Skews

/skjuːz/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:12 pts5 letters

Definition of Skews

noun

Something that has an oblique or slanted position.
An oblique or sideways movement.
A bias or distortion in a particular direction.
A phenomenon in synchronous digital circuit systems (such as computers) in which the same sourced clock signal arrives at different components at different times.
A state of asymmetry in a distribution; skewness.

verb

To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.
To bias or distort in a particular direction.
"A disproportionate number of female subjects in the study group skewed the results."
To hurl or throw.
To move obliquely; to move sideways, to sidle; to lie obliquely.
To jump back or sideways in fear or surprise; to shy, as a horse.

noun

A stone at the foot of the slope of a gable, the offset of a buttress, etc., cut with a sloping surface and with a check to receive the coping stones and retain them in place; a skew-corbel.
The coping of a gable.
One of the stones placed over the end of a gable, or forming the coping of a gable.

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Synonyms & Antonyms

ANTONYMS

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