Associations to the word «Skink»

Wiktionary

SKINK, noun. A lizard of the Scincidae family, having small or reduced limbs or none at all and long tails that are regenerated when shed.
SKINK, verb. (Scotland) to serve (a drink)
SKINK, noun. (obsolete) drink
SKINK, noun. (obsolete) pottage

Dictionary definition

SKINK, noun. Alert agile lizard with reduced limbs and an elongated body covered with shiny scales; more dependent on moisture than most lizards; found in tropical regions worldwide.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King