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.
We have scotched the snake, not killed it. -- Shak.
Scotched collops (Cookery), A dish made of pieces of beef or veal cut thin, or minced, beaten flat, and stewed with onion and other condiments; -- called also Scotch collops. [Written also scotcht collops.]
Scotch (n.) A slight cut or incision; a score. -- Walton.
Scotch (a.) Of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; "Scots Gaelic"; "the Scots community in New York"; "`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'"; "`Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'" [syn: Scots, Scottish, Scotch].
Scotch (a.) Avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally" [syn: economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting].
Scotch (n.) A slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally) [syn: score, scotch].
Scotch (n.) Whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still [syn: Scotch, Scotch whiskey, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky, Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky].
Scotch (v.) Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn: thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk].
Scotch (v.) Make a small cut or score into.
Scotch-hopper (n.) Hopscotch.
Scotching (n.) (Masonry) Dressing stone with a pick or pointed instrument.
Scotchmen (n. pl. ) of Scotchman.
Scotchman (n.) A native or inhabitant of Scotland; a Scot; a Scotsman.
Scotchman (n.) (Naut.) A piece of wood or stiff hide placed over shrouds and other rigging to prevent chafe by the running gear. -- Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Scotchman (n.) A native or inhabitant of Scotland [syn: Scot, Scotsman, Scotchman].
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.
Scotland (n.) 蘇格蘭（英語、低地蘇格蘭語：Scotland，/ˈskɒt.lənd/；蘇格蘭蓋爾語：Alba）是大不列顛及北愛爾蘭聯合王國下屬的組成國之一 [13] [14] [15]，位於大不列顛島北部，英格蘭之北，被大西洋環繞包圍，東部濱臨北海，西南濱臨北海海峽和愛爾蘭海，由約790多個島嶼組成。[16]以格子花紋、風笛音樂、畜牧業與威士忌而聞名。 Scotland; Scottish Gaelic: Alba; Is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain. [16] [17] [18] It shares a border with England to the south, and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, with the North Sea to the east and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the south-west. In addition to the mainland, the country is made up of more than 790 islands, [19] including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides.
The Kingdom of Scotland emerged as an independent sovereign state in the Early Middle Ages and continued to exist until 1707. By inheritance in 1603, James VI, King of Scots, became King of England and King of Ireland, thus forming a personal union of the three kingdoms. Scotland subsequently entered into a political union with the Kingdom of England on 1 May 1707 to create the new Kingdom of Great Britain. [20] [21] The union also created a new Parliament of Great Britain, which succeeded both the Parliament of Scotland and the Parliament of England. In 1801, Great Britain itself entered into a political union with the Kingdom of Ireland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. [22]
Within Scotland, the monarchy of the United Kingdom has continued to use a variety of styles, titles and other royal symbols of statehood specific to the pre-union Kingdom of Scotland. The legal system within Scotland has also remained separate from those of England and Wales and Northern Ireland; Scotland constitutes a distinct jurisdiction in both public and private law. [23] The continued existence of legal, educational, religious and other institutions distinct from those in the remainder of the UK have all contributed to the continuation of Scottish culture and national identity since the 1707 union with England. [24]
In 1997, a Scottish Parliament was re-established, in the form of a devolved unicameral legislature comprising 129 members, having authority over many areas of domestic policy. [25] Scotland is represented in the United Kingdom Parliament by 59 MPs and in the European Parliament by 6 MEPs. [26] Scotland is also a member of the British–Irish Council, [27] and sends five members of the Scottish Parliament to the British -- Irish Parliamentary Assembly. [28]
Scotograph (n.) An instrument for writing in the dark, or without seeing. -- Maunder.
Scotoma (n.) [L.] (Med.) Scotomy.
Scotoma (n.) An isolated area of diminished vision within the visual field.
Scotomy (n.) Dizziness with dimness of sight. [Obs.] -- Massinger.
Scotomy (n.) (Med.) 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. [Obs.] -- Pepys.
Scots (a.) Of or pertaining to the Scotch; Scotch; Scottish; as, Scots law; a pound Scots (1s. 8d.).
Scots (a.) Of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; "Scots Gaelic"; "the Scots community in New York"; "`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'"; "`Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'" [syn: Scots, Scottish, Scotch].
Scots (n.) The dialect of English used in Scotland [syn: Scottish, Scots, Scots English].
