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scribe noun (a scribe, scribes); verb (scribe — rare)
A person whose job was to write or copy documents by hand, before printing.
script noun (a script, scripts; script — handwriting); verb (script, scripts, scripted, scripting)
A script is the written words of a play, film or TV show, telling actors what to say and do.
scriptural adjective (scriptural)
1) (church, Bible) Based on or connected with holy writings, especially the Bible.
scripture noun (Scripture, the Scriptures; a scripture, scriptures)
Scripture (or the Scriptures) means the holy writings of the Bible for Christians.
scrivener noun (scriveners); old use
A scrivener was a person whose job was to write and copy documents for other people, a kind of clerk who wrote out legal papers.
scroll verb (scroll, scrolls, scrolled, scrolling); noun (a scroll, scrolls)
To scroll means to move the text or pictures on a screen up, down or sideways to see more.
scrooge noun (a scrooge, scrooges); proper noun (Scrooge — a name)
1) (a name) Ebenezer Scrooge is the mean old man in Charles Dickens's story "A Christmas Carol" (1843), who learns to be kind and generous…
scrounger noun (a scrounger, scroungers)
A person who often gets things from others without paying or working for them.
scrub verb (scrub, scrubs, scrubbed, scrubbing); noun (scrub — uncountable land; a scrub — a hard rub; scrubs — doctors' clothes)
To scrub means to clean something by rubbing it hard, often with a brush, soap and water.
scrubbed verb form (past of scrub: scrub, scrubs, scrubbed, scrubbing); adjective (scrubbed — clean)
Scrubbed is the past form of «scrub»: to clean something by rubbing it hard, often with a brush, soap and water.
scrubbing verb form (-ing form of scrub: scrub, scrubs, scrubbed, scrubbing); noun (scrubbing, a scrubbing)
Scrubbing is cleaning something by rubbing it hard, usually with a brush and soap or water.
scruff noun (scruff, a scruff)
The scruff (of the neck) is the loose skin at the back of an animal's neck; mother cats carry kittens by it.
scruffy adjective (scruffy, scruffier, scruffiest)
1) Untidy and a bit dirty or worn out, about a person, clothes or a place. 2) (of an animal) With messy, rough fur.
scrum noun (a scrum, scrums); verb (scrum, scrums, scrummed, scrumming)
1) In rugby, a way of restarting play in which players from each team pack together with arms linked, push against each other and try to…
scrumptious adjective (scrumptious; more scrumptious, most scrumptious)
1) (informal) Extremely tasty and delicious. 2) (informal) Very attractive or delightful.
scrunch verb (scrunch, scrunches, scrunched, scrunching); noun (a scrunch — the sound)
To scrunch means to squeeze or crush something into a small, untidy ball or shape.
scruple noun (scruples); verb (scruple, scruples, scrupled, scrupling)
A scruple is a feeling that stops you doing something because you think it may be wrong.
scrupulous adjective (more scrupulous, most scrupulous)
1) Scrupulous means very careful to do what is right and fair. 2) Scrupulous means very careful and exact about small details.
scud verb (scud, scuds, scudded, scudding)
1) To scud is to run or move quickly and lightly away.
scuffle noun (a scuffle, scuffles); verb (scuffle, scuffles, scuffled, scuffling)
A scuffle is a short, confused fight with pushing and grabbing, usually not very serious.
scull noun (a scull, sculls); verb (scull, sculls, sculled, sculling)
One of a pair of oars that one rower uses, one in each hand.
sculler noun (a sculler, scullers)
A person who rows a boat using two oars, one in each hand, called sculls.
scullery noun (sculleries)
1) A scullery is a small room at the back of a house or castle, where dishes and pots are washed.
sculling noun (sculling — uncountable); verb, present participle of «scull» (scull, sculls, sculled, sculling)
Rowing a boat with two oars, one in each hand, or a single oar at the back of the boat.
scullion noun (scullions)
(old use) A servant in a kitchen who scrubs pots and floors and does the dirtiest jobs.
sculptor noun (a sculptor, sculptors)
1) An artist who makes sculptures — figures or shapes carved from stone or wood, or made from clay, metal or other materials.
sculpture noun (a sculpture, sculptures; uncountable sculpture); verb (sculpture — rare)
A sculpture is a piece of art made by shaping stone, wood, clay, metal or other material into a form.
scum noun (scum — uncountable)
1) A dirty layer that forms on top of a liquid, like on a pond or bath water. 2) An insulting word for people thought to be very bad.
scumbag noun (a scumbag, scumbags)
1) (rude, slang) A scumbag is a nasty, dishonest or mean person.
