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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

scallopine
scallopini noun sauteed cutlets (usually veal or poultry) that have been pounded thin and coated with flour

scalp
noun the skin that covers the top of the head; `they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy`

scalp lock
noun a long tuft of hair left on top of the shaven head

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; `he got theater tickets through a scalper`

scaly
scaley adjective having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles

scaly lentinus
Lentinus lepideus noun a fungus with a scaly cap and white flesh and a ring on the stalk (with scales below the ring); odor reminiscent of licorice

scaly-tailed
adjective having a scaly tail

scam
cozenage noun a fraudulent business scheme

scammony
noun twining plant of Asia Minor having cream to purple flowers and long thick roots yielding a cathartic resin

scamper
scramble noun rushing about hastily in an undignified way

scampi
noun large shrimp sauteed in oil or butter and garlic

scan
CAT scan noun an image produced by scanning; `he analyzed the brain scan`; `you could see the tumor in the CAT scan`

scan
verb obtain data from magnetic tapes; `This dictionary can be read by the computer`

scandal
outrage noun a disgraceful event

scandalization
scandalisation noun the act of scandalizing

scandalize
scandalise verb strike with disgust or revulsion; `The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends`

scandalmonger
noun a person who spreads malicious gossip

scandalmongering
sensationalistic adjective typical of tabloids; `sensational journalistic reportage of the scandal`; `yellow press`

scandalously
adverb in a scandalous manner; `you behaved scandalously when you walked out of that meeting!`

scandalousness
noun disgracefulness that offends public morality

scandent
adjective used especially of plants; having a tendency to climb; `plants of a creeping or scandent nature`

Scandentia
order Scandentia noun a small order comprising only the tree shrews: in some classifications tree shrews are considered either primates (and included in the suborder Prosimii) or true insectivores (and included in the order Insectivora)

Scandinavia
noun a group of culturally related countries in northern Europe; Finland and Iceland are sometimes considered Scandinavian

Scandinavia
noun the peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden

Scandinavian
Scandinavian language noun the northern family of Germanic languages that are spoken in Scandinavia and Iceland

Scandinavian country
Scandinavian nation noun countries occupying Scandinavia

Scandinavian lox
noun salt-cured Scandinavian salmon

Scandinavian Peninsula
noun the peninsula in northern Europe occupied by Norway and Sweden

scandium
Sc noun a white trivalent metallic element; sometimes classified in the rare earth group; occurs in the Scandinavian mineral thortveitite

scanner
electronic scanner noun a radio receiver that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for some signal or condition; `they used scanners to monitor police radio channels`

scanner
image scanner noun an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer

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

scansion
noun analysis of verse into metrical patterns

scant
verb supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; `sting with the allowance`

scantily
adverb in a sparse or scanty way; `a barely furnished room`

scantling
stud noun an upright in house framing

scape
flower stalk noun erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip

scape
noun (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column

scapegoat
whipping boy noun someone punished for the errors of others

scapegrace
black sheep noun a reckless and unprincipled reprobate

Scaphiopus
genus Scaphiopus noun New World spadefoot toads

scaphocephaly
noun congenital malformation of the skull which is long and narrow; frequently accompanied by mental retardation

scaphoid bone
os scaphoideum noun the largest wrist bone on the thumb side

scaphopod
noun burrowing marine mollusk

Scaphopoda
class Scaphopoda noun small class of bilaterally symmetrical marine forms comprising the tooth shells

Scaphosepalum
genus Scaphosepalum noun comprises some tropical American species usually placed in genus Masdevallia: diminutive plants with small flowers carried on one scape

scapose
adjective resembling or consisting of a scape; having a bare leafless stalk growing directly from the ground; `tulips are scapose flowers`; `a scapose stalk`; `a scapose column`; `the scapose portion of a feather`

scapula
shoulder blade noun either of two flat triangular bones one on each side of the shoulder in human beings

scapular
adjective relating to or near the shoulder blade

scapulohumeral
adjective relating to the shoulder blade and upper arm bone

scar
cicatrix noun a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue

scar tissue
noun the connective tissue that forms a scar; consists of fibroblasts in new scars and collagen fibers in old scars

scarab
scarabaeus noun scarabaeid beetle considered divine by ancient Egyptians

scarabaeid beetle
scarabaeid noun any of numerous species of stout-bodied beetles having heads with horny spikes

