scat | (noun) singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument | Synonyms: scat singing |
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scathe | (noun) the act of damaging something or someone | Synonyms: damage, harm, hurt |
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scatology | (noun) (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes) | - |
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(noun) a preoccupation with obscenity (especially that dealing with excrement or excretory functions) | - |
scatophagy | (noun) the eating of excrement or other filth | - |
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scatter | (noun) the act of scattering | Synonyms: scattering, strewing |
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(noun) a haphazard distribution in all directions | Synonyms: spread |
scatterbrain | (noun) a flighty and disorganized person | Synonyms: forgetful person |
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scattergood | (noun) someone who spends money prodigally | Synonyms: spend-all, spender, spendthrift |
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scattergun | (noun) firearm that is a double-barreled smoothbore shoulder weapon for firing shot at short ranges | Synonyms: shotgun |
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scattering | (noun) the act of scattering | Synonyms: scatter, strewing |
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(noun) spreading widely or driving off | Synonyms: dispersion |
(noun) a light shower that falls in some locations and not others nearby | Synonyms: sprinkle, sprinkling |
(noun) the physical process in which particles are deflected haphazardly as a result of collisions | - |
(noun) a small number (of something) dispersed haphazardly | Synonyms: sprinkling |