noun🔗ShareA long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking."The chef used a metal skewer to hold the pieces of chicken together before grilling. "utensilfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareFood served on a skewer"We ordered a chicken skewer from the food truck for lunch. "foodutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, reveals a less valuable piece. Compare pin.W"The chess skewer was a clever tactic; the bishop attacked the queen, forcing her to move, which exposed the vulnerable pawn. "gamesportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo impale on a skewer."The chef skillfully skewered the chicken pieces before grilling them. "foodutensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo attack a piece which has a less valuable piece behind it."The teacher skewered the student's argument, pointing out the flaws in his reasoning that were hidden behind a few well-chosen, but ultimately irrelevant, examples. "gamesportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo severely mock or discredit."The teacher skewered the student's poorly researched project, pointing out all the factual errors. "communicationmedialanguageChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareNeither parallel nor at right angles to a certain line; askew."a skew arch"appearancepositionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf two lines in three-dimensional space: neither intersecting nor parallel."The two roads in the park were skewer, neither crossing each other nor running in the same direction. "mathspaceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective🔗ShareOf a distribution: asymmetrical about its mean."The distribution of salaries at the small company was skewed towards the lower end because the owner and a few managers earned significantly more than all the other employees. "statisticsmathChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThat which skews something."The news article's political skewer was obvious, favoring one party over another. "utensilfoodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading