jun 14»
10
Bajo's Dark Souls 2 Beta impressions
The skellies in Dark Souls 2 hold particular stressful memories for me and anyone who went "LEFT" a bit too early. But this time, their summoner was nearby so ... «ABC Technology and Games, Oct 13»

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