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543 Words That Start With SC

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scab (noun) the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
(noun) someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike Synonyms: blackleg, rat, strikebreaker
(verb) form a scab
(verb) take the place of work of someone on strike Synonyms: blackleg, fink, rat
scabbard (noun) a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
scabby (adjective) covered with scabs
scabicide (noun) a drug that destroys the itch mite that causes scabies
scabies (noun) a contagious skin infection caused by the itch mite; characterized by persistent itching and skin irritation Synonyms: itch
scabiosa (noun) any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa Synonyms: scabious
scabious (noun) any of various plants of the genus Scabiosa Synonyms: scabiosa
scablands (noun) (geology) flat elevated land with poor soil and little vegetation that is scarred by dry channels of glacial origin (especially in eastern Washington)
scabrous (adjective) dealing with salacious or indecent material
(adjective) rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf Synonyms: lepidote, leprose, scaly, scurfy
scad (noun) any of a number of fishes of the family Carangidae
scads (noun) a large number or amount Synonyms: dozens, gobs, heaps, lashings, loads, lots, oodles, piles, rafts, scores, slews, stacks, tons, wads
scaffold (noun) a temporary arrangement erected around a building for convenience of workers
(noun) a platform from which criminals are executed (hanged or beheaded)
(verb) provide with a scaffold for support
scaffolding (noun) a system of scaffolds Synonyms: staging
scag (noun) street names for heroin Synonyms: big H, hell dust, nose drops, skag, smack, thunder
scalability (noun) the quality of being scalable
scalable (adjective) capable of being scaled; possible to scale
scalage (noun) the act of scaling in weight or quantity or dimension
(noun) estimation of the amount of lumber in a log
scalar (adjective) of or relating to a directionless magnitude (such as mass or speed etc.) that is completely specified by its magnitude
(adjective) of or relating to a musical scale
(noun) a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components
scalawag (noun) one who is playfully mischievous Synonyms: imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scallywag, scamp
(noun) a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel Synonyms: knave, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scallywag, varlet
(noun) a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest) Synonyms: scallywag
scald (noun) the act of burning with steam or hot water
(noun) a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
(verb) burn with a hot liquid or steam
(verb) heat to the boiling point
(verb) treat with boiling water
(verb) subject to harsh criticism Synonyms: blister, scorch, whip
scale (noun) a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
(noun) an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
(noun) a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass Synonyms: weighing machine
(noun) a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) Synonyms: plate, shell
(noun) (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) Synonyms: musical scale
(noun) a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin Synonyms: exfoliation, scurf
(noun) a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin Synonyms: scale leaf
(noun) relative magnitude
(noun) the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it
(noun) an ordered reference standard Synonyms: graduated table, ordered series, scale of measurement
(verb) measure with or as if with scales
(verb) size or measure according to a scale
(verb) remove the scales from Synonyms: descale
(verb) pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
(verb) climb up by means of a ladder
(verb) reach the highest point of Synonyms: surmount
(verb) take by attacking with scaling ladders
(verb) measure by or as if by a scale
scaled (adjective) (used of armor) having overlapping metal plates attached to a leather backing
(adjective) having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles Synonyms: scaley, scaly
scaleless (adjective) destitute of scales
scalelike (adjective) reduced to a small appressed thing that resembles a scale
scalene (adjective) of or relating to any of the scalene muscles
(adjective) of a triangle having three sides of different lengths
scalenus (noun) any of four pairs of muscles extending from the cervical vertebrae to the second rib; involved in moving the neck and in breathing Synonyms: musculus scalenus, scalene muscle
scaler (noun) an electronic pulse counter used to count pulses that occur too rapidly to be recorded individually
scaley (adjective) having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles Synonyms: scaled, scaly
scalic (adjective) of or related to a musical scale
scaliness (noun) the property of being scaly
scaling (noun) act of measuring or arranging or adjusting according to a scale
(noun) the act of arranging in a graduated series Synonyms: grading
(noun) ascent by or as if by a ladder
scallion (noun) a young onion before the bulb has enlarged; eaten in salads Synonyms: green onion, spring onion
