| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| scabbing | present participle & vb. noun | of Scab |
| scabbard | noun | The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger, etc., is kept; a sheath., To put in a scabbard. |
| scabbily | adverb | In a scabby manner. |
| scabious | adjective | Consisting of scabs; rough; itchy; leprous; as, scabious eruptions., Any plant of the genus Scabiosa, several of the species of which are common in Europe. They resemble the Compositae, and have similar heads of flowers, but the anthers are not connected. |
| scabling | noun | A fragment or chip of stone. |
| scabrous | adjective | Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots, scales, or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly., Fig.: Harsh; unmusical. |
| scabwort | noun | Elecampane. |
| scaffold | noun | A temporary structure of timber, boards, etc., for various purposes, as for supporting workmen and materials in building, for exhibiting a spectacle upon, for holding the spectators at a show, etc., Specifically, a stage or elevated platform for the execution of a criminal; as, to die on the scaffold., An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf, or dome-shaped obstruction, above the tuyeres in a blast furnace., To furnish or uphold with a scaffold. |
| scalable | adjective | Capable of being scaled. |
| scalaria | noun | Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods of the genus Scalaria, or family Scalaridae, having elongated spiral turreted shells, with rounded whorls, usually crossed by ribs or varices. The color is generally white or pale. Called also ladder shell, and wentletrap. See Ptenoglossa, and Wentletrap. |
| scalawag | noun | A scamp; a scapegrace. |
| scalding | present participle & vb. noun | of Scald |
| scaliola | noun | Same as Scagliola. |
| scallion | noun | A kind of small onion (Allium Ascalonicum), native of Palestine; the eschalot, or shallot., Any onion which does not “bottom out,” but remains with a thick stem like a leek. |
| scalping | present participle & vb. noun | of Scalp, a. & n. from Scalp. |
| scambled | imp. & past participle | of Scamble |
| scambler | noun | 1. One who scambles., A bold intruder upon the hospitality of others; a mealtime visitor. |
| scamilli | plural | of Scamillus |
| scammony | noun | A species of bindweed or Convolvulus (C. Scammonia)., An inspissated sap obtained from the root of the Convolvulus Scammonia, of a blackish gray color, a nauseous smell like that of old cheese, and a somewhat acrid taste. It is used in medicine as a cathartic. |
| scampish | adjective | Of or like a scamp; knavish; as, scampish conduct. |
| scanning | present participle & vb. noun | of Scan |
| scandent | adjective | Climbing. |
| scandium | noun | A rare metallic element of the boron group, whose existence was predicted under the provisional name ekaboron by means of the periodic law, and subsequently discovered by spectrum analysis in certain rare Scandinavian minerals (euxenite and gadolinite). It has not yet been isolated. Symbol Sc. Atomic weight 44. |
| scansion | noun | The act of scanning; distinguishing the metrical feet of a verse by emphasis, pauses, or otherwise. |
| scanting | present participle & vb. noun | of Scant |
| scantily | adverb | In a scanty manner; not fully; not plentifully; sparingly; parsimoniously. |
| scantlet | noun | A small pattern; a small quantity. |
| scaphism | noun | An ancient mode of punishing criminals among the Persians, by confining the victim in a trough, with his head and limbs smeared with honey or the like, and exposed to the sun and to insects until he died. |
| scaphite | noun | Any fossil cephalopod shell of the genus Scaphites, belonging to the Ammonite family and having a chambered boat-shaped shell. Scaphites are found in the Cretaceous formation. |
| scaphoid | adjective | Resembling a boat in form; boat-shaped., The scaphoid bone. |
| scapulae | plural | of Scapula |
| scapulas | plural | of Scapula |
| scapular | adjective | Of or pertaining to the scapula or the shoulder., One of a special group of feathers which arise from each of the scapular regions and lie along the sides of the back., Alt. of Scapulary |
