| scrimshanker | (noun) a shirker | - |
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| scrimshaw | (noun) a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers | - |
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| scrip | (noun) a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency | - |
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| script | (noun) a written version of a play or other dramatic composition; used in preparing for a performance | Synonyms: book, playscript |
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| (noun) a particular orthography or writing system | - |
| (noun) something written by hand | Synonyms: hand, handwriting |
| scriptorium | (noun) a room in a monastery that is set aside for writing or copying manuscripts | - |
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| scripture | (noun) any writing that is regarded as sacred by a religious group | Synonyms: sacred scripture |
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| scriptwriter | (noun) someone who writes scripts for plays or movies or broadcast dramas | - |
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| scrivener | (noun) someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts | Synonyms: copyist, scribe |
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| scrod | (noun) young Atlantic cod or haddock especially one split and boned for cooking | Synonyms: schrod |
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| (noun) flesh of young Atlantic cod weighing up to 2 pounds; also young haddock and pollock; often broiled | Synonyms: schrod |
| scrofula | (noun) a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lymphatic glands | Synonyms: king's evil, struma |
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| scroll | (noun) a document that can be rolled up (as for storage) | Synonyms: roll |
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| (noun) a round shape formed by a series of concentric circles (as formed by leaves or flower petals) | Synonyms: coil, curl, curlicue, gyre, ringlet, roll, whorl |
| scrooge | (noun) a selfish person who is unwilling to give or spend | Synonyms: churl, niggard, skinflint |
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| scrotum | (noun) the external pouch that contains the testes | - |
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| scrounger | (noun) someone who mooches or cadges (tries to get something free) | Synonyms: cadger, mooch, moocher |
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| scrub | (noun) the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water | Synonyms: scouring, scrubbing |
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| (noun) dense vegetation consisting of stunted trees or bushes | Synonyms: bush, chaparral |
| scrubber | (noun) a purifier that removes impurities from a gas | - |
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| (noun) a brush with short stiff bristles for heavy cleaning | Synonyms: scrub brush, scrubbing brush |
| (noun) a worker who uses a scrub brush to clean a surface (usually a floor or deck) | - |
| scrubbiness | (noun) the property of being stunted and inferior in size or quality | Synonyms: scrawniness |
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| scrubbing | (noun) the act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush and soap and water | Synonyms: scouring, scrub |
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| scrubbird | (noun) small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub | Synonyms: scrub-bird, scrub bird |
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| scrubland | (noun) an uncultivated region covered with scrub vegetation | - |
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| scrubs | (noun) protective garment worn by surgeons during operations | Synonyms: gown, surgical gown |
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| scruff | (noun) the back side of the neck | Synonyms: nape, nucha |
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| scrum | (noun) (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession | Synonyms: scrummage |
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| scrummage | (noun) (rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards of each team crouch side by side with locked arms; play starts when the ball is thrown in between them and the two sides compete for possession | Synonyms: scrum |
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| scrumpy | (noun) strong cider (as made in western England) | - |
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| scrunch | (noun) a crunching noise | - |
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| scruple | (noun) an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action | - |
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| (noun) uneasiness about the fitness of an action (particularly for reasons of ethics, morals or propriety) | Synonyms: misgiving, qualm |
| (noun) a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains | - |
| scruples | (noun) motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions | Synonyms: conscience, moral sense, sense of right and wrong |
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| scrupulousness | (noun) conformity to high standards of ethics or excellence | - |
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| (noun) strict attention to minute details | Synonyms: meticulosity, meticulousness, punctiliousness |
| scrutineer | (noun) someone who examines votes at an election | Synonyms: canvasser |
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| scrutiniser | (noun) a careful examiner; someone who inspects with great care | Synonyms: scrutinizer |
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| scrutinizer | (noun) a careful examiner; someone who inspects with great care | Synonyms: scrutiniser |
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| scrutiny | (noun) the act of examining something closely (as for mistakes) | Synonyms: examination |
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| (noun) a prolonged intense look | - |
| scuba | (noun) a device (trade name Aqua-Lung) that lets divers breathe under water; scuba is an acronym for self-contained underwater breathing apparatus | Synonyms: Aqua-Lung, aqualung |
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| scud | (noun) the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale) | Synonyms: scudding |
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| scudding | (noun) the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale) | Synonyms: scud |
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| scuff | (noun) the act of scuffing (scraping or dragging the feet) | - |
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| (noun) a slipper that has no fitting around the heel | Synonyms: mule |
| scuffer | (noun) a lightweight flexible sandal with a sturdy sole; worn as play shoes by children and as sportswear by adults | - |
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| scuffle | (noun) disorderly fighting | Synonyms: dogfight, hassle, rough-and-tumble, tussle |
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| (noun) an unceremonious and disorganized struggle | Synonyms: scramble |
| (noun) a hoe that is used by pushing rather than pulling | Synonyms: Dutch hoe, scuffle hoe |
| scull | (noun) a racing shell that is propelled by sculls | - |
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| (noun) each of a pair of short oars that are used by a single oarsman | - |
| (noun) a long oar that is mounted at the stern of a boat and moved left and right to propel the boat forward | - |
| sculler | (noun) someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of the boat to propel the boat forward) | - |
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| scullery | (noun) a small room (in large old British houses) next to the kitchen; where kitchen utensils are cleaned and kept and other rough household jobs are done | - |
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| sculling | (noun) rowing by a single oarsman in a racing shell | - |
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| scullion | (noun) a kitchen servant employed to do menial tasks (especially washing) | - |
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| sculpin | (noun) any of numerous spiny large-headed usually scaleless scorpaenoid fishes with broad mouths | - |
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| sculptor | (noun) an artist who creates sculptures | Synonyms: carver, sculpturer, statue maker |
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| sculptress | (noun) a woman sculptor | - |
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| sculpture | (noun) creating figures or designs in three dimensions | Synonyms: carving |
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| (noun) a three-dimensional work of plastic art | - |
| sculpturer | (noun) an artist who creates sculptures | Synonyms: carver, sculptor, statue maker |
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| scum | (noun) a film of impurities or vegetation that can form on the surface of a liquid | - |
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| (noun) worthless people | Synonyms: trash |
| scumbag | (noun) a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible | Synonyms: bum, crumb, dirty dog, git, lowlife, puke, rat, rotter, scum bag, skunk, so-and-so, stinker, stinkpot |
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| scumble | (noun) the application of very thin coat of color over the surface of a picture | - |
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| scunner | (noun) a strong dislike | - |
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| scup | (noun) porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America | Synonyms: southern porgy, southern scup, Stenotomus aculeatus |
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| (noun) found in Atlantic coastal waters of North America from South Carolina to Maine; esteemed as a panfish | Synonyms: northern porgy, northern scup, Stenotomus chrysops |
| (noun) lean flesh of fish found in warm waters of southern Atlantic coast of the United States | Synonyms: porgy |
| (noun) flesh of fish found in colder waters of northern Atlantic coast of the United States | - |
| scupper | (noun) drain that allows water on the deck of a vessel to flow overboard | - |
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| scuppernong | (noun) amber-green muscadine grape of southeastern United States | - |
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| scurf | (noun) (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts | - |
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| (noun) a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin | Synonyms: exfoliation, scale |
| scurrility | (noun) foul-mouthed or obscene abuse | Synonyms: billingsgate |
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| scurry | (noun) rushing about hastily in an undignified way | Synonyms: scamper, scramble |
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| scurvy | (noun) a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C) | Synonyms: scorbutus |
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| scut | (noun) a short erect tail | - |
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| scutcheon | (noun) a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms | Synonyms: escutcheon |
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| (noun) a flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers | Synonyms: escutcheon, finger plate |
| scute | (noun) large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake | - |
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| scuttle | (noun) container for coal; shaped to permit pouring the coal onto the fire | Synonyms: coal scuttle |
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| (noun) an entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship | Synonyms: hatchway, opening |
| scuttlebutt | (noun) a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people | Synonyms: comment, gossip |
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| scyphozoan | (noun) any of various usually free-swimming marine coelenterates having a gelatinous medusoid stage as the dominant phase of its life cycle | - |
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| scyphus | (noun) an ancient Greek drinking cup; two handles and footed base | - |
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| scythe | (noun) an edge tool for cutting grass; has a long handle that must be held with both hands and a curved blade that moves parallel to the ground | - |
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| sea | (noun) a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land | - |
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| (noun) turbulent water with swells of considerable size | - |
| (noun) anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume | Synonyms: ocean |