Scarabaeidae
family Scarabaeidae noun scarab or dung beetles

Scaramouch
Scaramouche noun a stock character in commedia dell`arte depicted as a boastful coward

scarce
adjective not enough; hard to find; `meat was scarce during the war`

scarcity
scarceness noun a small and inadequate amount

Scardinius
genus Scardinius noun rudds

scare
panic attack noun a sudden attack of fear

scare
noun sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; `panic in the stock market`; `a war scare`; `a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building`

scare quote
noun the use of quotation marks to indicate that it is not the authors preferred terminology

scarecrow
straw man noun an effigy in the shape of a man to frighten birds away from seeds

scarecrowish
adjective resembling a scarecrow in being thin and ragged; `a forlorn scarecrowish figure`

scaremonger
stirrer noun a person who spreads frightening rumors and stirs up trouble

scarf
noun a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration

scarf joint
noun a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end

Scaridae
family Scaridae noun parrotfishes

scarlet
vermilion noun a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge

scarlet bugler
Penstemon centranthifolius noun plant with bright red tubular flowers in long narrow clusters near tips of erect stems; coastal ranges from central California southward

scarlet bush
scarlet hamelia noun handsome shrub with showy orange to scarlet or crimson flowers; Florida and West Indies to Mexico and Brazil

scarlet clematis
Clematis texensis noun woody vine of Texas having showy solitary nodding scarlet flowers

scarlet fever
scarlatina noun an acute communicable disease (usually in children) characterized by fever and a red rash

scarlet fritillary
Fritillaria recurva noun western United States herb with scarlet and yellow narrow bell-shaped flowers

scarlet haw
Crataegus biltmoreana noun common shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having few thorns and white flowers in corymbs followed by bright orange-red berries

scarlet letter
noun the letter A in red; Puritans required adulterers to wear it

scarlet lychnis
maltese cross noun Eurasian garden perennial having scarlet flowers in dense terminal heads

scarlet musk flower
Nyctaginia capitata noun viscid branched perennial of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico having tuberous roots and deep red flowers

scarlet oak
Quercus coccinea noun medium-large deciduous tree with a thick trunk found in the eastern United States and southern Canada and having close-grained wood and deeply seven-lobed leaves turning scarlet in autumn

scarlet pimpernel
red pimpernel noun herb with scarlet or white or purple blossoms that close at approach of rainy weather

scarlet plume
Euphorbia fulgens noun Mexican shrub often cultivated for its scarlet-bracted flowers

scarlet runner
scarlet runner bean noun long bean pods always sliced into half-inch lengths; a favorite in Britain

scarlet runner
Dutch case-knife bean noun tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain

scarlet runner bean
Dutch case-knife bean noun tropical American bean with red flowers and mottled black beans similar to Phaseolus vulgaris but perennial; a preferred food bean in Great Britain

scarlet tanager
Piranga olivacea noun the male is bright red with black wings and tail

scarlet wisteria tree
vegetable hummingbird noun a softwood tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in southern Florida and West Indies

scarlet-crimson
adjective of crimson tinged with scarlet

scarlet-pink
adjective of pink tinged with scarlet

scarred
adjective deeply affected or marked by mental or physical pain or injury; `Could her scarred mind ever be free of fear?`; `a face scarred by anxiety`; `the fire left her arm badly scarred`

Scartella
genus Scartella noun a genus of Blenniidae

scat
scat singing noun singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument

scathing
blistering adjective marked by harshly abusive criticism; `his scathing remarks about silly lady novelists`; `her vituperative railing`

scathingly
unsparingly adverb in a scathing and unsparing manner; `she criticized him scathingly`

scatological
adjective dealing pruriently with excrement and excretory functions; `scatological literature`

scatology
noun (medicine) the chemical analysis of excrement (for medical diagnosis or for paleontological purposes)

scatophagy
noun the eating of excrement or other filth

scatter
spread noun a haphazard distribution in all directions

scatter pin
noun small pin usually worn in groups of two or more

scatter rug
throw rug noun a small rug; several can be used in a room