| Main Entry: | skewer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | rod |
Synonyms: |
brochette, lance, pick, pin, spit, truss |
| Main Entry: | bolt |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | lock; part of lock |
Synonyms: |
bar, brad, catch, coupling, dowel, fastener, lag, latch, lock, nut, padlock, peg, pin, pipe, rivet, rod, screw, skewer, sliding bar, spike, stake, staple, stud |
Antonyms: |
key |
| Main Entry: | impale |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | stab |
Synonyms: |
lance, perforate, pierce, prick, punch, puncture, run through, skewer, skiver, spear, spike, stick, transfix |
| Main Entry: | knife |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | cutting tool |
Synonyms: |
bayonet, blade, bolo, cutlass, cutter, cutting edge, dagger, edge, lance, lancet, machete, point, ripper, sabre, scalpel, scimitar, scythe, shank, shiv, sickle, skewer, skiver, steel, stiletto, switchblade, sword, tickler |
| Main Entry: | oblique |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | slanting; at an angle |
Synonyms: |
angled, askance, askew, aslant, asymmetrical, awry, bent, cater-cornered, crooked, diagonal, distorted, diverging, inclined, inclining, leaning, on the bias, pitched, pitching, sideways, skew, slanted, sloped, sloping, strained, tilted, tilting, tipped, tipping, turned, twisted |
| Notes: | oblique means slanting or inclined in direction or course or position - or misleading; opaque means not transmitting or reflecting light - or not clearly understood or expressed |
| Main Entry: | spike |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pierce |
Synonyms: |
fasten, impale, lance, make fast, nail, pin, prick, skewer, spear, spit, stick, transfix |
| Main Entry: | transfix |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pierce |
Synonyms: |
fix, impale, lance, nail down, penetrate, pin down, puncture, run through, skewer, skiver, spear, spike, spit, stick, transpierce |
| Main Entry: | spear |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | weapon |
Synonyms: |
bayonet, blade, bolt, bore, dart, harpoon, javelin, lance, skewer, spike, spire, trident |