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.
[I will] stain my favors in a bloody mask, Which, washed away, shall scour my shame with it. -- Shak.
Scour (v. t.) To pass swiftly over; to brush along; to traverse or search thoroughly; as, to scour the coast.
Not so when swift Camilla scours the plain. -- Pope.
Scour (v. t.) To cleanse or clear, as by a current of water; to flush.
If my neighbor ought to scour a ditch. -- Blackstone.
Scouring barrel, A tumbling barrel. See under Tumbling.
Scouring cinder (Metal.), A basic slag, which attacks the lining of a shaft furnace. --Raymond.
Scouring rush. (Bot.) See Dutch rush, under Dutch.
Scouring stock (Woolen Manuf.), A kind of fulling mill.
Scour (v. i.) To clean anything by rubbing. -- Shak.
Scour (v. i.) To cleanse anything.
Warm water is softer than cold, for it scoureth better. -- Bacon.
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.
So four fierce coursers, starting to the race, Scour through the plain, and lengthen every pace. -- Dryden.
Scour (n.) Diarrhoea or dysentery among cattle.
Scour (n.) The act of scouring.
Scour (n.) A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a fall.
If you catch the two sole denizens [trout] of a particular scour, you will find another pair installed in their place to-morrow. -- Grant Allen.
Scour (n.) A place that is scoured (especially by running water).
Scour (v.) Examine minutely; "The police scoured the country for the fugitive."
Scour (v.) Clean with hard rubbing; "She scrubbed his back" [syn: scrub, scour].
Scour (v.) Rub hard or scrub; "scour the counter tops" [syn: scour, abrade].
Scour (v.) Rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank" [syn: flush, scour, purge].
Scourage (n.) Refuse water after scouring.
Scourer (n.) One who, or that which, scours.
Scourer (n.) A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.
In those days of highwaymen and scourers. -- Macaulay.
Scourer (n.) Someone who cleanses by scouring.
Scourer (n.) Someone who travels widely and energetically; "he was a scourer of the seven seas."
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.
Up to coach then goes The observed maid, takes both the scourge and reins. -- Chapman.
Scourge (n.) Hence, a means of inflicting punishment, vengeance, or suffering; an infliction of affliction; a punishment.
Sharp scourges of adversity. -- Chaucer.
What scourge for perjury Can this dark monarchy afford false Clarence? -- Shak.
Scourged (imp. & p. p.) of Scourge.
Scourging (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scourge.
Scourge (v. t.) To whip severely; to lash.
Is it lawful for you to scourge a . . . Roman? -- Acts xxii. 25.
Scourge (v. t.) To punish with severity; to chastise; to afflict, as for sins or faults, and with the purpose of correction.
Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. -- Heb. xii. 6.
Scourge (v. t.) To harass or afflict severely.
To scourge and impoverish the people. -- Brougham.
Scourge (n.) A whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) [syn: scourge, flagellum].
Scourge (n.) Something causing misery or death; "the bane of my life" [syn: bane, curse, scourge, nemesis].
Scourge (n.) A person who inspires fear or dread; "he was the terror of the neighborhood" [syn: terror, scourge, threat].
Scourge (v.) Punish severely; excoriate.
Scourge (v.) Whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" [syn: flagellate, scourge].
Scourge (v.) Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" [syn: lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge].
Scourger (n.) One who scourges or punishes; one who afflicts severely.
The West must own the scourger of the world. -- Byron.
Scourger (n.) A torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders) [syn: flogger, scourger].
Scourse (v. t.) See Scorse. [Obs.]
Scouse (n.) (Naut.) A sailor's dish. Bread scouse contains no meat; lobscouse contains meat, etc. See Lobscouse. -- Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Scouse (n.) A stew of meat and vegetables and hardtack that is eaten by sailors [syn: lobscouse, lobscuse, scouse].
Scout (n.) A swift sailing boat. [Obs.]
So we took a scout, very much pleased with the manner and conversation of the passengers. -- Pepys.
Scout (n.) A projecting rock. [Prov. Eng.] -- Wright.
Scout (v. t.) To reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; as, to scout an idea or an apology. "Flout 'em and scout 'em." -- Shak.
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.
Scouts each coast light-arm[`e]d scour, Each quarter, to descry the distant foe. -- Milton.
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. [Cant]
Scout (n.) (Cricket) A fielder in a game for practice.
