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scheef — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • askew adj Not straight; tilted or crooked to one side.
  • crooked adj Bent or twisted rather than straight.
  • inclined adjective Tilted at an angle; sloped.
  • lopsided adj Uneven, with one side larger, heavier, or more developed than the other.
  • shive noun A slice, especially of bread.
  • skew verb To form or shape in an oblique way; to cause to take an oblique position.

Senses

scheef is used for these senses in English:

  • askew Turned or twisted to one side.
  • crooked Not straight; having one or more bends or angles.
  • inclined At an angle to the horizontal; slanted or sloped.
  • lopsided Not even or balanced; not the same on one side as on the other.
  • shive A splinter or fragment of the woody core of flax or hemp broken off in braking or scutching
  • skew (not comparable) Neither parallel nor perpendicular to a certain line; askew.

crooked — full definition

  1. adj Bent or twisted rather than straight.
  2. adj Dishonest or corrupt.

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