| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| scabbiness | noun | The quality or state of being scabby. |
| scabredity | noun | Roughness; ruggedness. |
| scaleboard | noun | A thin slip of wood used to justify a page., A thin veneer of leaf of wood used for covering the surface of articles of furniture, and the like. |
| scalloping | present participle & vb. noun | of Scallop, Fishing for scallops. |
| scampering | present participle & vb. noun | of Scamper |
| scandalize | verb t. | To offend the feelings or the conscience of (a person) by some action which is considered immoral or criminal; to bring shame, disgrace, or reproach upon., To reproach; to libel; to defame; to slander. |
| scandalous | adjective | Giving offense to the conscience or moral feelings; exciting reprobation; calling out condemnation., Disgraceful to reputation; bringing shame or infamy; opprobrious; as, a scandalous crime or vice., Defamatory; libelous; as, a scandalous story. |
| scansorial | adjective | Capable of climbing; as, the woodpecker is a scansorial bird; adapted for climbing; as, a scansorial foot., Of or pertaining to the Scansores. See Illust.. under Aves. |
| scantiness | noun | Quality or condition of being scanty. |
| scapegrace | noun | A graceless, unprincipled person; one who is wild and reckless. |
| scaphander | noun | The case, or impermeable apparel, in which a diver can work while under water. |
| scarabaeus | noun | Same as Scarab. |
| scaramouch | noun | A personage in the old Italian comedy (derived from Spain) characterized by great boastfulness and poltroonery; hence, a person of like characteristics; a buffoon. |
| scarcement | noun | An offset where a wall or bank of earth, etc., retreats, leaving a shelf or footing. |
| scarceness | noun | Alt. of Scarcity |
| scarifying | present participle & vb. noun | of Scarify |
| scarlatina | noun | Scarlet fever. |
| scatebrous | adjective | Abounding with springs. |
| scattering | present participle & vb. noun | of Scatter, Going or falling in various directions; not united or aggregated; divided among many; as, scattering votes., Act of strewing about; something scattered. |
| scaturient | adjective | Gushing forth; full to overflowing; effusive. |
| scenograph | noun | A perspective representation or general view of an object. |
| scentingly | adverb | By scent. |
| sceptering | present participle & vb. noun | of Sceptre |
| scepticism | etc. See Skeptic, Skeptical, Skepticism, etc. | |
| schematism | noun | Combination of the aspects of heavenly bodies., Particular form or disposition of a thing; an exhibition in outline of any systematic arrangement. |
| schematist | noun | One given to forming schemes; a projector; a schemer. |
| schematize | verb i. | To form a scheme or schemes. |
| schenkbeer | noun | A mild German beer. |
| scherzando | adverb | In a playful or sportive manner. |
| schismatic | adjective | Of or pertaining to schism; implying schism; partaking of the nature of schism; tending to schism; as, schismatic opinions or proposals., One who creates or takes part in schism; one who separates from an established church or religious communion on account of a difference of opinion. |
| schismless | adjective | Free from schism. |
| schizocarp | noun | A dry fruit which splits at maturity into several closed one-seeded portions. |
| schizopoda | noun pl. | A division of shrimplike Thoracostraca in which each of the thoracic legs has a long fringed upper branch (exopodite) for swimming. |
| scholarity | noun | Scholarship. |
| scholastic | adjective | Pertaining to, or suiting, a scholar, a school, or schools; scholarlike; as, scholastic manners or pride; scholastic learning., Of or pertaining to the schoolmen and divines of the Middle Ages (see Schoolman); as, scholastic divinity or theology; scholastic philosophy., Hence, characterized by excessive subtilty, or needlessly minute subdivisions; pedantic; formal., One who adheres to the method or subtilties of the schools., See the Note under Jesuit. |
| schoolbook | noun | A book used in schools for learning lessons. |
| schooldame | noun | A schoolmistress. |
| schoolgirl | noun | A girl belonging to, or attending, a school. |
| schoolmaid | noun | A schoolgirl. |
| schoolmate | noun | A pupil who attends the same school as another. |
| schoolroom | noun | A room in which pupils are taught. |
| schoolship | noun | A vessel employed as a nautical training school, in which naval apprentices receive their education at the expense of the state, and are trained for service as sailors. Also, a vessel used as a reform school to which boys are committed by the courts to be disciplined, and instructed as mariners. |
| schoolward | adverb | Toward school. |
| sciagraphy | noun | The art or science of projecting or delineating shadows as they fall in nature., Same as Sciagraph. |
| sciatheric | adjective | Alt. of Sciatherical |
| scibboleth | noun | Shibboleth. |
| scientific | adjective | Of or pertaining to science; used in science; as, scientific principles; scientific apparatus; scientific observations., Agreeing with, or depending on, the rules or principles of science; as, a scientific classification; a scientific arrangement of fossils., Having a knowledge of science, or of a science; evincing science or systematic knowledge; as, a scientific chemist; a scientific reasoner; a scientific argument. |
| scincoidea | noun pl. | A tribe of lizards including the skinks. See Skink. |
| sciography | noun | See Sciagraphy. |
| sciolistic | adjective | Of or pertaining to sciolism, or a sciolist; partaking of sciolism; resembling a sciolist. |
| sciopticon | noun | A kind of magic lantern. |