| scapulet | noun | A secondary mouth fold developed at the base of each of the armlike lobes of the manubrium of many rhizostome medusae. See Illustration in Appendix. |
| scapulo- | A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the scapula or the shoulder; as, the scapulo-clavicular articulation, the articulation between the scapula and clavicle. | |
| scarring | present participle & vb. noun | of Scar, A scar; a mark. |
| scarabee | noun | Any one of numerous species of lamellicorn beetles of the genus Scarabaeus, or family Scarabaeidae, especially the sacred, or Egyptian, species (Scarabaeus sacer, and S. Egyptiorum)., A stylized representation of a scarab beetle in stone or faience; — a symbol of resurrection, used by the ancient Egyptians as an ornament or a talisman, and in modern times used in jewelry, usually by engraving designs on cabuchon stones. Also used attributively; as, a scarab bracelet [a bracelet containing scarabs]; a scarab [the carved stone itelf]. |
| scarcely | adverb | With difficulty; hardly; scantly; barely; but just., Frugally; penuriously. |
| scarcity | noun | The quality or condition of being scarce; smallness of quantity in proportion to the wants or demands; deficiency; lack of plenty; short supply; penury; as, a scarcity of grain; a great scarcity of beauties. |
| scarfing | present participle & vb. noun | of Scarf |
| scariose | adjective | Alt. of Scarious |
| scarious | adjective | Thin, dry, membranous, and not green. |
| scarless | adjective | Free from scar. |
| scarmage | noun | Alt. of Scarmoge |
| scarmoge | noun | A slight contest; a skirmish. See Skirmish. |
| scarping | present participle & vb. noun | of Scarp |
| scatches | noun pl. | Stilts. |
| scathing | present participle & vb. noun | of Scath |
| scathful | adjective | Harmful; doing damage; pernicious. |
| scavenge | verb t. | To cleanse, as streets, from filth. |
| scelerat | noun | A villain; a criminal. |
| scenario | noun | A preliminary sketch of the plot, or main incidents, of an opera. |
| sceneful | adjective | Having much scenery. |
| scenemen | plural | of Sceneman |
| sceneman | noun | The man who manages the movable scenes in a theater. |
| scenical | adjective | Of or pertaining to scenery; of the nature of scenery; theatrical. |
| scenting | present participle & vb. noun | of Scent |
| scentful | adjective | Full of scent or odor; odorous., Of quick or keen smell. |
| sceptred | of Sceptre | |
| sceptral | adjective | Of or pertaining to a scepter; like a scepter. |
| schedule | noun | A written or printed scroll or sheet of paper; a document; especially, a formal list or inventory; a list or catalogue annexed to a larger document, as to a will, a lease, a statute, etc., To form into, or place in, a schedule. |
| scheelin | noun | Scheelium. |
| schemata | plural | of Schema |
| scheming | present participle & vb. noun | of Scheme, Given to forming schemes; artful; intriguing. |
| schemist | noun | A schemer. |
| scherbet | noun | See Sherbet. |
| schiedam | noun | Holland gin made at Schiedam in the Netherlands. |
| schiller | noun | The peculiar bronzelike luster observed in certain minerals, as hypersthene, schiller spar, etc. It is due to the presence of minute inclusions in parallel position, and is sometimes of secondary origin. |
| schistic | adjective | Schistose. |
| schmelze | noun | A kind of glass of a red or ruby color, made in Bohemia. |
| schnapps | noun | Holland gin. |
| scholion | noun | A scholium. |
| scholium | noun | A marginal annotation; an explanatory remark or comment; specifically, an explanatory comment on the text of a classic author by an early grammarian., A remark or observation subjoined to a demonstration or a train of reasoning. |
| schooled | imp. & past participle | of School |
| schooner | noun | Originally, a small, sharp-built vessel, with two masts and fore-and-aft rig. Sometimes it carried square topsails on one or both masts and was called a topsail schooner. About 1840, longer vessels with three masts, fore-and-aft rigged, came into use, and since that time vessels with four masts and even with six masts, so rigged, are built. Schooners with more than two masts are designated three-masted schooners, four-masted schooners, etc. See Illustration in Appendix., A large goblet or drinking glass, — used for lager beer or ale. |
