📖 S — The English dictionary · page 16

scouring — Everyday, meaning 1: Scouring means rubbing hard to make clean and shiny.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Scouring means searching all over a place for someone or something.↗ Example: Dick was scouring the pots in the kitchen.↗ · The king set his soldiers scouring the country.↗ · We are scouring the beach for shells.↗ · And your covenant with death shall be disannulled and your agreement with the nether-world shall not stand; when the scouring scourge shall pass through, then ye shall be trodden down by it, (Prophets ISA.28.18, JPS 1917)↗

scouse — Everyday, meaning 1: (UK) Scouse is the accent and dialect of people from Liverpool in north-west England.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (UK) Scouse is a meat and vegetable stew, a traditional Liverpool dish.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (UK, informal) A Scouser is a person from Liverpool.↗ Example: (UK) She has a strong Scouse accent.↗ · (UK) The Beatles were Scousers from Liverpool.↗ · (UK) Nan made a big pot of Scouse for tea.↗ · (UK) "That's boss, la!" is how a Scouser might say "That's great, mate!"↗ · (UK) Scouse stew is made with lamb or beef, potatoes and onions.↗ · (UK) Our teacher is a Scouser and supports Everton.↗

scouser — Everyday, meaning 1: (UK, informal) A person from Liverpool, a city in north-west England.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: "Scouse" is also the Liverpool accent and dialect, and a beef or lamb stew eaten there.↗ Example: My uncle is a Scouser and supports Liverpool.↗ · She has a strong Scouse accent.↗ · The Beatles were four Scousers.↗ · We ate scouse, a hot stew, in Liverpool.↗ · Scousers are known for their sense of humour.↗ · "That's boss!" said the Scouser, meaning "That's great!"↗

scout — Everyday, meaning 1: A scout is a member of a club for young people (Scouts) who go camping, help others and learn skills outdoors.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A scout is someone sent ahead to look around and bring back news.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To scout, or scout around, is to look around to find something.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A talent scout looks for good players or performers.↗ Example: 24 scouts go camping.↗ · Each tent holds 4 scouts.↗ · The scouts sold 60 boxes of cookies.↗ · How many tents are needed?↗ · My brother earned his first-aid badge in Scouts.↗ · The scout motto is «Be prepared».↗ · The captain sent a scout ahead to check the path.↗ · We scouted around for a good place to camp.↗ · Through the long black night the savage scouts wriggle, snake-like, among the grass without stirring a blade.↗

scowl — Everyday, meaning 1: (verb) To frown in an angry or bad-tempered way.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (noun) An angry frown on someone's face.↗ Example: The old man scowled at the children kicking the ball.↗ · She scowled when she lost the game.↗ · «Go away,» he said with a scowl.↗ · The cat gave me a scowl and walked off.↗ · Dad scowled at the bill.↗ · Stop scowling and say thank you.↗ · Her scowl turned into a smile when she saw the cake.↗ · She scowled, and was very cross, but the Master-maid did not trouble herself about that.↗

scowling — Everyday, meaning 1: Present participle of «scowl»: making an angry, cross face with lowered eyebrows.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: adjective Looking angry: «a scowling giant».↗ Example: The giant was scowling at the children.↗ · Why are you scowling?↗ · She sat scowling in the corner after losing the game.↗ · A scowling face looked out of the window.↗ · He stopped scowling when he saw the cake.↗ · The teacher walked in scowling.↗

scrabble — Everyday, meaning 1: To scratch or grope about quickly with your hands or claws, looking for something or trying to hold on: he scrabbled in his pocket for a coin.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To struggle or hurry to get something.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (Scrabble, a name) a board game in which players make words with letter tiles and score points.↗ Example: Mole scrabbled and scraped his way up to the sunlight.↗ · The dog scrabbled at the door.↗ · She scrabbled in her bag for her keys.↗ · The kitten scrabbled up the curtain.↗ · We played Scrabble after dinner.↗ · «Quiz» on a triple word score earned lots of points in Scrabble.↗ · He scrabbled for a handhold on the rocks.↗ · And he changed his demeanour before them, and feigned himself mad in their hands, and scrabbled on the doors of the gate, and let his spittle fall down upon his beard.↗ (Prophets 1SA.21.14, JPS 1917)↗

