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skunk

noun verb

American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
S
Ends with
K
Contains
KU
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Definitions

noun

  1. American musteline mammal typically ejecting an intensely malodorous fluid when startled; in some classifications put in a separate subfamily Mephitinae

noun

  1. street names for marijuana

noun

  1. a defeat in a game where one side fails to score

noun

  1. a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible

    “only a rotter would do that”

verb

  1. defeat by a lurch

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Example Sentences

only a rotter would do that
kill the rat
throw the bum out
you cowardly little pukes!
the British call a contemptible person a ‘git’

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