| sciatica | noun | Neuralgia of the sciatic nerve, an affection characterized by paroxysmal attacks of pain in the buttock, back of the thigh, or in the leg or foot, following the course of the branches of the sciatic nerve. The name is also popularly applied to various painful affections of the hip and the parts adjoining it. See Ischiadic passion, under Ischiadic. |
| scienter | adverb | Knowingly; willfully. |
| scilicet | adverb | To wit; namely; videlicet; — often abbreviated to sc., or ss. |
| scillain | noun | A glucoside extracted from squill (Scilla) as a light porous substance. |
| scimiter | noun | Alt. of Scimitar |
| scimitar | noun | A saber with a much curved blade having the edge on the convex side, — in use among Mohammedans, esp., the Arabs and persians., A long-handled billhook. See Billhook. |
| scincoid | adjective | Of or pertaining to the family Scincidae, or skinks., A scincoidian. |
| sciolism | noun | The knowledge of a sciolist; superficial knowledge. |
| sciolist | noun | One who knows many things superficially; a pretender to science; a smatterer. |
| sciolous | adjective | Knowing superficially or imperfectly. |
| scioptic | adjective | Of or pertaining to an optical arrangement for forming images in a darkened room, usually called scioptic ball. |
| scirrhus | noun | An indurated organ or part; especially, an indurated gland., A cancerous tumor which is hard, translucent, of a gray or bluish color, and emits a creaking sound when incised. |
| scissile | adjective | Capable of being cut smoothly; scissible. |
| scission | noun | The act of dividing with an instrument having a sharp edge. |
| scissors | noun pl. | A cutting instrument resembling shears, but smaller, consisting of two cutting blades with handles, movable on a pin in the center, by which they are held together. Often called a pair of scissors. |
| scissure | noun | A longitudinal opening in a body, made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure. |
| sciurine | adjective | Of or pertaining to the Squirrel family., A rodent of the Squirrel family. |
| sciuroid | adjective | Resembling the tail of a squirrel; — generally said of branches which are close and dense, or of spikes of grass like barley. |
| sclavism | noun | Same as Slavism. |
| sclender | adjective | Slender. |
| sclerema | noun | Induration of the cellular tissue. |
| sclerite | noun | A hard chitinous or calcareous process or corpuscle, especially a spicule of the Alcyonaria. |
| scleroid | adjective | Having a hard texture, as nutshells. |
| scleroma | noun | Induration of the tissues. See Sclerema, Scleroderma, and Sclerosis. |
| sclerous | adjective | Hard; indurated; sclerotic. |
| scoffing | present participle & vb. noun | of Scoff |
| scoffery | noun | The act of scoffing; scoffing conduct; mockery. |
| scolding | present participle & vb. noun | of Scold, a. & n. from Scold, v. |
| scoleces | plural | of Scolex |
| scolytid | noun | Any one of numerous species of small bark-boring beetles of the genus Scolytus and allied genera. Also used adjectively. |
| scomfish | verb t. & i. | To suffocate or stifle; to smother. |
| sconcing | present participle & vb. noun | of Sconce |
| scooping | present participle & vb. noun | of Scoop |
| scoparin | noun | A yellow gelatinous or crystalline substance found in broom (Cytisus scoparius) accompanying sparteine. |
| scopiped | noun | Same as Scopuliped. |
| scopulas | plural | of Scopula |
| scopulae | plural | of Scopula |
| scorbute | noun | Scurvy. |
| scorched | imp. & past participle | of Scorch |
| scorious | adjective | Scoriaceous. |
| scornful | adjective | Full of scorn or contempt; contemptuous; disdainful., Treated with scorn; exciting scorn. |
| scorpene | noun | A marine food fish of the genus Scorpaena, as the European hogfish (S. scrofa), and the California species (S. guttata). |
