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Definition: skean

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. A knife or short dagger, esp. that in use among the Highlanders of Scotland. [Variously spelt.].[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Skean" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Note: Skean \Skean\, noun. [Ir sgian; akin to Gaelic sgian, Welsh ysgien large knife, scimiter.]. (references)

Specialty Definition: skean

Domain Definition
Noah Webster [Noun] A short sword, or a knife. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Synonyms: skean
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 skene, dagger, dirk, bilbo, brand, broadsword, cutlass, falchion, glaive, rapier, saber, scimitar, skein, sword, claymore.
Consider also: banger, bayonet, Creese, dudgeon, Ferrara, kris, poniard, stiletto, stylet, Toledo, tuck, mark, sabre, blade, stigma, morglay, steel, foil.

Other

 baselard, cimeter, Glave, whinyard.

Expression

 skean dhu.
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Computed Synonyms: skean

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   4.0397   skean     skene     dagger, stiletto, dirk, poniard, snickersnee   
 2   3.0094   skean     dirk     dagger, poniard, stiletto, knife, stab   
 3   3.0093   skean     dagger     dirk, poniard, cross, stiletto, mark   
 4   2.0193   skean     stiletto     dirk, dagger, stylet, poniard, Pole   
 5   1.1094   skean     bodkin     awl, pricker, needle, stiletto, piercer   
 6   1.0195   skean     sword     sabre, blade, saber, foil, knife   
 7   1.0192   skean     snickersnee     dirk, dagger, whinger, poniard, knife   
 8   1.0095   skean     kris     Creese, Kriss, crease, Cris, Chris   
 9   1.0095   skean     crease     wrinkle, fold, crinkle, crumple, furrow   
 10   1.0094   skean     knife     knives, blade, cutter, penknife, iron   
 11   1.0094   skean     Creese     kris, crease, dirk, dagger, poniard   
 12   1.0093   skean     hanger     tab, hook, latch, bracket, peg   
 13   1.0093   skean     poniard     dagger, dirk, stiletto, knife, bodkin   
 14   1.0093   skean     knives     knife, blades, irons, scrapers, wires   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Synonyms via Expressions: skean

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.0191   skean     sheath knife     sheathe knife, case knife, Bowie knife   
 2   1.0093   skean     a knife     knife, a bolo, a sword   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Synonyms within Context: skean

Context Synonyms within Context

Arms

Skean, skean dhu, adaga, assagai, assegai, ataghan, attaghan, ax, banger, baselard, battle-ax, bayonet, bilbo, bill, blade, bowie knife, brand, broadsword, cimeter, claymore, cold steel, creese, cutlass, dagger, dirk, dudgeon, falchion, Ferrara, foil, gisarme, glaive, glave, good sword, halberd, kris, Lochaber ax, naked sword, partisan, pole-ax, poniard, rapier, saber, scimitar, side arms, steel, stiletto, stylet, sword, sword-bayonet, sword-stick, Toledo, tomahawk, trusty sword, tuck, whinyard, yatacban, yataghan.

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Translations: skean

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Balgarski къса шотландска кама (skean), къса шотландска (skean), ирландска кама (skean). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
Balgarski (transliteration) kʺsa shotlandska kama (skean), kʺsa shotlandska (skean), irlandska kama (skean). Additional references: Balgarski, Bulgaria, Greece, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian dýka (dagger, daggers, dirk, hanger, sheath knife). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian къса шотландска кама (skean), къса шотландска (skean), ирландска кама (skean). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
Bulgarian (transliteration) kʺsa shotlandska kama (skean), kʺsa shotlandska (skean), irlandska kama (skean). Additional references: Bulgarian, Bulgaria, Greece, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Tai กริช (dagger, daggers, kris, poniard, skene). Additional references: Central Tai, Thailand, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina dýka (dagger, daggers, dirk, hanger, sheath knife). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 双刃短剑 (skean). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 雙刃短劍 (skean). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech dýka (dagger, daggers, dirk, hanger, sheath knife). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguk Mal 양날의 단검 (skean, trench-knife), 양날단검 (skean), 은 손잡이 양날 단도 (skean). Additional references: Hanguk Mal, Korea, South, Korea, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
Hanguohua 양날의 단검 (skean, trench-knife), 양날단검 (skean), 은 손잡이 양날 단도 (skean). Additional references: Hanguohua, Korea, South, Korea, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian pugnale irlandese (skean). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese アイルランドやスコットランド高地で用いた両刃の短刀 (skean), 両刃で銀柄の短刀 (skean). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
Korean 양날의 단검 (skean, trench-knife), 양날단검 (skean), 은 손잡이 양날 단도 (skean). Additional references: Korean, Korea, South, Korea, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
Scots Gaelic sgian (knife, a knife, knives, skean). Additional references: Scots Gaelic, United Kingdom, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
Siamese กริช (dagger, daggers, kris, poniard, skene). Additional references: Siamese, Thailand, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish puñal (dagger, dirk, poniard, skean, bodkin). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
Standard Thai กริช (dagger, daggers, kris, poniard, skene). Additional references: Standard Thai, Thailand, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
Thai กริช (dagger, daggers, kris, poniard, skene). Additional references: Thai, Thailand, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
Thaiklang กริช (dagger, daggers, kris, poniard, skene). Additional references: Thaiklang, Thailand, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
Turkish süslü hançer (skean). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian гаельський кинджал (skean, skene). Additional references: Ukrainian, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian (transliteration) gaelʹsʹkiy kindzhal (skean, skene). Additional references: Ukrainian, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
Urdu چھوٹی تلوار۔ کارد۔ (skean). Additional references: Urdu, Pakistan, India, skean. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: skean

Language Translations for “skean” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Athag skathagean (skean). Additional references: Athag, skean. (volunteer)
Double Dutch skagean (skean). Additional references: Double Dutch, skean. (volunteer)
Leet z}<3^^/ (skean). Additional references: Leet, skean. (volunteer)
Oppish skopean (skean). Additional references: Oppish, skean. (volunteer)
Pig Latin eanskay (skean). Additional references: Pig Latin, skean. (volunteer)
Terran B susau (skean). Additional references: Terran B, skean. (volunteer)
Ubbi Dubbi skubean (skean). Additional references: Ubbi Dubbi, skean. (volunteer)
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Trade Name:skean

1. Book title by Robert McKay published by T. Nelson (1976). source


Adjacent words:

Skating     Skauturi     Skedaddler
Skating Rink     Skauty     Skedaddlers
Skatingly     Skavlan     Skedaddles
Skatol     Skaw     Skedaddling
Skaug     Skayles     Skedaddlingly
Skaut     Skean     Skedvi
Skautide     Skeat     Skee
Skautija     Sked     Skeed
Skauting     Skedaddle     Skeef
Skautiyn     Skedaddled     Skeel
Skautu     Skedaddledly     Skeelduck


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