| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| scabbedness | noun | Scabbiness. |
| scaffoldage | noun | A scaffold. |
| scaffolding | noun | A scaffold; a supporting framework; as, the scaffolding of the body., Materials for building scaffolds. |
| scalariform | adjective | Resembling a ladder in form or appearance; having transverse bars or markings like the rounds of a ladder; as, the scalariform cells and scalariform pits in some plants., Like or pertaining to a scalaria. |
| scalpriform | adjective | Shaped like a chisel; as, the scalpriform incisors of rodents. |
| scamblingly | adverb | In a scambling manner; with turbulence and noise; with bold intrusiveness. |
| scammoniate | adjective | Made from scammony; as, a scammoniate aperient. |
| scandalized | imp. & past participle | of Scandalize |
| scape-wheel | noun | The wheel in an escapement (as of a clock or a watch) into the teeth of which the pallets play. |
| scapholunar | adjective | Of or pertaining to the scaphoid and lunar bones of the carpus., The scapholunar bone. |
| scattergood | noun | One who wastes; a spendthrift. |
| scatterling | noun | One who has no fixed habitation or residence; a vagabond. |
| scenography | noun | The art or act of representing a body on a perspective plane; also, a representation or description of a body, in all its dimensions, as it appears to the eye. |
| scepterless | adjective | Alt. of Sceptreless |
| sceptreless | adjective | Having no scepter; without authority; powerless; as, a scepterless king. |
| schismatize | verb i. | To take part in schism; to make a breach of communion in the church. |
| schistosity | noun | The quality or state of being schistose. |
| schizocoele | noun | See Enterocoele. |
| schizognath | noun | Any bird with a schizognathous palate. |
| schizophyte | noun | One of a class of vegetable organisms, in the classification of Cohn, which includes all of the inferior forms that multiply by fission, whether they contain chlorophyll or not. |
| scizorhinal | adjective | Having the nasal bones separate., Having the anterior nostrils prolonged backward in the form of a slit. |
| scholarlike | adjective | Scholarly. |
| scholarship | noun | The character and qualities of a scholar; attainments in science or literature; erudition; learning., Literary education., Maintenance for a scholar; a foundation for the support of a student. |
| scholiastic | adjective | Of or pertaining to a scholiast, or his pursuits. |
| schoolhouse | noun | A house appropriated for the use of a school or schools, or for instruction. |
| schoolma’am | noun | A schoolmistress. |
| schottische | noun | A Scotch round dance in 2-4 time, similar to the polka, only slower; also, the music for such a dance; — not to be confounded with the Ecossaise. |
| sciatically | adverb | With, or by means of, sciatica. |
| scincoidian | noun | Any one of numerous species of lizards of the family Scincidae or tribe Scincoidea. The tongue is not extensile. The body and tail are covered with overlapping scales, and the toes are margined. See Illust. under Skink. |
| scintillant | adjective | Emitting sparks, or fine igneous particles; sparkling. |
| scintillate | verb i. | To emit sparks, or fine igneous particles., To sparkle, as the fixed stars. |
| scintillous | adjective | Scintillant. |
| scirrhosity | noun | A morbid induration, as of a gland; state of being scirrhous. |
| scleroderma | noun | A disease of adults, characterized by a diffuse rigidity and hardness of the skin. |
| sclerometer | noun | An instrument for determining with accuracy the degree of hardness of a mineral. |
| sclerotical | adjective | Sclerotic. |
| sclerotitis | noun | Inflammation of the sclerotic coat. |
| scolopacine | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Scolopacidae, or Snipe family. |
| scolopendra | noun | A genus of venomous myriapods including the centipeds. See Centiped., A sea fish. |
| scopiferous | adjective | Bearing a tuft of brushlike hairs. |
| scorbutical | adjective | Of or pertaining to scurvy; of the nature of, or resembling, scurvy; diseased with scurvy; as, a scorbutic person; scorbutic complaints or symptoms. |
| scoriaceous | adjective | Of or pertaining to scoria; like scoria or the recrement of metals; partaking of the nature of scoria. |
| scorpaenoid | adjective | Of or pertaining to the family Scorpaenidae, which includes the scorpene, the rosefish, the California rockfishes, and many other food fishes. [Written also scorpaenid.] See Illust. under Rockfish. |
| scorpioidal | adjective | Having the inflorescence curved or circinate at the end, like a scorpion’s tail. |
| scragginess | noun | The quality or state of being scraggy; scraggedness. |
| scrapepenny | noun | One who gathers and hoards money in trifling sums; a miser. |
| scratchback | noun | A toy which imitates the sound of tearing cloth, — used by drawing it across the back of unsuspecting persons. |
| scratchweed | noun | Cleavers. |
| scratchwork | noun | See Scratch coat. |
| scribatious | adjective | Skillful in, or fond of, writing. |
| scrimpingly | adverb | In a scrimping manner. |
| scriptorium | noun | In an abbey or monastery, the room set apart for writing or copying manuscripts; in general, a room devoted to writing. |
| scripturian | noun | A Scripturist. |
| scripturist | noun | One who is strongly attached to, or versed in, the Scriptures, or who endeavors to regulate his life by them. |
| scrobiculae | plural | of Scrobicula |
| scrobicular | adjective | Pertaining to, or surrounding, scrobiculae; as, scrobicular tubercles. |
| scrumptious | adjective | Nice; particular; fastidious; excellent; fine. |
| scruou-lize | verb t. | To perplex with scruples; to regard with scruples. |
| scrutinized | imp. & past participle | of Scrutinize |
| scrutinizer | noun | One who scrutinizes. |
| sculpturing | present participle & vb. noun | of Sculpture |
| scuppernong | noun | An American grape, a form of Vitis vulpina, found in the Southern Atlantic States, and often cultivated. |
| scutcheoned | adjective | Emblazoned on or as a shield. |
| scutellated | adjective | Formed like a plate or salver; composed of platelike surfaces; as, the scutellated bone of a sturgeon., Having the tarsi covered with broad transverse scales, or scutella; — said of certain birds. |
| scutibranch | adjective | Scutibranchiate., One of the Scutibranchiata. |
| scutiferous | adjective | Carrying a shield or buckler. |
| scyphistoma | noun | The young attached larva of Discophora in the stage when it resembles a hydroid, or actinian. |
| scyphophori | noun pl. | An order of fresh-water fishes inhabiting tropical Africa. They have rudimentary electrical organs on each side of the tail. |
| scythestone | noun | A stone for sharpening scythes; a whetstone. |