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good at something because you have learned about or done it for a long time skilled workers

skil • let / ' skilst/ noun [ count ] another word for frying pan skill • ful / ' skilfl / adjective

very good at doing something a very skillful tennis player

skill • ful • ly / ' skilfsli / adverb

He chopped the vegetables quickly and skillfully.

skim / skim / verb ( skims , skim ming , skimmed )

to remove something from the surface of a liquid to skim the fat off the gravy

to read something quickly in order to get the main idea Skim the text and answer the questions below.

skim milk / ,skim milk / noun [noncount]

milk that contains less fat than normal because the cream has been removed from it

SkinФ /skm/ noun

[ count ]

1 the substance that covers the outside of a person or an animal's body She has dark skin. animal skins

Collocations Physical Appearance face

blue/green/brown eyes pale/flushed/rosy cheeks white/perfect/crooked teeth a long/short/neat beard hair and skin pale/fair/dark skin smooth/wrinkled skin straight/curly/wavy hair a bald/shaved head 2 the outside part of some fruits and vegetables a banana skin

skin • ny / skini / adjective ( skin - ni er , skin - ni - est )

too thin

He's so skinny — he doesn't eat enough. Thesaurus

thin is a general word to describe a person who is not fat. It can be used with a positive, negative, or neutral meaning: He's tall and thin. ♦ She has long, thin legs. ♦ You need to eat more. You're too thin! ♦ She was looking pale and thin. —ANTONYM fat

slim is a positive word, meaning thin in an attractive way. It is often used to describe women: How do you manage to stay so slim? ♦ He put his arm around her slim waist.

skinny is a more informal word meaning very thin. It can be used with a negative meaning to describe someone who is too thin: a skinny movie star ♦ He was such a skinny kid. ♦ skinny legs/arms lean is a positive word, and means thin and healthy. It is often used to describe men: He had a lean, muscular body. ♦ He's tall, lean, and handsome. underweight describes a person who weighs less than the normal or expected amount. It is used by doctors or health professionals: She's dangerously underweight.

—ANTONYM overweight

skip / skip / verb ( skips , skip - ping , skipped )

to move along quickly with little jumps from one foot to the other

The children were skipping along the road.

to not do or have something that you should do or have I skipped my class today and went swimming.

► skip noun [ count ]

She gave a skip and a jump and was off down the street.

skirt Ф / sksrt / noun [count]

PRONUNCIATION

The word skirt sounds like hurt .

a piece of clothing for a woman or girl that hangs from the middle of the body (the waist ) and covers part of the legs

Look at the picture at clothes .

ski slope / ' ski sloup / noun

[count]

a part of a mountain where you can ski

skull / sk\l / noun [ count ]

the bones in the head of a person or an animal

Look at the picture at skeleton .

sky © / skai / noun [ count, noncount ] ( plural skies )

the space above the earth where you can see the sun, moon, and stars

a beautiful blue sky

There are no clouds in the sky.

sky .div .ing skydiving

/ 'skai^laivii] / noun [noncount]

( SPORTS ) a sport in which you jump from an airplane and fall through the sky before you open your parachute (= a large piece of cloth that lets you fall to the ground slowly )

sky • line / ' skailain/ noun [ count ]

the shape that is made by tall buildings, trees, hills, etc.

against the sky

the Manhattan skyline

sky .scrap .er skyscraper