Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter S - Page 17
Say (v. i.) To speak; to express an opinion; to make answer; to reply.
You have said; but whether wisely or no, let the forest judge. -- Shak.
To this argument we shall soon have said; for what concerns it us to hear a husband divulge his household privacies? -- Milton
Say (n.) A speech; something said; an expression of opinion; a current story; a maxim or proverb. [Archaic or Colloq.]
He no sooner said out his say, but up rises a cunning snap. -- L'Estrange.
That strange palmer's boding say, That fell so ominous and drear Full on the object of his fear. -- Sir W. Scott.
Say (n.) The chance to speak; "let him have his say".
Say (v.) Express in words; "He said that he wanted to marry her"; "tell me what is bothering you"; "state your opinion"; "state your name" [syn: state, say, tell].
Say (v.) Report or maintain; "He alleged that he was the victim of a crime"; "He said it was too late to intervene in the war"; "The registrar says that I owe the school money" [syn: allege, aver, say].
Say (v.) Express a supposition; "Let us say that he did not tell the truth"; "Let's say you had a lot of money--what would you do?" [syn: suppose, say].
Say (v.) Have or contain a certain wording or form; "The passage reads as follows"; "What does the law say?" [syn: read, say].
Say (v.) Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed" [syn: order, tell, enjoin, say].
Say (v.) Speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?" [syn: pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say].
Say (v.) Communicate or express nonverbally; "What does this painting say?"; "Did his face say anything about how he felt?"
Say (v.) Utter aloud; "She said `Hello' to everyone in the office".
Say (v.) State as one's opinion or judgement; declare; "I say let's forget this whole business".
Say (v.) Recite or repeat a fixed text; "Say grace"; "She said her `Hail Mary'".
Say (v.) Indicate; "The clock says noon".
Say (v. t.) To type to a terminal. ?To list a directory verbosely, you have to say ls -l.? Tends to imply a newline-terminated command (a ?sentence?).
Say (v. t.) A computer may also be said to ?say? things to you, even if it doesn't have a speech synthesizer, by displaying them on a terminal in response to your commands. Hackers find it odd that this usage confuses mundanes.
Say, () A human may "say" things to a computer by typing them on a terminal. "To list a directory verbosely, say "ls -l"." Tends to imply a newline-terminated command (a "sentence").
Say, () A computer may "say" things to you, even if it doesn't have a speech synthesiser, by displaying them on a terminal in response to your commands. This usage often confuses mundanes. [{Jargon File]
Sayer (n.) One who says; an utterer.
Sayette (n.) A mixed stuff, called also sagathy. See Sagathy.
Saying (n.) That which is said; a declaration; a statement, especially a proverbial one; an aphorism; a proverb.
Sayman (n.) One who assays.
Saymaster (n.) A master of assay; one who tries or proves.
Saynd () p. p. of Senge, to singe.
'Sblood (interj.) An abbreviation of God's blood; -- used as an oath.
Scab (n.) An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed by the drying up of the discharge from the diseased part.
Scab (n.) The itch in man; also, the scurvy.
Scab (n.) The mange, esp. when it appears on sheep.
Scab (n.) A disease of potatoes producing pits in their surface, caused by a minute fungus (Tiburcinia Scabies).
Scab (n.) A slight irregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold.
Scab (n.) A mean, dirty, paltry fellow.
Scab (n.) A nickname for a workman who engages for lower wages than are fixed by the trades unions; also, for one who takes the place of a workman on a strike.
Scab (n.) (Skin covering) [ C ] A rough surface made of dried blood that forms over a cut or broken skin while it is healing.
Compare: Scar noun
Scab (n.) (Skin covering) [ U ] A plant or animal disease that causes rough areas on the skin.
Scab (n.) (Worker) [ C ] (Informal) (Disapproving) An insulting word for a person who continues working while other people in the organization are on strike.
Scabbed (imp. & p. p.) of Scab.
Scabbing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scab.
Scab (v. i.) To become covered with a scab; as, the wound scabbed over.
Scabbard (n.) The case in which the blade of a sword, dagger, etc., is kept; a sheath.
Scabbard (v. t.) To put in a scabbard.
Scabbard plane () See Scaleboard plane, under Scaleboard.
Scabbed (a.) Abounding with scabs; diseased with scabs.
Scabbed (a.) Fig.: Mean; paltry; vile; worthless.
Scabbedness (n.) Scabbiness.
Scabbily (adv.) In a scabby manner.
Scabbiness (n.) The quality or state of being scabby.
Scabble (v. t.) See Scapple.
Scabby (a.) Affected with scabs; full of scabs.
Scabby (a.) Diseased with the scab, or mange; mangy.
Scabby (a.) Covered with scabs.
Scabies (n.) The itch.
Scabious (a.) Consisting of scabs; rough; itchy; leprous; as, scabious eruptions.
Scabious (a.) Any plant of the genus Scabiosa, several of the species of which are common in Europe. They resemble the Compositae, and have similar heads of flowers, but the anthers are not connected.
Scabling (n.) A fragment or chip of stone.
Scabredity (n.) Roughness; ruggedness.
Scabrous (a.) Rough to the touch, like a file; having small raised dots, scales, or points; scabby; scurfy; scaly.
Scabrous (a.) Fig.: Harsh; unmusical.
Scabrousness (n.) The quality of being scabrous.
Scabwort (n.) Elecampane.
Scad (n.) A small carangoid fish (Trachurus saurus) abundant on the European coast, and less common on the American. The name is applied also to several allied species.
Scad (n.) The goggler; -- called also big-eyed scad. See Goggler.
Scad (n.) The friar skate.
Scad (n.) The cigar fish, or round robin.
Scads (n.) [ plural ] (Informal) A large number or amount.
// He earns scads of money.
Scaffold (n.) A temporary structure of timber, boards, etc., for various purposes, as for supporting workmen and materials in building, for exhibiting a spectacle upon, for holding the spectators at a show, etc.
Scaffold (n.) Specifically, a stage or elevated platform for the execution of a criminal; as, to die on the scaffold.
Scaffold (n.) An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf, or dome-shaped obstruction, above the tuyeres in a blast furnace.
Scaffold (v. t.) To furnish or uphold with a scaffold.
Scaffoldage (n.) A scaffold.
Scaffolding (n.) A scaffold; a supporting framework; as, the scaffolding of the body.
Scaffolding (n.) Materials for building scaffolds.
Scaffolding (n.) Also called scaffold or staging, is a temporary structure used to support a work crew and materials to aid in the construction, maintenance and repair of buildings, bridges and all other man made structures. Scaffolding is also used in adapted forms for formwork and shoring, grandstand seating, concert stages, access/viewing towers, exhibition stands, ski ramps, half pipes and art projects.
Scaglia (n.) A reddish variety of limestone.
Scagliola (n.) An imitation of any veined and ornamental stone, as marble, formed by a substratum of finely ground gypsum mixed with glue, the surface of which, while soft, is variegated with splinters of marble, spar, granite, etc., and subsequently colored and polished.
Scalae (n. pl. ) of Scala.
Scala (n.) A machine formerly employed for reducing dislocations of the humerus.
Scala (n.) A term applied to any one of the three canals of the cochlea.
Scalable (a.) Capable of being scaled.
Scalade (n.) Alt. of Scalado.
Scalado (n.) See Escalade.
Scalar (n.) In the quaternion analysis, a quantity that has magnitude, but not direction; -- distinguished from a vector, which has both magnitude and direction.
Scalaria (n.) Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods of the genus Scalaria, or family Scalaridae, having elongated spiral turreted shells, with rounded whorls, usually crossed by ribs or varices. The color is generally white or pale. Called also ladder shell, and wentletrap. See Ptenoglossa, and Wentletrap.
Scalariform (a.) Resembling a ladder in form or appearance; having transverse bars or markings like the rounds of a ladder; as, the scalariform cells and scalariform pits in some plants.
Scalariform (a.) Like or pertaining to a scalaria.