scraggy — Everyday, meaning 1: Scraggy means thin and bony, with little flesh on it.↗ Example: The old hen had scraggy legs.↗ · The scraggy dog was very hungry.↗ · His scraggy neck stuck out of his collar.↗

scramble — Everyday, meaning 1: (verb) To climb or move quickly and awkwardly, using your hands and feet.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) To hurry or push against others to get something.↗ e.g. "scramble for seats".↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (verb) To mix up eggs and cook them, stirring them in a pan.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (verb) To mix something up so it cannot be understood, like a secret code or letters.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (verb) For fighter planes to take off quickly in an emergency.↗ Everyday, meaning 6: (noun) A rush or struggle; a hurried climb; a motorbike race over rough ground.↗ Example: We scrambled up the rocks to see the sea.↗ · There was a mad scramble for the last cake.↗ · Can you scramble some eggs for breakfast?↗ · Unscramble these letters to make a word: "dbir".↗ · The fighter jets scrambled to meet the unknown plane.↗ · In history we learned about the Scramble for Africa.↗ · Everyone scrambled to find their coats when the bell rang.↗ · He managed, however, to scramble out with wet sleeves and bespattered trousers.↗

scrambled — Everyday, meaning 1: (of eggs) Beaten and cooked in a pan while being stirred, so they become soft lumps.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Mixed up so it makes no sense or cannot be read: scrambled letters, a scrambled signal.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (verb, past) Climbed or moved quickly and awkwardly.↗ e.g. "We scrambled up the hill."↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (informal) Confused.↗ e.g. "My brain is scrambled."↗ Example: I had scrambled eggs on toast for breakfast.↗ · Unscramble these scrambled words: "olohcs" = "school".↗ · The TV picture was scrambled.↗ · We scrambled to safety as the wave came in.↗ · After the long test, my brain felt scrambled.↗ · The spy sent a scrambled message.↗ · Then, recollecting themselves, they scrambled to their feet, and looked more than commonly foolish.↗

scrap — Everyday, meaning 1: A scrap is a small piece of something, such as paper or cloth.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Scraps are bits of food left over after a meal.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Scrap is old metal or other material that is thrown away or recycled.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To scrap something means to get rid of it or cancel it.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: A scrap is a small fight or argument (informal).↗ Example: Use scrap paper for your working out.↗ · We fed the food scraps to the chickens.↗ · The old car was sold for scrap.↗ · The school scrapped the plan for a new pool.↗ · There isn't a scrap of food left.↗ · Two boys got into a scrap in the playground.↗ · She glued scraps of fabric onto her collage.↗ · Trembling with joy, he picked every scrap he could see, and placed it in his wallet.↗ · And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the mortar that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place.↗ (Torah LEV.14.41, JPS 1917)↗ · And if the plague come again, and break out in the house, after that the stones have been taken out, and after the house hath been scraped, and after it is plastered; (Torah LEV.14.43, JPS 1917)↗

scrapbook — Everyday, meaning 1: A book with blank pages where you stick pictures, tickets, photos, cuttings and notes to remember things.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Verb: to make scrapbooks as a hobby.↗ Example: I stuck the concert ticket in my scrapbook.↗ · Our class made a scrapbook about the rainforest.↗ · Grandma showed us her old scrapbook.↗ · The scrapbook had 40 pages, and I filled 25, so 15 are left.↗ · She scrapbooks every holiday.↗ · We found clues in a dusty scrapbook in the attic.↗

scrape — Everyday, meaning 1: To scrape means to rub something with a hard or sharp edge to remove something, like mud from shoes.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To scrape means to hurt your skin by rubbing it on something rough.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A scrape is a small injury like that, or a scratching sound.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A scrape is also a difficult situation.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: To scrape through means to only just pass.↗ Example: I fell and scraped my knee.↗ · Scrape the mud off your boots.↗ · Dad scraped the ice off the car window.↗ · She scraped through her test.↗ · The boys got into a scrape with the farmer.↗ · We scraped together enough money for a present.↗ · The chair scraped loudly on the floor.↗ · Then get down, and scrape off the foam with a knife.↗ · And he shall cause the house to be scraped within round about, and they shall pour out the mortar that they scrape off without the city into an unclean place.↗ (Torah LEV.14.41, JPS 1917)↗ · And he took him a potsherd to scrape himself therewith; and he sat among the ashes.↗ (Writings JOB.2.8, JPS 1917)↗ · And they shall destroy the walls of Tyre, and break down her towers; I will also scrape her dust from her, and make her a bare rock.↗ (Prophets EZK.26.4, JPS 1917)↗

