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Meaning of "skewwhiff" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SKEWWHIFF

Probably influenced by askew.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SKEWWHIFF

skewwhiff  [ˈskjuːˈwɪf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SKEWWHIFF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Skewwhiff is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SKEWWHIFF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of skewwhiff in the English dictionary

The definition of skewwhiff in the dictionary is not straight; askew.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SKEWWHIFF


quiff
kwɪf
whiff
wɪf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SKEWWHIFF

sketching book
sketching pad
sketchy
sketted
sketting
skeuomorph
skeuomorphic
skeuomorphism
skew
skew arch
skew symmetric matrix
skew symmetry
skew-eyed
skewback
skewbacked
skewbald
skewed
skewer
skewness
ski

WORDS THAT END LIKE SKEWWHIFF

biff
bull mastiff
Cardiff
cliff
feed-in tariff
griff
iff
kiff
mastiff
midriff
plaintiff
riff
Schiff
sheriff
skiff
sniff
stiff
tariff
tiff
ziff

Synonyms and antonyms of skewwhiff in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SKEWWHIFF»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «skewwhiff» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of skewwhiff

Translation of «skewwhiff» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SKEWWHIFF

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

Translator English - Chinese

skewwhiff
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

skewwhiff
570 millions of speakers

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510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

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380 millions of speakers
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280 millions of speakers

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skewwhiff
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

skewwhiff
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

skewwhiff
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

skewwhiff
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Skewwhiff
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

skewwhiff
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

skewwhiff
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

skewwhiff
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Skewwhiff
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

skewwhiff
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

skewwhiff
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्क्युवूफ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

skewwhiff
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

skewwhiff
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

skewwhiff
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

skewwhiff
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

skewwhiff
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

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15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

skewwhiff
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

skewwhiff
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

skewwhiff
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of skewwhiff

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SKEWWHIFF»

The term «skewwhiff» is barely ever used and occupies the 205.594 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SKEWWHIFF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «skewwhiff» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «skewwhiff» 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 skewwhiff

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SKEWWHIFF»

Discover the use of skewwhiff in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to skewwhiff and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Cat Called Dog:
... honourable feline generosity indeed. Dog would never forget this, and made an extraspecial effort to remember the memory, so he wouldn't forget either – something which momentarily made his face look a little bit strained and skewwhiff, ...
Jem Vanston, 2013
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Last Tango in Aberystwyth
But there is one thing I am very angry about. Taking the gun like that.' Her eyes flicked wide. 'What gun? I didn't take your gun.' Llunos walked over clutching a Styrofoam cup, looking tired; his tie skewwhiff, shirt buttons undone over his belly.
Malcolm Pryce, 2010
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Lighthouse at the End of the World: Le Phare Du Bout Du ...
Knowledge for the sake of it, family life, indulgence of the senses, public service, political or social improvement—all values appear skewwhiff in Verne. Science receives short shrift except as a quicker method to transport the characters away  ...
Jules Verne, William Butcher, 2007
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The Two of Us: My Life with John Thaw
... skewwhiff bookshelves and wobbly desk and chair that he completed. I tightened a few nuts while he was in the garden. Dorothy's father was a frightening man. A cripple from birth, he had a deformed hip and a shortened leg on which he ...
Sheila Hancock, 2009
5
Invitation to the Married Life
... make-up rather battered — a bit skewwhiff, somehow. Well, she'd probably had a jolly good time dancing away the night with Rosie's son, various people. He was glad. Rachel's eyes flicked from Thomas's dishevelled hair, to his bow tie ...
Angela Huth, 2011
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The Courage Consort
'It's our man!' she cried. 'Mack! It's our man!' He bounded to her side—he and Hadrian both. Standing somewhat skewwhiff on the ground before them was a tall headstone clearly inscribed THOMAS PEIRSON, WHALER ANDOIL MERCHANT.
Michel Faber, 2005
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Dance With Me
Inthe place foreggs there isatub of lowfat sunflower spread with the lid slightly skewwhiff. Iclickitinto place. I leanback against the counter whileI gulpthejuice. There isacork board abovethe fridge. Pinned onitareasmall selection ofpostcards,  ...
Louise Doughty, 2014
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Once Upon a Cowpat: Stories from the Back Country
They stuck a wooden cross in the ground at the head of the grave, next to Richard's slightly skewwhiff one, and placed an absolute profusion of flowers above where Zac lay. The girls were too upset to say little more than blubbering goodbyes, ...
Graham Hutchins, 2012
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Climbing Lessons: Inside Outdoor Education
The 'after' ones show ten bedraggled mucky blobs, their faces caked and gaping, with Somme eyes and with helmets skewwhiff. Rag-doll arms hang. Mud-clogged batteries droop from belts left half-mast by fumbling fingers too blue to claw at ...
Pete McDonald, 1997
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The Comfort of Water: A River Pilgrimage
As we walked the forest path, Cinn's house in view,afemale lyrebird ran acrossthe track in front of us, looking likeamad old trampwithdampcoats skewwhiff. At Cinnamon's cottage one of herneighbours hadsnuck inand builta roaring fire.
Maya Ward, 2011

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Skewwhiff [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/skewwhiff>. Apr 2024 ».
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