scummy adjective (scummy, scummier, scummiest)
1) Scummy means covered with scum, a dirty layer floating on liquid. 2) (slang, rude) Scummy means nasty, dirty or dishonest.
scurry verb (scurry, scurries, scurried, scurrying); noun (a scurry — singular)
To run or move quickly with short, fast steps, like a mouse.
scurvily adverb (no other forms)
In a mean, unfair or shabby way, as when someone is treated badly or let down.
scurvy noun (scurvy — uncountable)
An illness caused by not getting enough vitamin C, which comes from fresh fruit and vegetables.
scuttle verb (scuttle, scuttles, scuttled, scuttling); noun (a scuttle, coal scuttle)
To run with short, quick steps, like a crab or mouse.
scythe noun (scythes)
A long curved blade on a long handle, swung to cut grass or corn. Old pictures of Father Time also show him carrying one.
se abbreviation (SE, se); French word (se); Spanish word (se)
SE stands for south-east, the direction halfway between south and east.
sea noun (sea, seas)
The large area of salt water that covers most of the Earth.
seabed noun (the seabed, seabeds)
1) The seabed is the ground at the bottom of the sea.
seabird noun (a seabird, seabirds)
A seabird is a bird that lives near the sea and finds most of its food in the sea, such as a gull, a puffin, a tern or an albatross.
seafarer noun (a seafarer, seafarers); adjective (seafaring)
1) A person who travels by sea, especially a sailor whose life and job is at sea.
seafaring adjective (seafaring); noun (seafaring – uncountable)
Working or travelling on the sea; living by the sea and sailing: «a seafaring nation».
seagrass noun (seagrass, uncountable; seagrasses for kinds)
Seagrass is a flowering plant that grows underwater in shallow seas, forming green meadows on the sea floor.
seagull noun (a seagull, seagulls)
1) A seagull (or gull) is a large grey and white bird with a loud cry that lives near the sea and often by rivers and towns.
seahorse noun (a seahorse, seahorses)
A seahorse is a small fish that swims upright, has a head shaped like a horse's, a curled tail and a bony body.
seal noun (a seal, seals); verb (seal, seals, sealed, sealing)
A sea animal with a smooth body, flippers and thick fat, that lives in the sea and on land, eats fish and swims very well.
sealant noun (sealant, a sealant, sealants)
Sealant is a substance put on a surface or into a gap to stop air, water or dirt getting through.
sealed verb, past and past participle of «seal» (seal, seals, sealed, sealing); adjective (sealed)
1) Closed tightly so that nothing can get in or out. 2) Fixed or made certain: «Our win was sealed». 3) With a seal or stamp on it.
sealskin noun (sealskins)
1) The skin of a seal, used for coats, bags and purses. 2) Made of sealskin, as in a sealskin purse.
seam noun (a seam, seams); verb (seam, seams, seamed, seaming)
A seam is the line where two pieces of cloth, leather or other material are sewn or joined together.
seaman noun (a seaman, seamen)
1) A sailor, especially one who is not an officer. 2) A person who is good at sailing a ship: a fine seaman.
seamless adjective (no other forms)
Having no join or seam, so that it is smooth and whole with no stitches showing.
seamstress noun (seamstresses)
A woman whose job is sewing and mending clothes.
seaport noun (seaports)
A town or city by the sea, with a harbour where ships load and unload.
search verb (search, searches, searched, searching); noun (a search, searches)
To search is to look carefully for something or someone.
searcher noun (a searcher, searchers)
A person who looks hard for someone or something, for example in a search party.
seared verb, past form of «sear» (sear, sears, seared, searing); adjective (seared)
Burnt or scorched the surface of something with strong heat.
searing adjective (searing); verb form (sear, sears, seared, searing)
Searing means extremely hot, hot enough to burn: searing heat.
seashell noun (a seashell, seashells)
1) The hard empty shell of a sea animal, such as a snail, clam, mussel or scallop, often found on the beach.
seashore noun (the seashore, seashores)
1) The land along the edge of the sea, such as a beach, rocks or sand. 2) The area between high tide and low tide.
seasick adjective (seasick, more seasick)
1) Seasick means feeling sick, dizzy or wanting to vomit because a boat or ship is moving up and down on the water.
seasickness noun (seasickness; uncountable)
1) Seasickness is the sick, dizzy feeling some people get when a boat moves on the water. It can make you vomit, feel tired and look pale.
seaside noun (the seaside); adjective (seaside)
1) The seaside is a place by the sea, especially a beach or town where people go on holiday. 2) (adjective) By the sea: a seaside town.
season noun (a season, seasons); verb (season, seasons, seasoned, seasoning — to add salt, pepper or spices)
A season is one of the four parts of the year: spring, summer, autumn (fall in the USA and Canada) and winter.
