skewer

Plural: skewers

Noun

a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted
A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking.
Food served on a skewer.
A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, reveals a less valuable piece.
That which skews something.

Verb

Verb Forms: skewered, skewering, skewers

To pierce or fasten with a long pin.
drive a skewer through
- "skewer the meat for the BBQ"
To impale on a skewer.
To attack a piece which has a less valuable piece behind it.
To severely mock or discredit.

Adj

comparative form of skew: more skew

Examples

He managed to skewer his opponent’s high-scoring word, blocking a key connection.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English skeuier, skuer, likely a variant of Middle English *skever, *skiver (compare Modern English skiver), probably of North Germanic origin, compare Icelandic skífa (“to slice”), Norwegian skive, Swedish skiva, Swedish skifer (“a slate”).

Synonyms

spit, brochette

Scrabble Score: 13

skewer: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
skewer: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
skewer: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

skewer: valid Words With Friends Word