Sewer vs. Skewer — What's the Difference?

An artificial, usually underground conduit for carrying off sewage or rainwater.

A skewer is a thin metal or wood stick used to hold pieces of food together. The word may sometimes be used as a metonym, to refer to the entire food item served on a skewer, as in "chicken skewers".

A medieval servant who supervised the serving of meals.

A long piece of wood or metal used for holding pieces of food, typically meat, together during cooking

One that sews

Fasten together or pierce with a pin or skewer

A pipe or system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.

A long metal or wooden pin used to secure or suspend food during cooking; a spit.

A servant attending at a meal who is responsible for seating arrangements, serving dishes, etc.

Any of various picks or rods having a function or shape similar to a skewer.

One who sews.

To hold together or pierce with a skewer or other pointed object.

A small tortricid moth, the larva of which sews together the edges of a leaf using silk.

To ridicule or criticize harshly

(transitive) To provide (a place) with a system of sewers.

A long pin, normally made of metal or wood, used to secure food during cooking.

One who sews, or stitches.

Food served on a skewer. en

A small tortricid moth whose larva sews together the edges of a leaf by means of silk; as, the apple-leaf sewer (Phoxopteris nubeculana)

(chess) A scenario in which a piece attacks a more valuable piece which, if it moves aside, reveals a less valuable piece.

A drain or passage to carry off water and filth under ground; a subterraneous channel, particularly in cities.

(rare) That which skews something.

Formerly, an upper servant, or household officer, who set on and removed the dishes at a feast, and who also brought water for the hands of the guests.

To impale on a skewer.

A waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water

(chess) To attack a piece which has a less valuable piece behind it.

Someone who sews;

(figurative) To severely mock or discredit.

Misfortune resulting in lost effort or money;

A pin of wood or metal for fastening meat to a spit, or for keeping it in form while roasting.

To fasten with skewers.

A long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted

Drive a skewer through;