Scalary (a.) Resembling a ladder; formed with steps.
Scalawag (n.) A scamp; a scapegrace.
Scalded (imp. & p. p.) of Scald.
Scalding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scald.
Scald (v. t.) To burn with hot liquid or steam; to pain or injure by contact with, or immersion in, any hot fluid; as, to scald the hand.
Scald (v. t.) To expose to a boiling or violent heat over a fire, or in hot water or other liquor; as, to scald milk or meat.
Scald (n.) A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by some hot liquid, or by steam.
Scald (a.) Affected with the scab; scabby.
Scald (a.) Scurvy; paltry; as, scald rhymers.
Scald (n.) Scurf on the head. See Scall.
Scald (n.) One of the ancient Scandinavian poets and historiographers; a reciter and singer of heroic poems, eulogies, etc., among the Norsemen; more rarely, a bard of any of the ancient Teutonic tribes.
Scalder (n.) A Scandinavian poet; a scald.
Scaldfish (n.) A European flounder (Arnoglossus laterna, or Psetta arnoglossa); -- called also megrim, and smooth sole.
Scaldic (a.) Of or pertaining to the scalds of the Norsemen; as, scaldic poetry.
Scale (n.) The dish of a balance; hence, the balance itself; an instrument or machine for weighing; as, to turn the scale; -- chiefly used in the plural when applied to the whole instrument or apparatus for weighing. Also used figuratively.
Scale (n.) The sign or constellation Libra.
Scaled (imp. & p. p.) of Scale.
Scaling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scale.
Scale (v. t.) To weigh or measure according to a scale; to measure; also, to grade or vary according to a scale or system.
Scale (n.) One of the small, thin, membranous, bony or horny pieces which form the covering of many fishes and reptiles, and some mammals, belonging to the dermal part of the skeleton, or dermoskeleton. See Cycloid, Ctenoid, and Ganoid.
Scale (n.) Hence, any layer or leaf of metal or other material, resembling in size and thinness the scale of a fish; as, a scale of iron, of bone, etc.
Scale (n.) One of the small scalelike structures covering parts of some invertebrates, as those on the wings of Lepidoptera and on the body of Thysanura; the elytra of certain annelids. See Lepidoptera.
Scale (n.) A scale insect. (See below.)
Scale (n.) A small appendage like a rudimentary leaf, resembling the scales of a fish in form, and often in arrangement; as, the scale of a bud, of a pine cone, and the like. The name is also given to the chaff on the stems of ferns.
Scale (n.) The thin metallic side plate of the handle of a pocketknife. See Illust. of Pocketknife.
Scale (n.) An incrustation deposit on the inside of a vessel in which water is heated, as a steam boiler.
Scale (n.) The thin oxide which forms on the surface of iron forgings. It consists essentially of the magnetic oxide, Fe3O4. Also, a similar coating upon other metals.
Scale (v. t.) To strip or clear of scale or scales; as, to scale a fish; to scale the inside of a boiler.
Scale (v. t.) To take off in thin layers or scales, as tartar from the teeth; to pare off, as a surface.
Scale (v. t.) To scatter; to spread.
Scale (v. t.) To clean, as the inside of a cannon, by the explosion of a small quantity of powder.
Scale (v. i.) To separate and come off in thin layers or laminae; as, some sandstone scales by exposure.
Scale (v. i.) To separate; to scatter.
Scale (n.) A ladder; a series of steps; a means of ascending.
Scale (n.) Hence, anything graduated, especially when employed as a measure or rule, or marked by lines at regular intervals.
Scale (n.) A mathematical instrument, consisting of a slip of wood, ivory, or metal, with one or more sets of spaces graduated and numbered on its surface, for measuring or laying off distances, etc., as in drawing, plotting, and the like. See Gunter's scale.
Scale (n.) A series of spaces marked by lines, and representing proportionately larger distances; as, a scale of miles, yards, feet, etc., for a map or plan.
Scale (n.) A basis for a numeral system; as, the decimal scale; the binary scale, etc.