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Skew

verb

(past & past part. skewed; pres. part. skewing)

Turn or place at an angle.

adjective

Having an oblique or slanting direction or position. Synonym: skewed.

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"Skew" Quotes from Famous Books

... rest-camp was a sight! The tent-ropes was all skew- nosed, an' the pegs looked as dhrunk as the men - fifty av thim - the scourin's, an' rinsin's, an' Divil's lavin's av the Ould Rig'mint. I tell you, Sorr, they were dhrunker than any men you've ever seen in your mortial life. How does a ...

— This is "Part II" of Soldiers Three, we don't have "Part I" • Rudyard Kipling

... he said, "an' the fust skew o' gray rain's breakin' over the sea. I knawed 'twas comin' by my corns. The bwoats is sailin' back tu—a frothin' in proper ower the ...

— Lying Prophets • Eden Phillpotts

... the hall who keeps sending me jelly and things she can't eat. The head nurse, Miss Gee,—ain't that an awful funny name? I call her Skew Gee, because her first name is Sue. Well, she told me that this lady has been in the hospital four years. Four years! Think of it! And that she never says a cross word to anyone, but when the pain gets bad she sings until it's better. No wonder that man loved her and wanted to ...

— Heart of Gold • Ruth Alberta Brown

... the trace and guide chariots on the same line of rails, one below the other, were this possible without producing the bad effect of a skew, ...

— Scientific American Supplement, No. 794, March 21, 1891 • Various

... be fixed to look downward vertically, and then variation up to 40 degrees can be got by the legs. Hold the camera in the right position, keeping the legs off the ground, and then drop the legs to find their own place; thus very skew positions ...

— How to Observe in Archaeology • Various

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