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SKEWBACK

Specialty Definition: SKEWBACK

DomainDefinition

Industry

A brick shape having an inclined face from which an arch may be sprung. Source: European Union. (references)

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

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Modern Translation: SKEWBACK

Language Translations for "SKEWBACK"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Bulgarian 

  

сводова пета. (various references)

   

Danish

  

vederlag (abutment, impost, pay, remuneration, springer). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

schoudersteen (springer), aanzetsteen (springer). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

valvin tukimuuri (springer). (various references)

   

French

  

sommier, retombée de voûte, coussin. (various references)

   

German

  

Widerlager (abutment). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

μάσκα θόλου (springer). (various references)

   

Italian

  

imposta della volta (springer). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

ewbackskay

   

Portuguese

  

saimel (springer), raspalde (springer), imposta (impost, springer). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

salmer de bóveda (springer), estribo de bóveda (springer), arranque (blaze, dash, jerk, light, outbreak, outburst, pulling out, run, Sally, spasm). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

vederlag (satisfaction). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Derivations & Misspellings: SKEWBACK

Derivations

Words beginning with "SKEWBACK": skewbacks. (additional references)


Misspellings

"SKEWBACK" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: kebick. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Anagrams: SKEWBACK

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-b-c-e-k-k-s-w"

-2 letters: wackes.

-3 letters: askew, backs, bakes, beaks, becks, cakes, kecks, wacke, wacks, wakes, wekas.

-4 letters: aces, awes, back, bake, base, bask, beak, beck, cabs, cake, case, cask, caws, kabs, kaes, keas, keck, sabe, sack, sake, scab, skew, swab, wabs, wack, waes, wake, weak, webs, weka.

-5 letters: abs, ace, ask, awe, bas, cab, caw, kab, kae.

 Words containing the letters "a-b-c-e-k-k-s-w"
 

+1 letter: skewbacks.

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

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INDEX

1. Translations: Modern
2. Derivations
3. Anagrams
4. Bibliography


  

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