| sciotheric | adjective | Of or pertaining to a sundial. |
| scirrhuses | plural | of Scirrhus |
| sclavonian | adjective & noun | Same as Slavonian. |
| scleragogy | noun | Severe discipline. |
| scleriasis | noun | A morbid induration of the edge of the eyelid., Induration of any part, including scleroderma. |
| sclerobase | noun | The calcareous or hornlike coral forming the central stem or axis of most compound alcyonarians; — called also foot secretion. See Illust. under Gorgoniacea, and Coenenchyma. |
| scleroderm | noun | One of a tribe of plectognath fishes (Sclerodermi) having the skin covered with hard scales, or plates, as the cowfish and the trunkfish., One of the Sclerodermata., Hardened, or bony, integument of various animals. |
| sclerotium | noun | A hardened body formed by certain fungi, as by the Claviceps purpurea, which produces ergot., The mature or resting stage of a plasmodium. |
| sclerotome | noun | One of the bony, cartilaginous, or membranous partitions which separate the myotomes. |
| scoffingly | adverb | In a scoffing manner. |
| scoldingly | adverb | In a scolding manner. |
| scomberoid | adjective & noun | Same as Scombroid. |
| scopuliped | noun | Any species of bee which has on the hind legs a brush of hairs used for collecting pollen, as the hive bees and bumblebees. |
| scorifying | present participle & vb. noun | of Scorify |
| scorpiones | plural | of Scorpio, A division of arachnids comprising the scorpions. |
| scorpiodea | noun pl. | Same as Scorpiones. |
| scortatory | adjective | Pertaining to lewdness or fornication; lewd. |
| scotograph | noun | An instrument for writing in the dark, or without seeing. |
| scotoscope | noun | An instrument that discloses objects in the dark or in a faint light. |
| scottering | noun | The burning of a wad of pease straw at the end of harvest. |
| scotticism | noun | An idiom, or mode of expression, peculiar to Scotland or Scotchmen. |
| scotticize | verb t. | To cause to become like the Scotch; to make Scottish. |
| scowlingly | adverb | In a scowling manner. |
| scrabbling | present participle & vb. noun | of Scrabble |
| scrambling | present participle & vb. noun | of Scramble, Confused and irregular; awkward; scambling. |
| scranching | present participle & vb. noun | of Scranch |
| scratching | present participle & vb. noun | of Scratch, With the action of scratching. |
| screeching | present participle & vb. noun | of Screech |
| screechers | noun pl. | The picarian birds, as distinguished from the singing birds. |
| screenings | noun pl. | The refuse left after screening sand, coal, ashes, etc. |
| scribbling | present participle & vb. noun | of Scribble, The act or process of carding coarsely., Writing hastily or poorly., The act of writing hastily or idly. |
| scrimpness | noun | The state of being scrimp. |
| scrimption | noun | A small portion; a pittance; a little bit. |
| scriptoria | plural | of Scriptorium |
| scriptural | adjective | Contained in the Scriptures; according to the Scriptures, or sacred oracles; biblical; as, a scriptural doctrine. |
| scrobicula | noun | One of the smooth areas surrounding the tubercles of a sea urchin. |
| scrofulide | noun | Any affection of the skin dependent on scrofula. |
| scrofulous | adjective | Pertaining to scrofula, or partaking of its nature; as, scrofulous tumors; a scrofulous habit of body., Diseased or affected with scrofula. |
| scrotiform | adjective | Purse-shaped; pouch-shaped. |
| scrotocele | noun | A rupture or hernia in the scrotum; scrotal hernia. |
| scrubboard | noun | A baseboard; a mopboard. |
| scrubstone | noun | A species of calciferous sandstone. |
| scrupulist | noun | A scrupler. |
| scrupulous | adjective | Full ofscrupules; inclined to scruple; nicely doubtful; hesitating to determine or to act, from a fear of offending or of doing wrong., Careful; cautious; exact; nice; as, scrupulous abstinence from labor; scrupulous performance of duties., Given to making objections; captious., Liable to be doubted; doubtful; nice. |
| scrutation | noun | Search; scrutiny. |
| scrutineer | noun | A scrutinizer; specifically, an examiner of votes, as at an election. |
| scrutinize | verb t. | To examine closely; to inspect or observe with critical attention; to regard narrowly; as, to scrutinize the measures of administration; to scrutinize the conduct or motives of individuals., To make scrutiny. |
| scrutinous | adjective | Closely examining, or inquiring; careful; sctrict. |
| sculleries | plural | of Scullery |
| scullionly | adjective | Like a scullion; base. |
| sculptress | noun | A female sculptor. |
| sculptural | adjective | Of or pertaining to sculpture. |
| sculptured | imp. & past participle | of Sculpture |
| scurfiness | noun | Quality or state of being scurfy., Scurf. |
| scurrility | noun | The quality or state of being scurrile or scurrilous; mean, vile, or obscene jocularity., That which is scurrile or scurrilous; gross or obscene language; low buffoonery; vulgar abuse. |
| scurrilous | adjective | Using the low and indecent language of the meaner sort of people, or such as only the license of buffoons can warrant; as, a scurrilous fellow., Containing low indecency or abuse; mean; foul; vile; obscenely jocular; as, scurrilous language. |
| scurviness | noun | The quality or state of being scurvy; vileness; meanness. |
| scutellate | adjective | Alt. of Scutellated |
| scyllarian | noun | One of a family (Scyllaridae) of macruran Crustacea, remarkable for the depressed form of the body, and the broad, flat antennae. Also used adjectively. |
| scyphiform | adjective | Cup-shaped. |
| scythewhet | noun | Wilson’s thrush; — so called from its note. |