| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| scagliola | noun | An imitation of any veined and ornamental stone, as marble, formed by a substratum of finely ground gypsum mixed with glue, the surface of which, while soft, is variegated with splinters of marble, spar, granite, etc., and subsequently colored and polished. |
| scaldfish | noun | A European flounder (Arnoglossus laterna, or Psetta arnoglossa); — called also megrim, and smooth sole. |
| scaleback | noun | Any one of numerous species of marine annelids of the family Polynoidae, and allies, which have two rows of scales, or elytra, along the back. See Illust. under Chaetopoda. |
| scalebeam | noun | The lever or beam of a balance; the lever of a platform scale, to which the poise for weighing is applied., A weighing apparatus with a sliding weight, resembling a steelyard. |
| scaleless | adjective | Destitute of scales. |
| scaliness | noun | The state of being scaly; roughness. |
| scalloped | imp. & past participle | of Scallop, Furnished with a scallop; made or done with or in a scallop., Having the edge or border cut or marked with segments of circles. See Scallop, n., 2., Baked in a scallop; cooked with crumbs. |
| scalloper | noun | One who fishes for scallops. |
| scambling | present participle & vb. noun | of Scamble |
| scamillus | noun | A sort of second plinth or block, below the bases of Ionic and Corinthian columns, generally without moldings, and of smaller size horizontally than the pedestal. |
| scampavia | noun | A long, low war galley used by the Neapolitans and Sicilians in the early part of the nineteenth century. |
| scampered | imp. & past participle | of Scamper |
| scamperer | noun | One who scampers. |
| scansores | noun pl. | An artifical group of birds formerly regarded as an order. They are distributed among several orders by modern ornithologists. |
| scantling | adjective | Not plentiful; small; scanty., A fragment; a bit; a little piece., A piece or quantity cut for a special purpose; a sample., A small quantity; a little bit; not much., A piece of timber sawed or cut of a small size, as for studs, rails, etc., The dimensions of a piece of timber with regard to its breadth and thickness; hence, the measure or dimensions of anything., A rough draught; a rude sketch or outline., A frame for casks to lie upon; a trestle. |
| scantness | noun | The quality or condition of being scant; narrowness; smallness; insufficiency; scantiness. |
| scapegoat | noun | A goat upon whose head were symbolically placed the sins of the people, after which he was suffered to escape into the wilderness., Hence, a person or thing that is made to bear blame for others. |
| scapeless | adjective | Destitute of a scape. |
| scapement | verb | Same as Escapement, 3. |
| scaphopda | noun pl. | A class of marine cephalate Mollusca having a tubular shell open at both ends, a pointed or spadelike foot for burrowing, and many long, slender, prehensile oral tentacles. It includes Dentalium, or the tooth shells, and other similar shells. Called also Prosopocephala, and Solenoconcha. |
| scapiform | adjective | Resembling a scape, or flower stem. |
| scapolite | noun | A grayish white mineral occuring in tetragonal crystals and in cleavable masses. It is essentially a silicate of alumina and soda. |
| scapulary | noun | A loose sleeveless vestment falling in front and behind, worn by certain religious orders and devout persons., The name given to two pieces of cloth worn under the ordinary garb and over the shoulders as an act of devotion., A bandage passing over the shoulder to support it, or to retain another bandage in place., Same as Scapular, a., Same as 2d and 3d Scapular. |
| scaraboid | adjective | Of or pertaining to the family Scarabaeidae, an extensive group which includes the Egyptian scarab, the tumbledung, and many similar lamellicorn beetles., A scaraboid beetle. |
| scarecrow | noun | Anything set up to frighten crows or other birds from cornfields; hence, anything terifying without danger., A person clad in rags and tatters., The black tern. |
| scarefire | noun | An alarm of fire., A fire causing alarm. |
| scarfskin | noun | See Epidermis. |
| scarifier | noun | One who scarifies., The instrument used for scarifying., An implement for stripping and loosening the soil, without bringing up a fresh surface. |
| scarified | imp. & past participle | of Scarify |
| scathless | adjective | Unharmed. |
| scattered | imp. & past participle | of Scatter, Dispersed; dissipated; sprinkled, or loosely spread., Irregular in position; having no regular order; as, scattered leaves. |
| scavenger | verb | A person whose employment is to clean the streets of a city, by scraping or sweeping, and carrying off the filth. The name is also applied to any animal which devours refuse, carrion, or anything injurious to health. |