nounπShareA leaping, jumping or skipping movement."The little girl's skips across the playground showed her joy. "actionsportdanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe act of passing over an interval from one thing to another; an omission of a part."The teacher noticed several skips in the student's attendance record, suggesting he was often absent from class. "gappartactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA passage from one sound to another by more than a degree at once."The recording suffered from numerous skips, making the music sound disjointed and jumpy. "musicsoundphoneticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA person who attempts to disappear so as not to be found."The detective specialized in finding skips who owed large amounts of money to the bank. "personpolicelawChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareSkywave propagation"During the solar flare, the ham radio operator noticed longer skips than usual, allowing him to contact someone much farther away. "physicstechnologycommunicationsignalspaceelectronicsfrequencyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo move by hopping on alternate feet."She will skip from one end of the sidewalk to the other."actionbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo leap about lightly."The little girl skips happily down the sidewalk on her way to school. "actionentertainmentbodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo skim, ricochet or bounce over a surface."The rock will skip across the pond."physicsactionnatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo throw (something), making it skim, ricochet, or bounce over a surface."I bet I can skip this rock to the other side of the pond."actionphysicssportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation (some item or stage)."I will read most of the book, but skip the first chapter because the video covered it."actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo place an item in a skip."He skips the old newspapers in the skip after cleaning out the garage. "itemutilityactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareNot to attend (some event, especially a class or a meeting)."Maria often skips her morning English class because she prefers to sleep in. "actioneducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo leave, especially in a sudden and covert manner."a customer who skipped town without paying her hotel bill"actionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo leap lightly over."to skip the rope"actionbodysportentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo jump rope."The girls were skipping in the playground."sportactionentertainmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShare(crocheting) To pass by a stitch as if it were not there, continuing with the next stitch."The crochet pattern says to skip the next stitch, then chain three. "styletechnicalworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA large open-topped container for waste, designed to be lifted onto the back of a truck to remove it along with its contents. (see also skep)."The construction workers filled the skips with broken bricks and concrete from the demolished wall. "utilityenvironmentitembuildingmachineserviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA transportation container in a mine, usually for ore or mullock."The miners carefully loaded the freshly mined ore into the skips to be hauled to the surface. "technicalindustryvehicleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA skep, or basket."The beekeeper carefully placed the newly made skips near the hive, ready to collect the next swarm. "utensilitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA wheeled basket used in cotton factories."The cotton factory worker used the skips to transport bales of cotton. "machineindustryworkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(sugar manufacture) A charge of syrup in the pans."The factory worker carefully monitored the temperature and consistency of the skips in the sugar pans. "foodagricultureindustryprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA beehive."The beekeeper carefully moved the frame of honeycomb from one of the skips to inspect it. "agricultureanimalinsectChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareShort for skipper, the master or captain of a ship, or other person in authority.""The skippers of the fishing boats gathered at the harbor to discuss the upcoming storm." "nauticalsailingjobpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(specially) The captain of a sports team. Also, a form of address by the team to the captain.""Our curling team always listens to the skips when she calls out the next shot." "sportpersonjobChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe player who calls the shots and traditionally throws the last two rocks."The skips in the curling team will throw the final two stones. "sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(bowls) The captain of a bowls team, who directs the team's tactics and rolls the side's last wood, so as to be able to retrieve a difficult situation if necessary."In lawn bowls, the skips are often the most experienced players because they have to make critical decisions and bowl the final, crucial shots to win the game. "sportgameChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareThe scoutmaster of a troop of scouts (youth organization) and their form of address to him.""The scouts listened intently to their Skips as he explained the map reading exercise." "personorganizationgroupChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareAn Australian of Anglo-Celtic descent.""Many Skips feel a strong connection to both Australian and British culture." "personculturenationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(college slang) A college servant."At some older British universities, the skips cleaned the students' rooms and delivered their meals. "educationjobpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading