scalp
part of speech
noun (a scalp, scalps); verb (scalp, scalps, scalped — to cut the scalp off; also to resell tickets, US)
meaning for a pupil
1) The scalp is the skin on the top and back of your head, where your hair grows. tree →
2) In old stories, a scalp was the hair and skin taken from a defeated enemy as a trophy. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: The skin and hair of the head. The psalm speaks of the "hairy scalp" of the wicked as a picture of proud enemies. Interpretation: Commentators read the verse as God defeating the proud and stubborn who keep on in their guilt. In the primary lessons: Health and hygiene: wash your hair to keep the scalp clean; head lice live on the scalp; dandruff is flakes of dry scalp skin; protect your scalp from sunburn with a hat. Science (the body): hair grows from roots in the scalp. Phrases: itchy scalp, dry scalp, scalp massage.
examples
- Surely God will smite through the head of His enemies, the hairy scalp of him that goeth about in his guiltiness. (Writings PSA.68.22, JPS 1917) tree →
- Head lice lay their eggs close to the scalp. tree →
- My scalp feels itchy. tree →
- Wear a hat so your scalp doesn't get sunburnt. tree →
- Rub the shampoo into your scalp. tree →
- Dandruff comes from a dry scalp. tree →
- The hairdresser gave me a scalp massage. tree →
- In the van, on all fours, is Great Big Little Panther, a brave of so many scalps that in his present position they somewhat impede his progress. tree →
note
Countable: a scalp, scalps. «Scalp» is the skin, «hair» grows from it. Myth: washing hair does not stop head lice — lice like clean hair too; a special comb is used to remove them.
In the corpora
- Surely God will smite through the head of His enemies, the hairy scalp of him that goeth about in his guiltiness.
- Pulling hair really hurts, and the scalp can stay sore for days.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «scalp» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.