skyline
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 14
- Words With Friends
- 15
- Letters
- 7
/ˈskaɪˌlaɪn/
Definition of skyline
8 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- The line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon.
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noun
- The line that seems to be the boundary of the sky and the ground; the horizon.
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The horizontal silhouette of a city or building against the sky.
“Our arrival at Worcester is heralded by the appearance of the city's cathedral tower, a solid square structure that's dominated the skyline since the 12th century.”
- A path of movement, especially military movement, producing a silhouette above terrain features visible from the location of likely observers.
- A panel on the front page of a newspaper outlining some of the features to be found inside.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis)Ellipsis of skyline operator.
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(Cincinnati, uncountable)food, often Cincinnati chili, purchased from a Skyline Chili restaurant.
“The only bizarre behavior I've ever observed is his willingness to eat Skyline any time of the day or night.”
“Cheese coney dog collar: Just because your furry friend can't eat Skyline doesn't mean they can't enjoy it by wearing it.”
verb
- (transitive)To outline something against the sky.
- (transitive)To filter by means of the skyline operator.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From sky + line.
Words you can make from skyline
105 playable · top: KYLINS (13 pts)
Best play kylins 13 points6-letter words
6 words5-letter words
20 words4-letter words
38 words- INKY 11 pts
- KEYS 11 pts
- KYES 11 pts
- SYKE 11 pts
- YELK 11 pts
- ELKS 8 pts
- ILKS 8 pts
- INKS 8 pts
- KENS 8 pts
- KILN 8 pts
- KINE 8 pts
- KINS 8 pts
- LEKS 8 pts
- LIKE 8 pts
- LINK 8 pts
- SIKE 8 pts
- SILK 8 pts
- SINK 8 pts
- SKIN 8 pts
- INLY 7 pts
- LEYS 7 pts
- LINY 7 pts
- LYES 7 pts
- LYSE 7 pts
- SNYE 7 pts
- SYLI 7 pts
- SYNE 7 pts
- YENS 7 pts
- YINS 7 pts
- ISLE 4 pts
- LEIS 4 pts
- LENS 4 pts
- LIEN 4 pts
- LIES 4 pts
- LINE 4 pts
- LINS 4 pts
- NILS 4 pts
- SINE 4 pts
3-letter words
30 words- KEY 10 pts
- KYE 10 pts
- SKY 10 pts
- ELK 7 pts
- ILK 7 pts
- INK 7 pts
- KEN 7 pts
- KIN 7 pts
- KIS 7 pts
- LEK 7 pts
- SKI 7 pts
- LEY 6 pts
- LYE 6 pts
- SLY 6 pts
- SYN 6 pts
- YEN 6 pts
- YES 6 pts
- YIN 6 pts
- ELS 3 pts
- ENS 3 pts
- INS 3 pts
- LEI 3 pts
- LIE 3 pts
- LIN 3 pts
- LIS 3 pts
- NIL 3 pts
- SEI 3 pts
- SEL 3 pts
- SEN 3 pts
- SIN 3 pts
2-letter words
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