Skives

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

Scrabble:13 ptsWWF:14 pts6 letters

Definition of Skives

noun

Something very easy, where one can slack off without penalty.
"Mr Smith's history classes are a total skive."
An act of avoiding lessons or work.

verb

To avoid one's lessons or work (chiefly at school or university); shirk.

noun

A rotating iron disk coated with oil and diamond dust used to polish the facets of a diamond.
An angled cut or bevel at the edge of something.

verb

To pare or shave off the rough or thick parts of.

Anagrams of Skives

Words You Can Make

17 words can be made from the letters in "skives":

5-LETTER WORDS

sikes skies skive vises

4-LETTER WORDS

kiss seis sike skis vies vise

3-LETTER WORDS

ess kis sei sis ski vie vis

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "skives" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

SK...Words starting with "sk"...ESWords ending with "es"All 6-letter words Unscramble "skives"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

play hookyskipskive off

Rhyming Words

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