(noun) plant having a large slender white bulb and flat overlapping dark green leaves; used in cooking; believed derived from the wild Allium ampeloprasum Synonyms: Allium porrum, leek
scallop (noun) edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions Synonyms: escallop, scollop
(noun) edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces Synonyms: escallop, scollop
(noun) thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled Synonyms: cutlet, escallop, scollop
(noun) one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.) Synonyms: crenation, crenature, crenel, crenelle
(verb) shape or cut in scallops Synonyms: scollop
(verb) fish for scallops Synonyms: scollop
(verb) form scallops in Synonyms: scollop
(verb) decorate an edge with scallops
(verb) bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top Synonyms: escallop
scalloped (adjective) having a margin with rounded scallops Synonyms: crenate, crenated
scallopine (noun) sauteed cutlets (usually veal or poultry) that have been pounded thin and coated with flour Synonyms: scallopini
scallopini (noun) sauteed cutlets (usually veal or poultry) that have been pounded thin and coated with flour Synonyms: scallopine
scallywag (noun) one who is playfully mischievous Synonyms: imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scamp
(noun) a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel Synonyms: knave, rapscallion, rascal, rogue, scalawag, varlet
(noun) a white Southerner who supported Reconstruction policies after the American Civil War (usually for self-interest) Synonyms: scalawag
scalp (noun) the skin that covers the top of the head
(verb) remove the scalp of
(verb) sell illegally, as on the black market
scalpel (noun) a thin straight surgical knife used in dissection and surgery
scalper (noun) someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost
scaly (adjective) having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles Synonyms: scaled, scaley
(adjective) rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf Synonyms: lepidote, leprose, scabrous, scurfy
scam (noun) a fraudulent business scheme Synonyms: cozenage
(verb) deprive of by deceit Synonyms: bunco, con, defraud, diddle, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, short-change, swindle, victimize
scammer (noun) a person who swindles you by means of deception or fraud Synonyms: chiseler, chiseller, defrauder, gouger, grifter, swindler
scammony (noun) twining plant of Asia Minor having cream-colored to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin Synonyms: Convolvulus scammonia
(noun) resin from the root of Convolvulus scammonia
(noun) tropical American morning glory Synonyms: Ipomoea orizabensis
scammonyroot (noun) tropical American prostrate or climbing herbaceous perennial having an enormous starchy root; sometimes held to be source of the sweet potato Synonyms: Ipomoea fastigiata, Ipomoea panurata, man-of-the-earth, manroot, wild potato vine, wild sweet potato vine
scamp (noun) one who is playfully mischievous Synonyms: imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag
(verb) perform hastily and carelessly
scamper (noun) rushing about hastily in an undignified way Synonyms: scramble, scurry
(verb) to move about or proceed hurriedly Synonyms: scurry, scuttle, skitter
scampi (noun) large shrimp sauteed in oil or butter and garlic
scampo (noun) caught in European waters; slenderer than American lobster Synonyms: langoustine, Norwegian lobster
scan (noun) the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
(noun) an image produced by scanning Synonyms: CAT scan
(verb) obtain data from magnetic tapes or other digital sources Synonyms: read
(verb) read metrically
(verb) make a wide, sweeping search of
(verb) move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
(verb) examine hastily Synonyms: glance over, rake, run down, skim
(verb) examine minutely or intensely
(verb) conform to a metrical pattern
scandal (noun) disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people Synonyms: dirt, malicious gossip
(noun) a disgraceful event Synonyms: outrage
scandalisation (noun) the act of scandalizing Synonyms: outrage, scandalization
(noun) the condition of being shocked (as by improper behavior) Synonyms: scandalization
scandalise (verb) strike with disgust or revulsion Synonyms: appal, appall, offend, outrage, scandalize, shock
scandalization (noun) the act of scandalizing Synonyms: outrage, scandalisation
(noun) the condition of being shocked (as by improper behavior) Synonyms: scandalisation
scandalize (verb) strike with disgust or revulsion Synonyms: appal, appall, offend, outrage, scandalise, shock
scandalmonger (noun) a person who spreads malicious gossip
scandalmongering (adjective) typical of tabloids Synonyms: sensationalistic, yellow
(noun) spreading malicious gossip
scandalous (adjective) giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation Synonyms: disgraceful, shameful, shocking
scandalously (adverb) in a scandalous manner
scandalousness (noun) disgracefulness that offends public morality
scandent (adjective) used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb
scandium (noun) a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite Synonyms: atomic number 21, Sc
