Origin of skew
Related Words for skew
bias, misrepresent, alter, slant, doctor, color, curve, contort, twist, warp, fake, fudge, falsify, change, bend, misshapeExamples from the Web for skew
Contemporary Examples of skew
In Scotland, hourly wage inequality matches the rest of the United Kingdom once the skew of London is factored out.
Other colleges took more overt actions to skew their Clery Act numbers.
There are a number of inadvertent and purposeful ways for universities to skew their Clery Act numbers.
Using capital gains but not government income would tend to skew the results toward the wealthy.
I think we skew a little younger than some of the other shows.
Historical Examples of skew
Thus we have squire from escuyer (êcuyer), skew from Old Fr.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)Ernest Weekley
The arch is skew or oblique; and the gate is double, like those of Volterra and Cosa.
The Story of PerugiaMargaret Symonds
If it is more than a quarter of an inch it should be sized and then removed by the skew.
Advanced Toy Making for SchoolsDavid M. Mitchell
The window, in the skew side of the room, had shabby red curtains.
Z. MarcasHonore de Balzac
I entreat you to give me permission to skew your ten stanzas to the abbe.
The Memoirs of Jacques Casanova de Seingalt, Vol. I (of VI), "Venetian Years"Jacques Casanova de Seingalt