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Definition: Skeet |
SkeetNoun1. The sport of shooting at clay pigeons that are hurled upward in such a way as to simulate the flight of a bird. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "skeet" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1903. (references) |
Note: Skeet \Skeet\, noun. [Etymology uncertain.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Food & Agriculture | Any small utensil used for removing water from an open boat. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: SkeetSynonyms: skeet shooting (n), trapshooting (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Skeet |
| English words defined with "skeet": clay pigeon ♦ skeet shooting. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "skeet": MANAGER, GUN CLUB, manager, range ♦ range master. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Skeet" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. German (skeet), Manx (news, sneak). |
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 | Skeet; gunshot; shoot; bullet . |
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| "Skeet" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "Skeet" is used about 10 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 100% | 10 | 111,207 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "skeet" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Skeet | Last name | 200 | 39,202 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
Expression using "skeet": skeet shooting. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Language | Translations for "skeet"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | øsekar (bailer, baler, scoop), øse (pour, scatter, shed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | skeetschieten, hoosvat (bailer, baler, scoop). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | äyskäri (baler, scoop). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | tir au skeet, écope. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Skeet. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σέσουλα(κν.) (bailer, baler, scoop), αντλίο (bailer, baler, scoop). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | sessola (bailer), sassola (bailer, baler, scoop), aggottazza (bailer, baler, scoop). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | スキート射' (schema, scheme, skeet shooting, ski lift, ski rack, skier). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | スキートしゃ'き (skeet shooting). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eetskay vertedouro (spillway), vertedoiro (bailer, baler, scoop). (various references) стрельба по тарелкам (skeet shooting). (various references) vertedor (chute), Tiro Al Plato (clay pigeon shooting), achicador (bail, bailer, bale, baler, scoop). (various references) การยิงเป้า. (various references) Havaya Atılan Hedef (clay pigeon). (various references) Стрільба По Тарілках. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Words beginning with "skeet": skeeter, skeeters, skeets. (additional references) | |
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"Skeet" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: eskeet, keet, Keket, sceat, scee, scet, screet, scypt, Seet, Sekmet, sjet, skaft, skait, skaye, ske, skeaf, skeat, skeem, skeen, skeep, skeer, skeez, skeilth, skeit, skej, skek, skept, sket, Sketty, skeu, skev, skex, skez, skimet, skite, sknee, skoe, skree, skyte, smeet, sneet, Soete, soket, Steet. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words ending with "eet": Beet, Geet, Seet, Speet, street. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: keets, steek. | |
| Words within the letters "e-e-k-s-t" | |
-1 letter: ekes, keet, seek, skee, tees. | |
-2 letters: eke, see, set, tee, tsk. | |
-3 letters: es, et. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-e-k-s-t" | |
+1 letter: ketose, keyset, skeets, steeks, streek. | |
+2 letters: beckets, betakes, keenest, keester, keister, kelters, kestrel, ketches, ketenes, ketones, ketoses, kettles, keysets, keyster, kiester, knesset, meekest, netsuke, restoke, retakes, skeeter, skelter, sleekit, steeked, streeks, weakest. | |
+3 letters: beakiest, betokens, bleakest, casketed, diskette, eyestalk, geekiest, hektares, jerkiest, jokester, kanteles, keesters, keisters, keratose, kernites, kestrels, keynotes, keysters, keystone, kiesters, knessets, kvetches, leakiest, meerkats, nakedest, neckties, nestlike, netsukes, outkeeps, peakiest, peckiest, perkiest, peskiest, reekiest, resketch, restoked, restokes, restrike, retakers, skeeters, skeletal, skeleton, skelters, sketched, sketcher, sketches, sklented, sleekest, socketed, spikelet, steeking, steenbok, stemlike, steplike, streaked, streaker, streeked, streeker, teacakes, tektites, tickseed, trekkers, triskele, vestlike. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)53 6B 65 65 74 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)... -.- . . - |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01010011 01101011 01100101 01100101 01110100 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)S k e e t |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0053 006B 0065 0065 0074 |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)5377717186 |