scraping — Everyday, meaning 1: Scraping means pulling something hard or sharp across a surface, often to remove something: scraping mud off your boots.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Scraping is also the rough, harsh sound this makes.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Scraping means hurting your skin by rubbing it on something rough: scraping your knee.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Scrapings are the small bits that come off when you scrape something.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: Scraping (by, through) means only just managing: scraping through a test, scraping by on little money.↗ Example: Dad is scraping the ice off the windscreen.↗ · I heard a scraping sound under the floorboards.↗ · She fell off her scooter, scraping both knees.↗ · We are scraping the last bits of cake mix from the bowl.↗ · The scientist looked at the scrapings under a microscope.↗ · He is only just scraping through in maths this term.↗ · Stop scraping your chair on the floor!↗ · The family is scraping by on one small wage.↗ · The folk were just sitting down to their soup, and the goodwife scraping the pot.↗

scraps — Everyday, meaning 1: Scraps are small pieces of something, especially left over, like scraps of paper or cloth.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Food scraps are bits of food left after a meal.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Scrap (metal) is old metal collected to be used again.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A scrap is also a small fight.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: «Scraps» is also the verb: «he scraps the plan» means he throws it away.↗ Example: Put the food scraps in the compost bin.↗ · We made a collage from scraps of coloured paper.↗ · Don't feed the dog scraps from the table.↗ · Old cars are crushed and sold as scrap metal.↗ · The boys got into a scrap in the playground.↗ · The poor puppy lived on scraps.↗ · All kinds of things swam over her--shavings, bits of straw, and scraps of old newspapers.↗

scratch — Everyday, meaning 1: To scratch is to rub your skin with your nails, usually because it itches.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To scratch is to make a mark or cut on a surface with something sharp or rough.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A scratch is a thin mark or small cut.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: «From scratch» means from the very beginning, with nothing ready-made.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: To scratch out means to cross out or rub out writing so that it can no longer be read.↗ Example: Don't scratch your mosquito bite.↗ · The cat scratched my arm.↗ · There's a scratch on the car door.↗ · Clean the scratch and put on a plaster.↗ · We made the cake from scratch.↗ · He scratched his head, puzzled.↗ · My homework wasn't up to scratch.↗ · Don't scratch the table with your fork.↗ · "You must be scratched out, then," said Ole-Luk-Oie.↗

scratchy — Everyday, meaning 1: Scratchy cloth or material feels rough and makes your skin itch.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A scratchy sound or voice is rough, harsh or crackly, like an old record.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A scratchy throat feels sore and dry.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Scratchy writing or drawing is made of rough, untidy lines.↗ Example: This wool jumper is too scratchy to wear.↗ · I've got a scratchy throat, so I might be getting a cold.↗ · The old record made a scratchy sound.↗ · The witch spoke in a scratchy voice.↗ · The label in my shirt is scratchy.↗ · His handwriting was small and scratchy.↗ · Hay feels scratchy on your legs.↗

scream — Everyday, meaning 1: To cry out with a loud high sound because of fear, pain, anger or excitement.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A loud high cry.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: "It was a scream" means very funny (informal).↗ Example: She screamed when she saw the spider.↗ · We heard a scream from the playground.↗ · If a stranger grabs you, scream and run.↗ · The kids screamed with joy on the roller coaster.↗ · The baby screamed all night.↗ · Don't scream inside; use your indoor voice.↗ · “I flewed!” he screamed while still in mid-air.↗

screaming — Everyday, meaning 1: Screaming is shouting very loudly in a high voice, because you are scared, hurt, angry or very excited.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Screaming also describes a loud, high noise made by something, like brakes or wind.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Screaming (informal) can describe something very bright or very strong, like «screaming colours».↗ Example: The baby was screaming because she was hungry.↗ · We were screaming on the roller coaster.↗ · The fans were screaming for their team.↗ · If someone grabs you, scream and run.↗ · The brakes made a screaming sound.↗ · She was screaming with laughter at the joke.↗ · The wind was screaming around the house.↗ · Stop screaming; the library is a quiet place.↗ · Screaming with pain, they ran away.↗