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/sk-/ words 15 words

June 27, 2008 By Ben Zimmer (New York, NY) Vocabulary.com Contributor Vocabulary.com Moderator
Words beginning with the /sk/ sound suggesting brisk movement.
See: "Skedaddle, Scadoodle, Skidoo, Skadoosh!"

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  1. scamper
    to move about or proceed hurriedly
  2. scarper
    flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
  3. scatter
    to cause to separate and go in different directions
  4. scoot
    run or move very quickly or hastily
  5. scram
    leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form
  6. scramble
    to move hurriedly
  7. scud
    run or move very quickly or hastily
  8. scuffle
    fight or struggle in a confused way at close quarters
  9. scurry
    to move about or proceed hurriedly
  10. scuttle
    an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
  11. skedaddle
    run away, as if in a panic
  12. skim
    remove from the surface
  13. skip
    jump lightly
  14. skirt
    a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
  15. skitter
    to move about or proceed hurriedly