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- Dictionaryskew·er/ˈskyo͞oər/
noun
- 1. a long piece of wood or metal used for holding pieces of food, typically meat, together during cooking: "thread the meat onto large skewers and grill over a gentle heat"
verb
- 1. fasten together or pierce with a pin or skewer: "skewer the cubes of beef, using six to eight per skewer"
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Learn the noun and verb meanings of skewer, a word for a pin or stick used for roasting or broiling meat or vegetables. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles.
SKEWER definition: 1. a long, thin metal or wooden pin used for holding together pieces of food, especially meat…. Learn more.
Skewer definition: a long pin of wood or metal for inserting through meat or other food to hold or bind it in cooking.. See examples of SKEWER used in a sentence.
The pointed wooden stick you use to hold cubes of meat or vegetables together while they're cooking is called a skewer. You can also use a very long skewer to toast marshmallows over a campfire.
A skewer is a long pin for holding meat or other food together during cooking, or a similar pin for fastening or piercing something. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms of skewer from Collins English Dictionary.
1. (Cookery) a long pin for holding meat in position while being cooked, etc. 2. (Tools) a similar pin having some other function. 3. (Chess & Draughts) chess a tactical manoeuvre in which an attacked man is made to move and expose another man to capture. vb. ( tr) to drive a skewer through or fasten with a skewer.
Learn the noun and verb meanings of skewer, a long pin used to hold meat together while cooking. Find synonyms, sentences, and similar words for skewer.
