A skewer is called a tactical move whereby two pieces that are in the same line (row, column or diagonal) are simultaneously attacked, so that the first, when moving, dodging the attack, allows the capture of the other one.

His wig is skew.

Randy will stand by the jeepney, as he will be eating skewered saucy fish balls.

In desktop publishing, some software will allow a user to skew a word or phrase in order to slant the letters by 10 or 12 degrees from the vertical, while preserving the baseline.

Tactical combinations often involve the use of sacrifices and devices such as pins, forks, skewers, and discovered attacks.

Their sensibilities are skewered.

The chef made kabab by using cinnamon sticks as skewers.

I like the skewered saucy fish balls from the streets of Quezon City.

Randy stood by the jeepney, as he was eating skewered saucy fish balls.

You know, the ones where you skewer some marshmallows and roast them. I don't know what they're called but they're really good. Let's try roasting some at my place sometime, too.