| scraps | (noun) food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) | Synonyms: food waste, garbage, refuse |
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| scratch | (noun) an indication of damage | Synonyms: mark, scar, scrape |
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| (noun) (golf) a handicap of zero strokes | - |
| (noun) poor handwriting | Synonyms: cacography, scrawl, scribble |
| (noun) a harsh noise made by scraping | Synonyms: scrape, scraping, scratching |
| (noun) dry mash for poultry | Synonyms: chicken feed |
| (noun) a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game | Synonyms: scratch line, start, starting line |
| (noun) a competitor who has withdrawn from competition | - |
| (noun) informal terms for money | Synonyms: boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, pelf, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum |
| (noun) a depression scratched or carved into a surface | Synonyms: dent, incision, prick, slit |
| (noun) an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off | Synonyms: abrasion, excoriation, scrape |
| scratcher | (noun) a device used for scratching | - |
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| (noun) a person who scratches to relieve an itch | - |
| (noun) a workman who uses a tool for scratching | - |
| scratchiness | (noun) the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions | Synonyms: abrasiveness, harshness |
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| scratching | (noun) a harsh noise made by scraping | Synonyms: scrape, scraping, scratch |
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| scratchpad | (noun) (computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information | - |
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| scrawl | (noun) poor handwriting | Synonyms: cacography, scratch, scribble |
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| scrawler | (noun) a writer whose handwriting is careless and hard to read | Synonyms: scribbler |
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| scrawniness | (noun) the bodily property of lacking flesh | Synonyms: skinniness |
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| (noun) the property of being stunted and inferior in size or quality | Synonyms: scrubbiness |
| scream | (noun) sharp piercing cry | Synonyms: screaming, screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking |
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| (noun) a joke that seems extremely funny | Synonyms: belly laugh, howler, riot, sidesplitter, thigh-slapper, wow |
| (noun) a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry | Synonyms: screaming, screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking |
| screamer | (noun) a very hard hit ball | Synonyms: scorcher |
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| (noun) gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call | - |
| (noun) a sensational newspaper headline | - |
| (noun) someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice | Synonyms: bawler, bellower, roarer, screecher, shouter, yeller |
| screaming | (noun) sharp piercing cry | Synonyms: scream, screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking |
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| (noun) a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry | Synonyms: scream, screech, screeching, shriek, shrieking |
| scree | (noun) a sloping mass of loose rocks at the base of a cliff | Synonyms: talus |
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| screech | (noun) sharp piercing cry | Synonyms: scream, screaming, screeching, shriek, shrieking |
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| (noun) a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry | Synonyms: scream, screaming, screeching, shriek, shrieking |
| screecher | (noun) someone who communicates vocally in a very loud voice | Synonyms: bawler, bellower, roarer, screamer, shouter, yeller |
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| screeching | (noun) sharp piercing cry | Synonyms: scream, screaming, screech, shriek, shrieking |
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| (noun) a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry | Synonyms: scream, screaming, screech, shriek, shrieking |
| screed | (noun) an accurately levelled strip of material placed on a wall or floor as guide for the even application of plaster or concrete | - |
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| (noun) a long piece of writing | - |
| (noun) a long monotonous harangue | - |
| screen | (noun) a protective covering consisting of netting; can be mounted in a frame | - |
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| (noun) a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something | Synonyms: concealment, cover, covert |
| (noun) a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles | Synonyms: sieve |
| (noun) partition consisting of a decorative frame or panel that serves to divide a space | - |
| (noun) a protective covering that keeps things out or hinders sight | Synonyms: blind |
| (noun) the display that is electronically created on the surface of the large end of a cathode-ray tube | Synonyms: CRT screen |
| (noun) a white or silvered surface where pictures can be projected for viewing | Synonyms: projection screen, silver screen |
| (noun) the personnel of the film industry | Synonyms: filmdom, screenland |
| screener | (noun) a guard at an airport who checks passengers or their luggage at a security checkpoint | - |
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| screening | (noun) the act of concealing the existence of something by obstructing the view of it | Synonyms: cover, covering, masking |
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| (noun) testing objects or persons in order to identify those with particular characteristics | - |
| (noun) fabric of metal or plastic mesh | - |
| (noun) the display of a motion picture | Synonyms: showing, viewing |
| screenland | (noun) the personnel of the film industry | Synonyms: filmdom, screen |
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| screenplay | (noun) a script for a film including dialogue and descriptions of characters and sets | - |
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| screenwriter | (noun) someone who writes screenplays | Synonyms: film writer |
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| screw | (noun) slang for sexual intercourse | Synonyms: ass, fuck, fucking, nookie, nooky, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, screwing, shag, shtup |
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| (noun) a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head | - |
| (noun) a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air | Synonyms: screw propeller |
| (noun) a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole | - |
| (noun) someone who guards prisoners | Synonyms: gaoler, jailer, jailor, prison guard, turnkey |
| screwball | (noun) a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown | - |
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| (noun) a whimsically eccentric person | Synonyms: crackpot, crank, fruitcake, nut, nut case |
| screwballer | (noun) (baseball) a pitcher who throws screwballs | - |
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| screwbean | (noun) shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico having spirally twisted pods | Synonyms: Prosopis pubescens, screw bean, screwbean mesquite, tornillo |
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| screwdriver | (noun) a hand tool for driving screws; has a tip that fits into the head of a screw | - |
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| (noun) a cocktail made with vodka and orange juice | - |
| screwing | (noun) slang for sexual intercourse | Synonyms: ass, fuck, fucking, nookie, nooky, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, screw, shag, shtup |
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| screwtop | (noun) the top of a container that must be screwed off and on | - |
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| screwup | (noun) the complete mismanagement or mishandling of a situation | - |
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| scribble | (noun) an aimless drawing | Synonyms: doodle, scrabble |
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| (noun) poor handwriting | Synonyms: cacography, scratch, scrawl |
| scribbler | (noun) a writer whose handwriting is careless and hard to read | Synonyms: scrawler |
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| (noun) informal terms for journalists | Synonyms: penman, scribe |
| scribe | (noun) a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut | Synonyms: scratch awl, scriber |
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| (noun) informal terms for journalists | Synonyms: penman, scribbler |
| (noun) someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts | Synonyms: copyist, scrivener |
| scriber | (noun) a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut | Synonyms: scratch awl, scribe |
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| scrim | (noun) a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater | - |
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| scrimmage | (noun) a noisy riotous fight | Synonyms: battle royal, melee |
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| (noun) (American football) practice play between a football team's squads | - |
| 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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