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  • 1skulk — [skʌlk] v [I always + adverb/preposition] [Date: 1100 1200; Origin: From a Scandinavian language] to hide or move about secretly, trying not to be noticed, especially when you are intending to do something bad = ↑lurk skulk about/around/in etc ▪… …

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  • 2skulk´ing|ly — skulk «skuhlk», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to keep out of sight to avoid danger, work, or duty; hide for a bad purpose; lurk in a cowardly way; sneak: »On Saturdays several boys could be seen skulking about behind the garage avoiding their chores.… …

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  • 3skulk´er — skulk «skuhlk», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to keep out of sight to avoid danger, work, or duty; hide for a bad purpose; lurk in a cowardly way; sneak: »On Saturdays several boys could be seen skulking about behind the garage avoiding their chores.… …

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  • 4skulk — [skulk] vi. [ME sculken, prob. < LowG schulken, to play truant, or Dan skulke, to skulk] 1. to move or lurk about in a stealthy, craven, or sinister manner; slink 2. Chiefly Brit. to avoid work or responsibility; shirk; malinger n. 1. a person …

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  • 5skulk — skÊŒlk n. one who lurks, one who hides out; one who sneaks about; one who avoids work or responsibility v. move in a stealthy manner, sneak about; hide out, lurk; avoid work or responsibility …

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  • 6skulk — verb (intransitive always + adv/prep) to hide or move about secretly, trying not to be noticed, especially when you are intending to do something bad (+ about/around/in etc): He was still skulking around outside when they left the building …

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  • 7skulk — 1. noun a group of foxes 2. verb a) to conceal oneself; to hide b) to sneak around, sneak about …

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  • 8Shapeshifting — For other uses, see Shapeshifting (disambiguation). Shapeshifting is a common theme in mythology, folklore, and fairy tales. It is also found in epic poems, science fiction literature, fantasy literature, children s literature, Shakespearean… …

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  • 9mouse — n 1. vole, murine, rodent, vermin; meadow mouse or vole, field mouse, harvest mouse, wood mouse, white footed mouse, deer mouse, vesper mouse, pocket mouse; rat, pack rat, kangaroo rat, water rat. 2.Slang. black eye, Sl. shiner. v 3. hunt out or… …

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  • 10Humanoid (Dungeons & Dragons) — In the Dungeons Dragons fantasy role playing game, humanoid is a type of creature, or creature type . Humanoids are any creature shaped generally like a human (two arms, two legs, one head, or a humanlike torso, arms, and head), of Small or… …

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