| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| scrape | verb t. | To rub over the surface of (something) with a sharp or rough instrument; to rub over with something that roughens by removing portions of the surface; to grate harshly over; to abrade; to make even, or bring to a required condition or form, by moving the sharp edge of an instrument breadthwise over the surface with pressure, cutting away excesses and superfluous parts; to make smooth or clean; as, to scrape a bone with a knife; to scrape a metal plate to an even surface., To remove by rubbing or scraping (in the sense above)., To collect by, or as by, a process of scraping; to gather in small portions by laborious effort; hence, to acquire avariciously and save penuriously; — often followed by together or up; as, to scrape money together., To express disapprobation of, as a play, or to silence, as a speaker, by drawing the feet back and forth upon the floor; — usually with down., To rub over the surface of anything with something which roughens or removes it, or which smooths or cleans it; to rub harshly and noisily along., To occupy one’s self with getting laboriously; as, he scraped and saved until he became rich., To play awkwardly and inharmoniously on a violin or like instrument., To draw back the right foot along the ground or floor when making a bow., The act of scraping; also, the effect of scraping, as a scratch, or a harsh sound; as, a noisy scrape on the floor; a scrape of a pen., A drawing back of the right foot when bowing; also, a bow made with that accompaniment., A disagreeable and embarrassing predicament out of which one can not get without undergoing, as it were, a painful rubbing or scraping; a perplexity; a difficulty. |
| scrawl | verb i. | See Crawl., To draw or mark awkwardly and irregularly; to write hastily and carelessly; to scratch; to scribble; as, to scrawl a letter., To write unskillfully and inelegantly., Unskillful or inelegant writing; that which is unskillfully or inelegantly written. |
| screak | verb | To utter suddenly a sharp, shrill sound; to screech; to creak, as a door or wheel., A creaking; a screech; a shriek. |
| scream | verb i. | To cry out with a shrill voice; to utter a sudden, sharp outcry, or shrill, loud cry, as in fright or extreme pain; to shriek; to screech., A sharp, shrill cry, uttered suddenly, as in terror or in pain; a shriek; a screech. |
| screed | noun | A strip of plaster of the thickness proposed for the coat, applied to the wall at intervals of four or five feet, as a guide., A wooden straightedge used to lay across the plaster screed, as a limit for the thickness of the coat., A fragment; a portion; a shred., A breach or rent; a breaking forth into a loud, shrill sound; as, martial screeds., An harangue; a long tirade on any subject. |
| screen | noun | Anything that separates or cuts off inconvenience, injury, or danger; that which shelters or conceals from view; a shield or protection; as, a fire screen., A dwarf wall or partition carried up to a certain height for separation and protection, as in a church, to separate the aisle from the choir, or the like., A surface, as that afforded by a curtain, sheet, wall, etc., upon which an image, as a picture, is thrown by a magic lantern, solar microscope, etc., A long, coarse riddle or sieve, sometimes a revolving perforated cylinder, used to separate the coarser from the finer parts, as of coal, sand, gravel, and the like., To provide with a shelter or means of concealment; to separate or cut off from inconvenience, injury, or danger; to shelter; to protect; to protect by hiding; to conceal; as, fruits screened from cold winds by a forest or hill., To pass, as coal, gravel, ashes, etc., through a screen in order to separate the coarse from the fine, or the worthless from the valuable; to sift. |
| scribe | noun | One who writes; a draughtsman; a writer for another; especially, an offical or public writer; an amanuensis or secretary; a notary; a copyist., A writer and doctor of the law; one skilled in the law and traditions; one who read and explained the law to the people., To write, engrave, or mark upon; to inscribe., To cut (anything) in such a way as to fit closely to a somewhat irregular surface, as a baseboard to a floor which is out of level, a board to the curves of a molding, or the like; — so called because the workman marks, or scribe, with the compasses the line that he afterwards cuts., To score or mark with compasses or a scribing iron., To make a mark. |
| scrimp | verb t. | To make too small or short; to limit or straiten; to put on short allowance; to scant; to contract; to shorten; as, to scrimp the pattern of a coat., Short; scanty; curtailed., A pinching miser; a niggard. |
| scrine | noun | A chest, bookcase, or other place, where writings or curiosities are deposited; a shrine., To cringe. |
| script | noun | A writing; a written document., Type made in imitation of handwriting., An original instrument or document., Written characters; style of writing. |
| scrode | noun | A young codfish, especially when cut open on the back and dressed. |
| scroll | noun | A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll; a schedule; a list., An ornament formed of undulations giving off spirals or sprays, usually suggestive of plant form. Roman architectural ornament is largely of some scroll pattern., A mark or flourish added to a person’s signature, intended to represent a seal, and in some States allowed as a substitute for a seal., Same as Skew surface. See under Skew. |
| scruff | noun | Scurf., The nape of the neck; the loose outside skin, as of the back of the neck. |
| scruze | verb t. | To squeeze, compress, crush, or bruise. |