| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| scabbed | imp. & past participle | of Scab, Abounding with scabs; diseased with scabs., Fig.: Mean; paltry; vile; worthless. |
| scabble | verb t. | See Scapple. |
| scabies | noun | The itch. |
| scaglia | noun | A reddish variety of limestone. |
| scalade | noun | Alt. of Scalado |
| scalado | noun | See Escalade. |
| scalary | adjective | Resembling a ladder; formed with steps. |
| scalded | imp. & past participle | of Scald |
| scalder | noun | A Scandinavian poet; a scald. |
| scaldic | adjective | Of or pertaining to the scalds of the Norsemen; as, scaldic poetry. |
| scaling | present participle & vb. noun | of Scale, Adapted for removing scales, as from a fish; as, a scaling knife; adapted for removing scale, as from the interior of a steam boiler; as, a scaling hammer, bar, etc., Serving as an aid in clambering; as, a scaling ladder, used in assaulting a fortified place. |
| scalene | adjective | Having the sides and angles unequal; — said of a triangle., Having the axis inclined to the base, as a cone., Designating several triangular muscles called scalene muscles., Of or pertaining to the scalene muscles., A triangle having its sides and angles unequal. |
| scalled | adjective | Scabby; scurfy; scall. |
| scallop | noun | Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten and allied genera of the family Pectinidae. The shell is usually radially ribbed, and the edge is therefore often undulated in a characteristic manner. The large adductor muscle of some the species is much used as food. One species (Vola Jacobaeus) occurs on the coast of Palestine, and its shell was formerly worn by pilgrims as a mark that they had been to the Holy Land. Called also fan shell. See Pecten, 2., One of series of segments of circles joined at their extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of a scallop shell., One of the shells of a scallop; also, a dish resembling a scallop shell., To mark or cut the edge or border of into segments of circles, like the edge or surface of a scallop shell. See Scallop, n., 2., To bake in scallop shells or dishes; to prepare with crumbs of bread or cracker, and bake. See Scalloped oysters, below. |
| scalped | imp. & past participle | of Scalp |
| scalpel | noun | A small knife with a thin, keen blade, — used by surgeons, and in dissecting. |
| scalper | noun | One who, or that which, scalps., Same as Scalping iron, under Scalping., A broker who, dealing on his own account, tries to get a small and quick profit from slight fluctuations of the market., A person who buys and sells the unused parts of railroad tickets., A person who buys tickets for entertainment or sports events and sells them at a profit, often at a much higher price. Also, ticket scalper. |
| scamble | verb i. | To move awkwardly; to be shuffling, irregular, or unsteady; to sprawl; to shamble., To move about pushing and jostling; to be rude and turbulent; to scramble., To mangle. |
| scamell | noun | Alt. of Scammel |
| scammel | noun | The female bar-tailed godwit. |
| scamper | verb t. | To run with speed; to run or move in a quick, hurried manner; to hasten away., A scampering; a hasty flight. |
| scanned | imp. & past participle | of Scan |
| scandal | noun | Offense caused or experienced; reproach or reprobation called forth by what is regarded as wrong, criminal, heinous, or flagrant: opprobrium or disgrace., Reproachful aspersion; opprobrious censure; defamatory talk, uttered heedlessly or maliciously., Anything alleged in pleading which is impertinent, and is reproachful to any person, or which derogates from the dignity of the court, or is contrary to good manners., To treat opprobriously; to defame; to asperse; to traduce; to slander., To scandalize; to offend. |
| scandia | noun | A chemical earth, the oxide of scandium. |
| scandic | adjective | Of or pertaining to scandium; derived from, or containing, scandium. |
| scanted | imp. & past participle | of Scant |
| scantle | verb i. | To be deficient; to fail., To scant; to be niggard of; to divide into small pieces; to cut short or down. |
| scantly | adverb | In a scant manner; not fully or sufficiently; narrowly; penuriously., Scarcely; hardly; barely. |
| scaping | present participle & vb. noun | of Scape |
| scapple | verb t. | To work roughly, or shape without finishing, as stone before leaving the quarry., To dress in any way short of fine tooling or rubbing, as stone. |
| scapula | noun | The principal bone of the shoulder girdle in mammals; the shoulder blade., One of the plates from which the arms of a crinoid arise. |
| scarred | imp. & past participle | of Scar |
| scaring | present participle & vb. noun | of Scare |
| scarves | plural | of Scarf |
| scarfed | imp. & past participle | of Scarf |
| scarify | verb t. | To scratch or cut the skin of; esp. (Med.), to make small incisions in, by means of a lancet or scarificator, so as to draw blood from the smaller vessels without opening a large vein., To stir the surface soil of, as a field. |
| scarlet | noun | A deep bright red tinged with orange or yellow, — of many tints and shades; a vivid or bright red color., Cloth of a scarlet color., Of the color called scarlet; as, a scarlet cloth or thread., To dye or tinge with scarlet. |
| scaroid | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Scaridae, a family of marine fishes including the parrot fishes. |
| scarped | imp. & past participle | of Scarp |
| scasely | adverb | Scarcely; hardly. |
| scathed | imp. & past participle | of Scath |
| scathly | adjective | Injurious; scathful. |
| scatter | verb t. | To strew about; to sprinkle around; to throw down loosely; to deposit or place here and there, esp. in an open or sparse order., To cause to separate in different directions; to reduce from a close or compact to a loose or broken order; to dissipate; to disperse., Hence, to frustrate, disappoint, and overthrow; as, to scatter hopes, plans, or the like., To be dispersed or dissipated; to disperse or separate; as, clouds scatter after a storm. |
| scauper | noun | A tool with a semicircular edge, — used by engravers to clear away the spaces between the lines of an engraving. |
| scavage | noun | A toll or duty formerly exacted of merchant strangers by mayors, sheriffs, etc., for goods shown or offered for sale within their precincts. |