| scorpion | noun | Any one of numerous species of pulmonate arachnids of the order Scorpiones, having a suctorial mouth, large claw-bearing palpi, and a caudal sting., The pine or gray lizard (Sceloporus undulatus)., The scorpene., A painful scourge., A sign and constellation. See Scorpio., An ancient military engine for hurling stones and other missiles. |
| scotched | imp. & past participle | of Scotch |
| scotsman | noun | See Scotchman. |
| scottish | adjective | Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy; a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect. |
| scouring | present participle & vb. noun | of Scour |
| scourage | noun | Refuse water after scouring. |
| scourged | imp. & past participle | of Scourge |
| scourger | noun | One who scourges or punishes; one who afflicts severely. |
| scouting | present participle & vb. noun | of Scout |
| scowling | present participle & vb. noun | of Scowl |
| scrabble | verb t. | To scrape, paw, or scratch with the hands; to proceed by clawing with the hands and feet; to scramble; as, to scrabble up a cliff or a tree., To make irregular, crooked, or unmeaning marks; to scribble; to scrawl., To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble; as, to scrabble paper., The act of scrabbling; a moving upon the hands and knees; a scramble; also, a scribble. |
| scraffle | verb i. | To scramble or struggle; to wrangle; also, to be industrious. |
| scragged | adjective | Rough with irregular points, or a broken surface; scraggy; as, a scragged backbone., Lean and rough; scraggy. |
| scramble | verb i. | To clamber with hands and knees; to scrabble; as, to scramble up a cliff; to scramble over the rocks., To struggle eagerly with others for something thrown upon the ground; to go down upon all fours to seize something; to catch rudely at what is desired., To collect by scrambling; as, to scramble up wealth., To prepare (eggs) as a dish for the table, by stirring the yolks and whites together while cooking., The act of scrambling, climbing on all fours, or clambering., The act of jostling and pushing for something desired; eager and unceremonious struggle for what is thrown or held out; as, a scramble for office. |
| scrannel | adjective | Slight; thin; lean; poor. |
| scraping | present participle & vb. noun | of Scrape, The act of scraping; the act or process of making even, or reducing to the proper form, by means of a scraper., Something scraped off; that which is separated from a substance, or is collected by scraping; as, the scraping of the street., Resembling the act of, or the effect produced by, one who, or that which, scrapes; as, a scraping noise; a scraping miser. |
| scratchy | adjective | Characterized by scratches. |
| scrawled | imp. & past participle | of Scrawl |
| scrawler | noun | One who scrawls; a hasty, awkward writer. |
| screable | adjective | Capable of being spit out. |
| screaked | imp. & past participle | of Screak |
| screamed | imp. & past participle | of Scream |
| screamer | noun | Any one of three species of South American birds constituting the family Anhimidae, and the suborder Palamedeae. They have two spines on each wing, and the head is either crested or horned. They are easily tamed, and then serve as guardians for other poultry. The crested screamers, or chajas, belong to the genus Chauna. The horned screamer, or kamichi, is Palamedea cornuta. |
| screechy | adjective | Like a screech; shrill and harsh. |
| screened | imp. & past participle | of Screen |
| screwing | present participle & vb. noun | of Screw, a. & n. from Screw, v. t. |
| scribbet | noun | A painter’s pencil. |
| scribble | verb t. | To card coarsely; to run through the scribbling machine., To write hastily or carelessly, without regard to correctness or elegance; as, to scribble a letter., To fill or cover with careless or worthless writing., To write without care, elegance, or value; to scrawl., Hasty or careless writing; a writing of little value; a scrawl; as, a hasty scribble. |
| scribing | present participle & vb. noun | of Scribe |
| scribism | noun | The character and opinions of a Jewish scribe in the time of Christ. |
| scriggle | verb i. | To wriggle. |
| scrimped | imp. & past participle | of Scrimp |
| scringed | imp. & past participle | of Scrine |
