Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter S - Page 27

Scotch (v. t.) To shoulder up; to prop or block with a wedge, chock, etc., as a wheel, to prevent its rolling or slipping.

Scotch (n.) A chock, wedge, prop, or other support, to prevent slipping; as, a scotch for a wheel or a log on inclined ground.

Scotch (v. t.) To cut superficially; to wound; to score.

Scotch (n.) A slight cut or incision; a score.

Scotch-hopper (n.) Hopscotch.

Scotching (n.) Dressing stone with a pick or pointed instrument.

Scotchmen (pl. ) of Scotchman

Scotchman (n.) A native or inhabitant of Scotland; a Scot; a Scotsman.

Scotchman (n.) A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear.

Scoter (n.) Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus Oidemia.

Scot-free (a.) Free from payment of scot; untaxed; hence, unhurt; clear; safe.

Scoth (v. t.) To clothe or cover up.

Scotia (n.) A concave molding used especially in classical architecture.

Scotia (n.) Scotland

Scotist (n.) A follower of (Joannes) Duns Scotus, the Franciscan scholastic (d. 1308), who maintained certain doctrines in philosophy and theology, in opposition to the Thomists, or followers of Thomas Aquinas, the Dominican scholastic.

Scotograph (n.) An instrument for writing in the dark, or without seeing.

Scotoma (n.) Scotomy.

Scotomy (n.) Dizziness with dimness of sight.

Scotomy (n.) Obscuration of the field of vision due to the appearance of a dark spot before the eye.

Scotoscope (n.) An instrument that discloses objects in the dark or in a faint light.

Scots (a.) Of or pertaining to the Scotch; Scotch; Scottish; as, Scots law; a pound Scots (1s. 8d.).

Scotsman (n.) See Scotchman.

Scottering (n.) The burning of a wad of pease straw at the end of harvest.

Scotticism (n.) An idiom, or mode of expression, peculiar to Scotland or Scotchmen.

Scotticize (v. t.) To cause to become like the Scotch; to make Scottish.

Scottish (a.) Of or pertaining to the inhabitants of Scotland, their country, or their language; as, Scottish industry or economy; a Scottish chief; a Scottish dialect.

Scoundrel (n.) A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a man without honor or virtue.

Scoundrel (a.) Low; base; mean; unprincipled.

Scoundreldom (n.) The domain or sphere of scoundrels; scoundrels, collectively; the state, ideas, or practices of scoundrels.

Scoundrelism (n.) The practices or conduct of a scoundrel; baseness; rascality.

Scoured (imp. & p. p.) of Scour

Scouring (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scour

Scour (v. t.) To rub hard with something rough, as sand or Bristol brick, especially for the purpose of cleaning; to clean by friction; to make clean or bright; to cleanse from grease, dirt, etc., as articles of dress.

Scour (v. t.) To purge; as, to scour a horse.

Scour (v. t.) To remove by rubbing or cleansing; to sweep along or off; to carry away or remove, as by a current of water; -- often with off or away.

Scour (v. t.) To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast.

Scour (v. i.) To clean anything by rubbing.

Scour (v. i.) To cleanse anything.

Scour (v. i.) To be purged freely; to have a diarrhoea.

Scour (v. i.) To run swiftly; to rove or range in pursuit or search of something; to scamper.

Scour (n.) Diarrhoea or dysentery among cattle.

Scourage (n.) Refuse water after scouring.

Scourer (n.) One who, or that which, scours.

Scourer (n.) A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.

Scourge (n.) A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip.

Scourge (n.) Hence, a means of inflicting punishment, vengeance, or suffering; an infliction of affliction; a punishment.

Scourged (imp. & p. p.) of Scourge

Scourging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scourge

Scourge (n.) To whip severely; to lash.

Scourge (n.) To punish with severity; to chastise; to afflict, as for sins or faults, and with the purpose of correction.

Scourge (n.) To harass or afflict severely.

Scourger (n.) One who scourges or punishes; one who afflicts severely.

Scourse (v. t.) See Scorse.

Scouse (n.) A sailor's dish. Bread scouse contains no meat; lobscouse contains meat, etc. See Lobscouse.

Scout (n.) A swift sailing boat.

Scout (n.) A projecting rock.

Scout (v. t.) To reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; as, to scout an idea or an apology.

Scout (n.) A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information of the movements and condition of an enemy.

Scout (n.) A college student's or undergraduate's servant; -- so called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge called a gyp; and at Dublin, a skip.

Scout (n.) A fielder in a game for practice.

Scout (n.) The act of scouting or reconnoitering.

Scouted (imp. & p. p.) of Scout

Scouting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scout

Scout (v. t.) To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout.

Scout (v. t.) To pass over or through, as a scout; to reconnoiter; as, to scout a country.

Scout (v. i.) To go on the business of scouting, or watching the motions of an enemy; to act as a scout.

Scovel (n.) A mop for sweeping ovens; a malkin.

Scow (n.) A large flat-bottomed boat, having broad, square ends.

Scow (v. t.) To transport in a scow.

Scowled (imp. & p. p.) of Scowl

Scowling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scowl

Scowl (v. i.) To wrinkle the brows, as in frowning or displeasure; to put on a frowning look; to look sour, sullen, severe, or angry.

Scowl (v. i.) Hence, to look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower.

Scowl (v. t.) To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown.

Scowl (v. t.) To express by a scowl; as, to scowl defiance.

Scowl (n.) The wrinkling of the brows or face in frowing; the expression of displeasure, sullenness, or discontent in the countenance; an angry frown.

Scowl (n.) Hence, gloom; dark or threatening aspect.

Scowlingly (adv.) In a scowling manner.

Scrabbed eggs () A Lenten dish, composed of eggs boiled hard, chopped, and seasoned with butter, salt, and pepper.

Scrabbled (imp. & p. p.) of Scrabble

Scrabbling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scrabble

Scrabble (v. t.) To scrape, paw, or scratch with the hands; to proceed by clawing with the hands and feet; to scramble; as, to scrabble up a cliff or a tree.

Scrabble (v. t.) To make irregular, crooked, or unmeaning marks; to scribble; to scrawl.

Scrabble (v. t.) To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble; as, to scrabble paper.

Scrabble (n.) The act of scrabbling; a moving upon the hands and knees; a scramble; also, a scribble.

Scraber (n.) The Manx shearwater.

Scraber (n.) The black guillemot.

Scraffle (v. i.) To scramble or struggle; to wrangle; also, to be industrious.

Scrag (n.) Something thin, lean, or rough; a bony piece; especially, a bony neckpiece of meat; hence, humorously or in contempt, the neck.

Scrag (n.) A rawboned person.

Scrag (n.) A ragged, stunted tree or branch.

Scragged (a.) Rough with irregular points, or a broken surface; scraggy; as, a scragged backbone.

Scragged (a.) Lean and rough; scraggy.

Scraggedness (n.) Quality or state of being scragged.

Scraggily (adv.) In a scraggy manner.

Scragginess (n.) The quality or state of being scraggy; scraggedness.

Scraggy (superl.) Rough with irregular points; scragged.

Scraggy (superl.) Lean and rough; scragged.

Scragly (a.) See Scraggy.

Scrag-necked (a.) Having a scraggy neck.

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