| DESKILL | • deskill v. (Transitive) To redesign (a job) so that less skill is required to carry it out, for example through… • deskill v. (Transitive) To change the role of (workers) so that they are no longer required or able to use the… • de-skill v. Alternative form of deskill. |
| KILLCOW | • killcow n. (Obsolete) A butcher. • killcow n. (Obsolete, figuratively) A violent person; a bully; a brutal or indiscriminate killer. • kill-cow n. (Obsolete) Alternative form of killcow. |
| KILLDEE | • killdee n. Alternative form of killdeer. • KILLDEE n. a wading bird, also KILLDEER. |
| KILLERS | • killers n. Plural of killer. • KILLER n. one that kills. |
| KILLICK | • killick n. Alternative form of killock. • Killick prop.n. A surname. • KILLICK n. a small stone anchor in a wooden frame, also KILLOCK. |
| KILLIES | • KILLIE n. a small freshwater fish, used as bait, also KILLIFISH. |
| KILLING | • killing v. Present participle of kill. • killing adj. That literally deprives of life; lethal, deadly, fatal. • killing adj. (Dated) Devastatingly attractive. |
| KILLJOY | • killjoy n. A person who is anti-fun, or prevents others from having fun. • kill-joy n. Alternative spelling of killjoy. • KILLJOY n. one who spoils the fun of others. |
| KILLOCK | • killock n. A small anchor. • killock n. A kind of anchor formed by a stone enclosed by pieces of wood fastened together. • killock n. The fluke of such an anchor. |
| KILLUTS | • killuts n. Plural of killut. • KILLUT n. (Hindi) an Indian robe of honour, also KELLAUT, KHALAT, KHILAT. |
| OUTKILL | • outkill v. (Transitive, stative) To kill more than. • OUTKILL v. to surpass in killing. |
| RESKILL | • reskill v. (Transitive, intransitive) To retrain workers in the skills needed by modern business, especially after redundancy. • reskill v. (Transitive, intransitive) To learn additional skills. • re-skill v. Alternative form of reskill. |
| SKILLED | • skilled adj. Having or showing skill; skillful. • skilled adj. Requiring special abilities or training. • skilled v. Simple past tense and past participle of skill. |
| SKILLET | • skillet n. (US) A pan for frying, generally large and heavy. • skillet n. (US, sometimes attributive) A dish or meal cooked in such a pan. • skillet v. To cook in a skillet. |
| UPSKILL | • upskill v. (Transitive) To teach (someone) additional skills, especially as an alternative to redundancy (firing). • upskill v. (Intransitive) To acquire such additional skills. • UPSKILL v. to improve a person's skills. |