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Meaning of skive
noun
- Something very easy, where one can slack off without penalty. Example: 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.
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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A dictionary checker verifies whether a typed word exists in a word list. It is useful for word games, puzzle checks, spelling checks, and quick vocabulary confirmation.
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