scanner (noun) a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition Synonyms: electronic scanner
(noun) a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area
(noun) an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer Synonyms: digital scanner, image scanner
(noun) someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
scanning (noun) the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission
(noun) the process of translating photographs into a digital form that can be recognized by a computer
scansion (noun) analysis of verse into metrical patterns
scant (adjective) less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so Synonyms: light, short
(verb) supply sparingly and with restricted quantities Synonyms: skimp, stint
(verb) limit in quality or quantity Synonyms: skimp
(verb) work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially Synonyms: skimp
scantily (adverb) in a skimpy manner Synonyms: skimpily
scantiness (noun) the quality of being meager Synonyms: exiguity, leanness, meagerness, meagreness, poorness, scantness
(noun) Of a garment, the property of being very small, light, or revealing. Synonyms: skimpiness
scantling (noun) an upright in house framing Synonyms: stud
scantness (noun) the quality of being meager Synonyms: exiguity, leanness, meagerness, meagreness, poorness, scantiness
scanty (adjective) lacking in magnitude or quantity Synonyms: bare, spare
(adjective) (of clothing) revealing the body Synonyms: skimpy
(noun) short underpants for women or children Synonyms: pantie, panty, step-in
scape (noun) (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column Synonyms: shaft
(noun) erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip Synonyms: flower stalk
scapegoat (noun) someone who is punished for the errors of others Synonyms: whipping boy
scapegrace (noun) a reckless and unprincipled reprobate Synonyms: black sheep
scaphocephaly (noun) congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardation
scaphoid (adjective) shaped like a boat Synonyms: navicular
scaphopod (noun) burrowing marine mollusk
scapose (adjective) resembling or consisting of a scape; having a bare leafless stalk growing directly from the ground
scapula (noun) either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings Synonyms: shoulder blade, shoulder bone
scapular (adjective) relating to or near the shoulder blade
(noun) a feather covering the shoulder of a bird
(noun) garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit Synonyms: scapulary
scapulary (noun) garment consisting of a long wide piece of woolen cloth worn over the shoulders with an opening for the head; part of a monastic habit Synonyms: scapular
scapulohumeral (adjective) relating to the shoulder blade and upper arm bone
scar (noun) an indication of damage Synonyms: mark, scrape, scratch
(noun) a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue Synonyms: cicatrice, cicatrix
(verb) mark with a scar Synonyms: mark, pit, pock
scarab (noun) scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians Synonyms: scarabaeus, Scarabaeus sacer
scarabaean (noun) any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes Synonyms: scarabaeid, scarabaeid beetle
scarabaeid (noun) any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes Synonyms: scarabaean, scarabaeid beetle
scarabaeus (noun) scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians Synonyms: scarab, Scarabaeus sacer
scarce (adjective) deficient in quantity or number compared with the demand
(adverb) only a very short time before Synonyms: barely, hardly, just, scarcely
(adverb) almost not Synonyms: barely, hardly, scarcely
scarcely (adverb) only a very short time before Synonyms: barely, hardly, just, scarce
(adverb) almost not Synonyms: barely, hardly, scarce
scarceness (noun) a small and inadequate amount Synonyms: scarcity
scarcity (noun) a small and inadequate amount Synonyms: scarceness
scare (noun) a sudden attack of fear Synonyms: panic attack
(noun) sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events Synonyms: panic
(verb) cause fear in Synonyms: affright, fright, frighten
(verb) cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away Synonyms: dash, daunt, frighten away, frighten off, pall, scare away, scare off
scarecrow (noun) an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds Synonyms: bird-scarer, scarer, straw man, strawman
scarecrowish (adjective) resembling a scarecrow in being thin and ragged
scared (adjective) made afraid Synonyms: frightened
scaremonger (noun) a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble Synonyms: stirrer
scarer (noun) an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds Synonyms: bird-scarer, scarecrow, straw man, strawman
scarf (noun) a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
(noun) a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end Synonyms: scarf joint
(verb) wrap in or adorn with a scarf
(verb) masturbate while strangling oneself
(verb) unite by a scarf joint
scarfpin (noun) a pin used to hold the tie in place Synonyms: tie tack, tiepin
scarify (verb) puncture and scar (the skin), as for purposes or tribal identification or rituals
(verb) break up
(verb) scratch the surface of

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