skewer
/ˈskjuː.ɚ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, exposes a less valuable piece.
verb
To impale on a skewer.
adj
comparative form of skew: more skew
Example Sentences
- "Larissa, 107 miles from Salonica, is reached at 10.33, and there is a halt of 17 min. while vendors of oranges, cheese, meat on skewers, sweetmeats, and Turkish coffee do a brisk trade."
- "Parody, in its purest form, is an act of both mockery and appreciation. True masters of the practice possess a bone-deep understanding of their targets; they skewer because they love—or at least, because they’ve done their homework."
- "A journalist outside 10 Downing Street on Thursday displaying one of the many tabloid covers skewering Mr. Johnson."
- "As resident jester at the maverick journalism outlet The Free Press, Nellie Bowles scours the news for the absurd and hypocritical, and then skewers the best of the worst in her column, TGIF."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: skeuier, -
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈskjuː.ɚ/
- British English: /ˈskjuː.ə/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Food.
Inflected Forms
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 (canonical)
the bishop can capture the white queen. (canonical)
skewers (plural)
skewers (present, singular)
skewering (participle, present)
skewered (participle, past)
skewered (past)