Word Frequency
skewer (ˈskjʊə
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Definitions
noun
- a long pin for holding meat in position while being cooked, etc
- a similar pin having some other function
- (chess) a tactical manoeuvre in which an attacked man is made to move and expose another man to capture
verb
- tr to drive a skewer through or fasten with a skewer
Word Origin
C17: probably from dialect skiverTranslations for 'skewer'
- British English: skewer A skewer is a long metal pin which is used to hold pieces of food together during cooking.ˈskjʊə NOUN
- Arabic: سِيخ
- Brazilian Portuguese: espetinho
- Chinese: 串肉扦
- Croatian: ražnjić
- Czech: grilovací jehla
- Danish: spid
- Dutch: spies
- European Spanish: pincho
- Finnish: paistinvarras
- French: brochette
- German: Fleischspieß
- Greek: σουβλάκι
- Italian: spiedino
- Japanese: 焼き串
- Korean: 꼬챙이
- Norwegian: grillspyd
- Polish: szpikulec
- Portuguese: espeto
- Romanian: frigăruie frigărui
- Russian: шампур
- Spanish: pincho
- Swedish: grillspett
- Thai: ไม้เสียบ
- Turkish: kebap şişi
- Ukrainian: шампур
- Vietnamese: cái xiên
Example Sentences Including 'skewer'
"He was alive... "Tesla said, the thought like a skewer in her heart," he was alive, and I didn't look, and I could have saved him.EVERVILLE (2001)
3. Bake the bread for 35 minutes and the muffins for 30 minutes, or until an inserted skewer comes out clean.Asthma and Eczema - special diet cookbook
Besides, it would give me great pleasure to skewer you to the wall.Compulsion
But it is Ms. Copps, who approved Mr. Boyer's expenditures, who should be on the skewer.Globe and Mail (2003)
One was a twisted metal skewer , the kind of implement one would use for grilling kebabs, with a ring on one end.A Conviction of Guilt
Roll each bacon rasher and skewer them with bamboo sticks.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
The lyrical way Sayles manages to frame these characters - in several instances, skewer them - is wonderful.Times, Sunday Times (2002)
Thread alternating colours and shapes onto a skewer and place on a paper-lined baking tray.The Mercury, Sunday Tasmanian (2005)
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