Scout (n.) The act of scouting or reconnoitering. [Colloq.]
While the rat is on the scout. -- Cowper.
Scout (n.) A boy scout or girl scout (which see, above).
Syn: Scout, Spy.
Usage: In a military sense a scout is a soldier who does duty in his proper uniform, however hazardous his adventure. A spy is one who in disguise penetrates the enemies' lines, or lurks near them, to obtain information.
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.
Take more men, And scout him round. -- Beau. & Fl.
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.
With obscure wing Scout far and wide into the realm of night. -- Milton.
Scovel (n.) A mop for sweeping ovens; a malkin.
Scow (n.) (Naut.) 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.
She scowled and frowned with froward countenance. -- Spenser.
Scowl (v. i.) Hence, to look gloomy, dark, or threatening; to lower. "The scowling heavens." -- Thomson.
Scowl (v. t.) To look at or repel with a scowl or a frown. -- Milton.
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.
With solemn phiz, and critic scowl. -- Lloyd.
Scowl (n.) Hence, gloom; dark or threatening aspect. -- Burns.
A ruddy storm, whose scowl Made heaven's radiant face look foul. -- Crashaw.
Scowl (n.) A facial expression of dislike or displeasure [syn: frown, scowl].
Scowl (v.) Frown with displeasure.
Scowlingly (adv.) In a scowling manner.
Scrabbed eggs () A Lenten dish, composed of eggs boiled hard, chopped, and seasoned with butter, salt, and pepper. -- Halliwell.
Scrabbled (imp. & p. p.) of Scrabble.
Scrabbling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Scrabble.
Scrabble (n.) The act of scrabbling; a moving upon the hands and knees; a scramble; also, a scribble.
Scrabble (v. i.) 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.
Now after a while Little-faith came to himself, and getting up made shift to scrabble on his way. -- Bunyan.
Scrabble (v. i.) To make irregular, crooked, or unmeaning marks; to scribble; to scrawl.
David . . . scrabbled on the doors of the gate. --1. Sam. xxi. 13.
Scrabble (v. t.) To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble; as, to scrabble paper.
Scrabble (v. i.) To scrape or scratch with the hands or feet.
Scrabble (v. i.) To struggle by or as if by scraping or scratching.
Scrabble (v. i.) To proceed by clawing with the hands and feet; to scramble.
Scrabble (v. i.) To make irregular, crooked, or unmeaning marks; to scribble; to scrawl.
Scrabble (v. i.) To mark with irregular lines or letters; to scribble on or over.
Scrabble (v. i.) To make or obtain by scraping together hastily.
Scrabble (v. i.) The act or an instance of scrabbling.
Scrabble (v. i.) A scribble. Scrabble derives from Dutch schrabbelen, from Middle Dutch, frequentative of schrabben, "to scrape; to scratch."
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.
Lady MacScrew, who . . . serves up a scrag of mutton on silver. -- Thackeray.
Scrag (n.) A rawboned person. [Low] -- Halliwell.
Scrag (n.) A ragged, stunted tree or branch.
Scrag whale (Zool.), A North Atlantic whalebone whale({Agaphelus gibbosus). By some it is considered the young of the right whale.
Scrag (n.) A person who is unusually thin and scrawny [syn: thin person, skin and bones, scrag] [ant: butterball, fat person, fatso, fatty, roly-poly].
Scrag (n.) Lean end of the neck.
Scrag (n.) The lean end of a neck of veal [syn: scrag, scrag end].
Scrag (v.) Strangle with an iron collar; "people were garrotted during the Inquisition in Spain" [syn: garrote, garrotte, garotte, scrag].
Scrag (v.) Wring the neck of; "The man choked his opponent" [syn: choke, scrag].
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 (a.) Rough with irregular points; scragged. "A scraggy rock." -- J. Philips.
Scraggy (a.) Lean and rough; scragged. "His sinewy, scraggy neck." -- Sir W. Scott.
Scraggy (a.) Being very thin; "a child with skinny freckled legs"; "a long scrawny neck" [syn: scraggy, boney, scrawny, skinny, underweight, weedy].
Scraggy (a.) Having a sharply uneven surface or outline; "the jagged outline of the crags"; "scraggy cliffs" [syn: jagged, jaggy, scraggy].
Scragly (a.) See Scraggy.
Scrag-necked (a.) Having a scraggy neck.