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skewers

/ˈskjuːərz/

Meanings
noun
A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking.

Examples :

"My dad loaded the skewers with chunks of chicken, peppers, and onions for our barbecue. "
utensil food

Related Words

Illustration discredit

discredit noun

/dɪˈskrɛdɪt/ /dɪsˈkrɛdɪt/

Discrediting or disbelieving.

"The politician's past actions cast a shadow of discredit on his current campaign. "

Illustration perfection

perfection noun

/pɚˈfɛkʃən/

The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence

"The system runs to perfection."

Illustration cartoonist

cartoonist noun

/kɑrˈtunɪst/ /kɑrˈtunst/

One who creates a cartoon or strip cartoon.

"The cartoonist drew a funny picture of the school principal for the student newspaper. "

Illustration vegetables

vegetables noun

/ˈvɛd͡ʒtəbəlz/

Any plant.

"In biology class, we learned that technically, even fruits are vegetables because vegetables are any plant. "

Illustration depicting

depicting verb

/dɪˈpɪk.tɪŋ/

To render a representation of something, using words, sounds, images, or other means.

"The child's drawing was depicting a sunny day at the park. "

Illustration department

department noun

/dɪˈpɑːtm(ə)nt/ /dəˈpɑɹtmənt/

A part, portion, or subdivision.

"The school's science department focuses on biology and chemistry. "

Illustration vegetable

vegetable noun

/ˈvɛd͡ʒtəbəl/

Any plant.

"My mom planted many different vegetables in her garden. "

Illustration commentator

commentator noun

/ˈkɑmənˌteɪtəɹ/

A person who comments; especially someone who is paid to give his/her opinions in the media about current affairs, sports, etc.

"The sports commentator gave his opinion on the team's disappointing performance. "

Illustration political

political noun

/pəˈlɪtɪkəl/

A political agent or officer.

"The school's political represented the students' concerns to the principal. "

Illustration accurately

accurately adverb

/ˈæk.jə.ɹɪt.li/

In an accurate manner; exactly; precisely; without error or defect.

"The student answered the math questions accurately. "

Illustration performance

performance noun

[pə.ˈfɔː.məns] [pɚ.ˈfɔɹ.məns]

The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.

"the performance of an undertaking or a duty"

Illustration incompetent

incompetent noun

/ɪnˈkɑːmpɪtənt/ /ɪnˈkɑːmpətənt/

A person who is incompetent.

"The mechanic was revealed to be an incompetent after he failed to fix the car, making the problem even worse. "