| Language | Coverage | Language Translations |
Danish | ordbog, deskriptordefinition, oversættelse | tanskalainen, danois, dänisch, δανικόσ, δανόσ, danese, dinamarquês, датский, danés, danimarkalı, danimarka dili, датський, датська мова |
Dutch | woordenboek, definitie, translatie | hollandsk, hollantilainen, néerlandais, holländisch, ολλανδικόσ, ολλανδόσ, olandese, holandês, голландский, holandés, ชาวเนเธอร์แลน"์, เกี่ยวกับเนเธอร์แลน"์, รรยา, alman, eş, flemenkçe, holandaca, hollanda, karı, hollandalı, hollandalılara özgü olan, Hollandali, hollanda'ya ait, голландська мова, голландський |
Finnish | määritelmä, translaatio, taajuusmuutos | suomi, suomalainen, finnois, Finlandaise, finlandais, finnisch, φινλανδικόσ, finlandese, finlandês, finês, финский, finlandés, finés, fince, finlandiya'ya özgü, фінська мова, фінський |
French | dictionnaire, définition, traduction | ranskalainen, français, französisch, γαλλικόσ, γαλλική γλώσσα, γαλλίδα, γάλλοσ, francese, フレコン化 , 仏文 , フランス" , 仏 , ふつぶ", ふつ, フレンチ , フランセ , francês, французский, francés, fransızca, fransız, Fransiz, fransızca ile ilgili, fransa ile ilgili, французька мова, французький |
German | Übersetzung, Wörterbuch, Definition | tysker, Duitse, saksalainen, allemand, "ερμανός, tedesco, ジプシー音楽 , ジャーマン , alemão, немецкий, alemán, าษาเยอรมัน, เยอรมัน, alman, німкеня, німецький, німець |
Greek | λεξικό, ορισμός, μετάφραση | græker, kreikkalainen, grec, grieche, ελληνικόσ, 'Ελληνας, greco, ギリシア語 , ギリシア", grego, греческий, грек, griego, yunanistan'a ait, yunanca, yunan, Yunanli, yunanlı, Rumca, rum, грецький, гречанка, грецька мова |
Italian | dizionario, definizione, traduzione | italiener, italialainen, italien, italienisch, Ιταλός, italiano, итальянский язык, итальянец, итальянский, ชาวอิตาลี, เกี่ยวกับอิตาลี, าษาอิตาลี, italyanca, italyan, італі"ць, італійська мова, італійський, італійка |
Japanese Kanji | 辭典 , 辞典 , 字引 , 辞林 , 字書 , ディーゼル電気車 , 言海 , 辞彙 , 辞書 , 確定 , ディーゼル電気車 , デ'ドロ酢酸 , 翻訳 | japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonês, японский, японец, japonés, คนญี่ปุ่น, าษาญี่ปุ่น, เกี่ยวกับญี่ปุ่น, Japonca, японська мова, японський, японка, японець |
Japanese Katakana | じい, じびき, じて", ディクショナリー , じり", じしょ, '"かい, ディクショナリ , デフィニション , ディフィニション , ていぎ, かくてい, へい"ういどう, やくじゅつ, トランスレーション , やくしょ, やくしゅつ, "うどく, ほ"やく, ほ"やくしょ | japanilainen, Japonais, japaner, japanisch, ιαπωνικόσ, Ιάπωνας· "ιαπωνέζος, ιάπωνεσ, ιάπων, ιαπωνικά, giapponese, 邦語 , 邦人 , ジャスミン茶 , ほう", ジャパニーズ , ほうじ", japonês, японский, японец, japonés, คนญี่ปุ่น, าษาญี่ปุ่น, เกี่ยวกับญี่ปุ่น, Japonca, японська мова, японський, японка, японець |
Portuguese | dicionário, definição, tradução | portugiser, portugalilainen, portugais, portugiesisch, πορτογάλοσ, ορτογάλος, portoghese, ポルトガル語 , ポルトガル", português, португальский, portugués, portekizce, portekiz, Portekízlí, portekizli, португальський, португальська мова, португалець |
Russian | словарь, определение, трансляция, сдвиг, перевод, перемещение | russer, venäläinen, Russe, russisch, Ρώσος, russo, ロシア語 , ロシア", русский, ruso, ชาวรัสเซีย, Rusça, росіянка, росіянин, російська мова, російський |
Spanish | diccionario, definición, traducción | Spaans, espanjalainen, espagnol, spanisch, ισπανικά, ισπανικόσ, ισπανοί, spagnolo, スペイン語 , スパイ罪 , スペイン", スパニッシュ , espanhol, испанский, español, ispanyollar, ispanyol, ispanyolca, іспанський, іспанська мова |
Thai | พจนานุกรม | thailænder, Thais, Thai, thaimaalainen, Thaïlandais, thailändisch, Thailänder, Ταϊλανδός· Ταϊλανδέζος, tailandese, たい", tailandês, tailandés, าษาไทย, เกี่ยวกับคนไทย, ที่เกี่ยวกับประเทศไทย, คนไทย, Tayland, Taylandlı, Tayland Dili, Tai Dili, Та"ць, Тайська Мова, Тайський |
Turkish | sözlük, ansiklopedik sözlük, açıklama, belirleme, belirtme, kesinleştirme, tanım, tarif, seçiklik, tanımlama, tercüme | turkkilainen, turque, türkisch, τούρκικοσ, турецкий, turco, türkçe, türk, турецький, турецька мова |
Ukrainian | словник, довідник, чіткість, тлумачення, виразність, визначення, дефініція, ясність, чітка чутність, процес перекладу, переклад, пояснення, переміщення | Oekraïens, ukrainalainen, ukrainien, ukrainisch, ukrainerin, Ukrainer, ουκρανικόσ, Ουκρανός, ουκρανόσ, ucraino, ucraniano, украинский язык, украинский, украинец украинский, ucranio, ukraynalı, ukrayna, ukraynaca, український, українець |
English | Dictionary, Definition, Translation | englantia, englantilainen, anglais, englisch, εγγλέζοσ, αγγλικόσ, inglese, inglês, английский, inglés, เกี่ยวกับประเทศอังกฤษ, ชาวอังกฤษ, าษาอังกฤษ, ingiltere, ingiliz, Íngílízce, ingilizce, Íngílíz, ýngilizce, англійський, англійці, англійська мова |
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