| seabag | (noun) a cylindrical drawstring bag used by sailors to hold their clothing and other gear | - |
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| seabed | (noun) the bottom of a sea or ocean | Synonyms: Davy Jones's locker, Davy Jones, ocean bottom, ocean floor, sea bottom, sea floor |
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| seabird | (noun) a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls, pelicans, gannets, cormorants, albatrosses, petrels, etc. | Synonyms: sea bird, seafowl |
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| seaboard | (noun) the shore of a sea or ocean regarded as a resort | Synonyms: seaside |
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| seaborgium | (noun) a transuranic element with atomic number 106 | Synonyms: atomic number 106, element 106, Sg |
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| seacoast | (noun) the shore of a sea or ocean | Synonyms: coast, sea-coast, seashore |
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| seafarer | (noun) a man who serves as a sailor | Synonyms: gob, Jack-tar, Jack, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seaman, tar |
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| seafaring | (noun) the work of a sailor | Synonyms: navigation, sailing |
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| (noun) travel by water | Synonyms: water travel |
| seafood | (noun) edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc | - |
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| seafowl | (noun) a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls, pelicans, gannets, cormorants, albatrosses, petrels, etc. | Synonyms: sea bird, seabird |
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| seafront | (noun) the waterfront of a seaside town | - |
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| seagrass | (noun) any of various seaweeds that grow underwater in shallow beds | - |
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| seagull | (noun) mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs | Synonyms: gull, sea gull |
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| seahorse | (noun) small fish with horse-like heads bent sharply downward and curled tails; swim in upright position | Synonyms: sea horse |
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| (noun) either of two large northern marine mammals having ivory tusks and tough hide over thick blubber | Synonyms: sea horse, walrus |
| seal | (noun) any of numerous marine mammals that come on shore to breed; chiefly of cold regions | - |
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| (noun) a device incised to make an impression; used to secure a closing or to authenticate documents | Synonyms: stamp |
| (noun) fastener consisting of a resinous composition that is plastic when warm; used for sealing documents and parcels and letters | Synonyms: sealing wax |
| (noun) fastener that provides a tight and perfect closure | - |
| (noun) a finishing coat applied to exclude moisture | - |
| (noun) an indication of approved or superior status | Synonyms: cachet, seal of approval |
| (noun) a stamp affixed to a document (as to attest to its authenticity or to seal it) | - |
| (noun) the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal | Synonyms: sealskin |
| sealant | (noun) a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface) | Synonyms: sealer |
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| sealer | (noun) an official who affixes a seal to a document | - |
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| (noun) a kind of sealing material that is used to form a hard coating on a porous surface (as a coat of paint or varnish used to size a surface) | Synonyms: sealant |
| sealing | (noun) the act of treating something to make it repel water | Synonyms: waterproofing |
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| sealskin | (noun) a garment (as a jacket or coat or robe) made of sealskin | - |
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| (noun) the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal | Synonyms: seal |
| seam | (noun) joint consisting of a line formed by joining two pieces | - |
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| (noun) a stratum of ore or coal thick enough to be mined with profit | Synonyms: bed |
| (noun) a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface | Synonyms: crease, crinkle, furrow, line, wrinkle |
| seaman | (noun) a man who serves as a sailor | Synonyms: gob, Jack-tar, Jack, mariner, old salt, sea dog, seafarer, tar |
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| seamanship | (noun) skill in sailing | - |
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| seamount | (noun) an underwater mountain rising above the ocean floor | - |
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| seamster | (noun) a person whose occupation is making and altering garments | Synonyms: sartor, tailor |
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| seamstress | (noun) a woman who makes or mends dresses | Synonyms: modiste, needlewoman, sempstress |
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| seance | (noun) a meeting of spiritualists | Synonyms: session, sitting |
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| seaplane | (noun) an airplane that can land on or take off from water | Synonyms: hydroplane |
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| seaport | (noun) a sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo | Synonyms: harbor, harbour, haven |
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| seaquake | (noun) an earthquake at the sea bed | Synonyms: submarine earthquake |
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| search | (noun) the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone | Synonyms: hunt, hunting |
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| (noun) boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas | - |
| (noun) an investigation seeking answers | - |
| (noun) the examination of alternative hypotheses | - |
| (noun) an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property | Synonyms: lookup |
| searcher | (noun) large metallic blue-green beetle that preys on caterpillars; found in North America | Synonyms: Calosoma scrutator, searcher beetle |
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| (noun) someone making a search or inquiry | Synonyms: quester, seeker |
| (noun) a customs official whose job is to search baggage or goods or vehicles for contraband or dutiable items | - |