| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| scraber | noun | The Manx shearwater., The black guillemot. |
| scraggy | superl. | Rough with irregular points; scragged., Lean and rough; scragged. |
| scragly | adjective | See Scraggy. |
| scranch | verb t. | To grind with the teeth, and with a crackling sound; to craunch. |
| scranky | adjective | Thin; lean. |
| scranny | adjective | Thin; lean; meager; scrawny; scrannel. |
| scraped | imp. & past participle | of Scrape |
| scraper | noun | An instrument with which anything is scraped., An instrument by which the soles of shoes are cleaned from mud and the like, by drawing them across it., An instrument drawn by oxen or horses, used for scraping up earth in making or repairing roads, digging cellars, canals etc., An instrument having two or three sharp sides or edges, for cleaning the planks, masts, or decks of a ship., In the printing press, a board, or blade, the edge of which is made to rub over the tympan sheet and thus produce the impression., One who scrapes., One who plays awkwardly on a violin., One who acquires avariciously and saves penuriously. |
| scrappy | adjective | Consisting of scraps; fragmentary; lacking unity or consistency; as, a scrappy lecture. |
| scratch | verb t. | To rub and tear or mark the surface of with something sharp or ragged; to scrape, roughen, or wound slightly by drawing something pointed or rough across, as the claws, the nails, a pin, or the like., To write or draw hastily or awkwardly., To cancel by drawing one or more lines through, as the name of a candidate upon a ballot, or of a horse in a list; hence, to erase; to efface; — often with out., To dig or excavate with the claws; as, some animals scratch holes, in which they burrow., To use the claws or nails in tearing or in digging; to make scratches., To score, not by skillful play but by some fortunate chance of the game., A break in the surface of a thing made by scratching, or by rubbing with anything pointed or rough; a slight wound, mark, furrow, or incision., A line across the prize ring; up to which boxers are brought when they join fight; hence, test, trial, or proof of courage; as, to bring to the scratch; to come up to the scratch., Minute, but tender and troublesome, excoriations, covered with scabs, upon the heels of horses which have been used where it is very wet or muddy., A kind of wig covering only a portion of the head., A shot which scores by chance and not as intended by the player; a fluke., Made, done, or happening by chance; arranged with little or no preparation; determined by circumstances; haphazard; as, a scratch team; a scratch crew for a boat race; a scratch shot in billiards. |
| scrawny | adjective | Meager; thin; rawboned; bony; scranny. |
| screech | verb | To utter a harsh, shrill cry; to make a sharp outcry, as in terror or acute pain; to scream; to shriek., A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream. |
| screwed | imp. & past participle | of Screw |
| screwer | noun | One who, or that which, screws. |
| scribed | imp. & past participle | of Scribe |
| scriber | noun | A sharp-pointed tool, used by joiners for drawing lines on stuff; a marking awl. |
| scrimer | noun | A fencing master. |
| scritch | noun | A screech. |
| scroggy | adjective | Abounding in scrog; also, twisted; stunted. |
| scrotal | adjective | Of or pertaining to the scrotum; as, scrotal hernia. |
| scrotum | noun | The bag or pouch which contains the testicles; the cod. |
| scrouge | verb t. | To crowd; to squeeze. |
| scroyle | noun | A mean fellow; a wretch. |
| scrubby | superl. | Of the nature of scrub; small and mean; stunted in growth; as, a scrubby cur. |
| scrunch | verb t. & verb i. | To scranch; to crunch. |
| scruple | noun | A weight of twenty grains; the third part of a dram., Hence, a very small quantity; a particle., Hesitation as to action from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; unwillingness, doubt, or hesitation proceeding from motives of conscience., To be reluctant or to hesitate, as regards an action, on account of considerations of conscience or expedience., To regard with suspicion; to hesitate at; to question., To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple. |