scabbiness - n. & v. 1 a dry rough crust formed over a cut, sore,... [more]

scabby - n. & v. 1 a dry rough crust formed over a cut, sore,... [more]

scabies - n. a contagious skin disease causing severe itching (cf. ITCH). [ME f. L f. scabere... [more]

scabious - see SCABIES]... [more]

scablike - n. & v. 1 a dry rough crust formed over a cut, sore,... [more]

scabrously - adj. 1 having a rough surface; bearing short stiff... [more]

scabrousness - adj. 1 having a rough surface; bearing short stiff... [more]

scalability - adj. capable of being scaled or climbed. scalability n.... [more]

scalable - adj. capable of being scaled or climbed. scalability n.... [more]

scalawag - var. of SCALLYWAG. ... [more]

scaleless - 18). scale-winged lepidopterous. scale-work an overlapping arrangement. scaled... [more]

scaler - (v.) ME f. OF escaler or med.L scalare f. L scala f. scandere climb]... [more]

scaler - 18). scale-winged lepidopterous. scale-work an overlapping arrangement. scaled... [more]

scaliness - adj. (scalier, scaliest) covered in or having many scales or flakes. scaliness... [more]

scallion - n. a shallot or spring onion; any long-necked onion with a small bulb. [ME f. [more]

scalloper - n. & v. (also scollop) 1 any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Pectinidae,... [more]

scalloping - n. & v. (also scollop) 1 any of various bivalve molluscs of the family Pectinidae,... [more]

scalpless - n. & v. 1 the skin covering the top of the head, [more]

scampish - n. colloq. a rascal; a rogue. scampish adj. [scamp rob ... [more]

scannable - in LL = scan verses (from the raising of one's foot in marking rhythm)]... [more]

scansion - n. 1 the metrical scanning of verse. 2 the way a verse etc. scans. [L scansio (LL... [more]

scantily - see SCANT]... [more]

scantiness - see SCANT]... [more]

scantling - n. 1 a a timber beam of small cross-section. b a size to which a stone or timber... [more]

scantly - adj. & v. barely sufficient; deficient (with scant... [more]

scantness - adj. & v. barely sufficient; deficient (with scant... [more]

scapegoater - n. & v. 1 a person bearing the blame for the sins, shortcomings, etc. of others,... [more]

SCAPULAR - n. (pl. -ies) 1 = SCAPULAR n. 1. 2 = SCAPULAR n. 3. [ME f. OF eschapeloyre f. med.L... [more]

scapulary - n. (pl. -ies) 1 = SCAPULAR n. 1. 2 = SCAPULAR n. 3. [ME f. OF eschapeloyre f. med.L... [more]

scarcely - adv. 1 hardly; barely; only just (I scarcely know him). 2 surely not (he can scarcely... [more]

scarceness - see EXCERPT]... [more]

scarecrow - n. 1 a human figure dressed in old clothes and... [more]

scaremongering - n. a person who spreads frightening reports or rumours. scaremongering n.... [more]

scarer - v. & n. 1 tr. frighten, esp. suddenly (his expression scared us). 2 tr. (as scared... [more]

scarification - v.tr. (-ies, -ied) 1 a make superficial incisions in. b cut ... [more]

scarily - adj. (scarier, scariest) colloq. scaring, frightening. scarily adv.... [more]

scarlatina - n. = scarlet fever. [mod.L f. It. scarlattina (febbre fever) dimin. of scarlatto... [more]

scarless - n. & v. 1 a usu. permanent mark on the skin left after the healing of a wound, [more]

scarp - n. & v. 1 the inner wall or slope of a ditch in a fortification (cf. COUNTERSCARP).... [more]

scathingly - (n.) OE f. ON skathi = OE sceatha malefactor, injury, f. Gmc]... [more]

scatological - n. 1 a a morbid interest in excrement. b a preoccupation with obscene literature,... [more]

scatterer - v. & n. 1 tr. a throw here and there; strew (scattered... [more]

scattily - adj. (scattier, scattiest) Brit. colloq. scatterbrained; disorganized. scattily... [more]

scattiness - adj. (scattier, scattiest) Brit. colloq. scatterbrained; disorganized. scattily... [more]

scavenge - v. 1 tr. & intr. (usu. foll. by for) search for and ... [more]

scavengery - for -n- cf. MESSENGER]... [more]

scenarist - n. (pl. -os) 1 an outline of the plot of a play, film, opera, etc., with details... [more]

scenically - adj. 1 a picturesque; impressive or beautiful (took the scenic route). b of or [more]

scentless - n. & v. 1 a distinctive, esp. pleasant, smell (the scent of hay). 2 a a scent trail... [more]

scepsis - n. (US skepsis) 1 philosophic doubt. 2 sceptical philosophy. [Gk skepsis inquiry,... [more]

sceptic - n. & adj. (US skeptic ) 1 a person inclined to... [more]

sceptically - adj. (US skeptical) 1 inclined to question the truth or soundness of accepted ideas,... [more]

scepticism - n. & adj. (US skeptic ) 1 a person inclined to... [more]

schematically - adj. & n. 1 of or concerning a scheme or schema. 2 representing objects [more]

schematization - v.tr. (also -ise) 1 put in a schematic form; arrange. 2 represent by a scheme or... [more]

schematize - v.tr. (also -ise) 1 put in a schematic form; arrange. 2 represent by a scheme or... [more]

schemer - n. & v. 1 a a systematic plan or arrangement for work, action, etc. b a proposed... [more]

schemingly - adj. & n. artful, cunning, or deceitful. plots; intrigues. schemingly adv.... [more]

schemozzle - var. of SHEMOZZLE. ... [more]

schipperke - n. 1 a small black tailless dog of a breed with a ruff of fur round its neck. 2... [more]

schism - n. 1 a the division of a group into opposing sections or parties. b any of the sections... [more]

schismatically - adj. & n. (also schismatical) inclining to, concerning, or guilty ... [more]

schistose - n. a foliated metamorphic rock composed of... [more]

schistosomiasis - n. = BILHARZIASIS. [mod.L Schistosoma (the genus-name, as SCHISTOSOME)]... [more]

schizanthus - n. any plant of the genus Schizanthus, with showy flowers in various colours, and... [more]

schizocarpic - n. Bot. any of a group of dry fruits that split into... [more]

schizocarp - n. Bot. any of a group of dry fruits that split into... [more]

schizocarpous - n. Bot. any of a group of dry fruits that split into... [more]

schizophrenic - n. a mental disease marked by a breakdown in the... [more]

schizothymic - n. Psychol. an introvert condition with a tendency to schizophrenia. schizothymic... [more]