| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| 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. |