| scrofula | noun | A constitutional disease, generally hereditary, especially manifested by chronic enlargement and cheesy degeneration of the lymphatic glands, particularly those of the neck, and marked by a tendency to the development of chronic intractable inflammations of the skin, mucous membrane, bones, joints, and other parts, and by a diminution in the power of resistance to disease or injury and the capacity for recovery. Scrofula is now generally held to be tuberculous in character, and may develop into general or local tuberculosis (consumption). |
| scrolled | adjective | Formed like a scroll; contained in a scroll; adorned with scrolls; as, scrolled work. |
| scrubbed | imp. & past participle | of Scrub, Dwarfed or stunted; scrubby. |
| scrubber | noun | One who, or that which, scrubs; esp., a brush used in scrubbing., A gas washer. See under Gas. |
| scrupled | imp. & past participle | of Scruple |
| scrupler | noun | One who scruples. |
| scrutiny | noun | Close examination; minute inspection; critical observation., An examination of catechumens, in the last week of Lent, who were to receive baptism on Easter Day., A ticket, or little paper billet, on which a vote is written., An examination by a committee of the votes given at an election, for the purpose of correcting the poll., To scrutinize. |
| scudding | present participle & vb. noun | of Scud |
| scuffing | present participle & vb. noun | of Scuff |
| scuffled | imp. & past participle | of Scuffle |
| scuffler | noun | One who scuffles., An agricultural implement resembling a scarifier, but usually lighter. |
| sculling | present participle & vb. noun | of Scull |
| scullery | noun | A place where dishes, kettles, and culinary utensils, are cleaned and kept; also, a room attached to the kitchen, where the coarse work is done; a back kitchen., Hence, refuse; filth; offal. |
| scullion | noun | A scalion., A servant who cleans pots and kettles, and does other menial services in the kitchen. |
| sculptor | noun | One who sculptures; one whose occupation is to carve statues, or works of sculpture., Hence, an artist who designs works of sculpture, his first studies and his finished model being usually in a plastic material, from which model the marble is cut, or the bronze is cast. |
| scumming | present participle & vb. noun | of Scum, The act of taking off scum., That which is scummed off; skimmings; scum; — used chiefly in the plural. |
| scumbled | imp. & past participle | of Scumble |
| scuppaug | noun | See 2d Scup. |
| scurrier | noun | One who scurries. |
| scurrile | adjective | Such as befits a buffoon or vulgar jester; grossly opprobrious or loudly jocose in language; scurrilous; as, scurrile taunts. |
| scurvily | adverb | In a scurvy manner. |
| scutched | imp. & past participle | of Scutch |
| scutcher | noun | One who scutches., An implement or machine for scutching hemp, flax, or cotton; etc.; a scutch; a scutching machine. |
| scutella | noun pl. | See Scutellum., See Scutellum, n., 2., of Scutellum |
| scutelle | plural | of Scutella |
| scutiger | noun | Any species of chilopod myriapods of the genus Scutigera. They sometimes enter buildings and prey upon insects. |
| scutiped | adjective | Having the anterior surface of the tarsus covered with scutella, or transverse scales, in the form of incomplete bands terminating at a groove on each side; — said of certain birds. |
| scuttled | imp. & past participle | of Scuttle |
| scyllaea | noun | A genus of oceanic nudibranchiate mollusks having the small branched gills situated on the upper side of four fleshy lateral lobes, and on the median caudal crest. |
| scyllite | noun | A white crystalline substance of a sweetish taste, resembling inosite and metameric with dextrose. It is extracted from the kidney of the dogfish (of the genus Scylium), the shark, and the skate. |
| scymetar | noun | See Scimiter. |
| scythian | adjective | Of or pertaining to Scythia (a name given to the northern part of Asia, and Europe adjoining to Asia), or its language or inhabitants., A native or inhabitant of Scythia; specifically (Ethnol.), one of a Slavonic race which in early times occupied Eastern Europe., The language of the Scythians. |
| scopster | noun | The saury. |