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Traditional English :: scorper
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scorpon.html - var. of SCALPER 2. |
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Traditional English :: Scorpio
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scorpon.html - n. (pl. -os) 1 a constellation, traditionally regarded as contained in the figure of a scorpion. 2 a the eighth sign of the zodiac (the Scorpion). b a person born when the sun is in this sign. Scorpian adj. & n. [ME f. L (as SCORPION)] |
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Traditional English :: scorpioid
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scorpon.html - adj. & n. --adj. 1 Zool. of, relating to, or resembling a scorpion; of the scorpion order.
2 Bot. (of an inflorescence) curled up at the end, and uncurling as the flowers develop. --n. this type of inflorescence. [Gk skorpioeides (as SCORPIO)] |
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Traditional English :: scorpion
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scorpon.html - n. 1 an arachnid of the order Scorpionida, with lobster-like pincers and a jointed tail that can be bent over to inflict a poisoned sting on prey held in its pincers. 2 (in full false scorpion) a similar arachnid of the order Pseudoscorpionida, smaller and without a tail. 3 (the Scorpion) the zodiacal sign or constellation Scorpio. 4 Bibl. a whip with metal points (1 Kings 12:11). scorpion fish any of various marine fish of the family Scorpaenidae, with venomous spines on the head and gills. scorpion fly any insect of the order Mecoptera, esp. of the family Panorpidae, the males of which have a swollen abdomen curved upwards like a scorpion's sting. scorpion grass = forget-me-not. [ME f. OF f. L scorpio -onis f. scorpius f. Gk skorpios] |
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English Idioms :: score
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scorpon.html - See: SETTLE A SCORE also WIPE OUT AN OLD SCORE, THE SCORE. |
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Traditional English :: scorbutic
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scorpon.html - adj. & n. --adj. relating to, resembling, or affected with scurvy. --n. a person affected with scurvy. scorbutically adv. [mod.L scorbuticus f. med.L scorbutus scurvy, perh. f. MLG schorbuk f. schoren break + buk belly] |
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