seasonal adjective (seasonal)
Seasonal means happening or needed only at a certain season of the year.
seasonally adverb (seasonally)
1) In a way that depends on or changes with the seasons of the year. 2) At certain seasons only.
seat noun, verb (seat, seats, seated, seating)
A seat is something to sit on, like a chair, a bench or a place on a bus.
seatbelt noun (a seatbelt, seatbelts); also seat belt
1) A strong belt in a car, bus or plane that holds you in your seat to keep you safe in a crash or sudden stop.
seaward adverb (also seawards); adjective
Towards the sea, away from the land.
seawards adverb (seawards); also adjective and adverb «seaward»
1) Towards the sea, away from the land.
seawater noun (seawater — uncountable); also written "sea water"
1) The salty water of the sea or the ocean.
seaweed noun (seaweed, usually no plural; kinds of seaweed — seaweeds)
Seaweed is a plant-like living thing that grows in the sea, often green, brown or red, and sticks to rocks.
seb noun (Seb — a name); abbreviation (SEB — rare)
Seb is a short form of the boy's name Sebastian.
sec noun (a sec, secs) — informal; abbreviation sec (second, secretary, secant)
A very short time; short for "second": "wait a sec".
secluded adjective (more secluded, most secluded)
Quiet and private, away from people and busy places.
seclusion noun (no plural)
The state of being alone and away from other people.
second noun, adjective, adverb, verb (second, seconds, seconded); ordinal number (2nd)
1) A second is a very short unit of time. A minute has 60 seconds. 2) Second means number 2 in order, after the first. 3) «A second» in…
secondary adjective (secondary); noun (a secondary — rare, UK informal for secondary school)
Secondary means second in importance or less important.
secondly adverb (secondly)
Secondly means «in the second place» and is used to give the second point in a list of reasons or steps, after «firstly» or «first».
secrecy noun (secrecy — uncountable)
1) Secrecy is keeping something secret so others do not find out. 2) Secrecy is the state of being secret.
secret noun (secret, secrets); adjective (secret); adverb (secretly)
A secret is something you keep hidden and do not tell others.
secretary noun (a secretary, secretaries; Secretary of State)
A secretary is a person whose job is to help in an office by typing letters, answering the phone, keeping records and arranging meetings.
secrete verb (secrete, secretes, secreted, secreting); noun secretion
To secrete is to make and give out a liquid or substance from a part of a plant or animal body: glands secrete sweat, tears and saliva.
secretion noun (a secretion, secretions; secretion — uncountable as a process)
A liquid that a living thing makes and lets out, such as saliva, sweat, tears, mucus or sap.
secretly adverb
Secretly means in a way that other people do not see or know about.
sect noun (sects)
A small group of people who share strong beliefs, often one that has split away from a larger religion.
section noun (section, sections); verb (section, sections, sectioned, sectioning)
A section is one part of something that is split into parts, like a section of a fence, a book or an orange.
sector noun (a sector, sectors)
A sector is a part of a circle between two radii and the curve, shaped like a slice of pie.
secularism noun (secularism; uncountable)
The belief that religion should be kept separate from government, public schools and laws.
secure adjective, verb (secure, secures, secured, securing)
Secure means safe, protected from danger or harm.
securely adverb (no other forms)
In a safe, firm way, so that nothing can come loose or get away.
security noun (security — uncountable; securities — plural, money word)
Being safe and protected from danger, harm or crime.
sedate adjective (sedate, more sedate, most sedate); verb (sedate, sedates, sedated, sedating)
1) (adjective) Calm, slow and quiet, without excitement. 2) (verb, medicine) To give a person or animal a drug that makes them calm or…
sedentary adjective (sedentary; more sedentary, most sedentary)
1) Involving a lot of sitting and little exercise. 2) (of people or animals) Staying in one place, not moving around or migrating.
seder noun (a seder, seders; often Seder)
The special meal and service held at home on the first night (or first two nights) of the Jewish festival of Passover.
sedge noun (sedge, sedges)
1) A grass-like plant that grows in wet places such as marshes, ponds and riverbanks. Its stems are often triangular.
sediment noun (sediment, uncountable; a sediment, sediments)
1) Sediment is sand, mud, stones and other bits that are carried by water, wind or ice and then settle in a layer, for example at the…
sedimentary adjective (sedimentary)
Sedimentary rock is rock made from layers of sand, mud, shells or tiny bits of other rock that are pressed together over a very long time.
sedum noun (sedum, sedums)
A small plant with thick fleshy leaves that store water; also called stonecrop.
see verb (see, sees, saw, seen, seeing); in casual speech «see» also as «seen» for «saw» (nonstandard: «I seen it»)
To see is to notice something with your eyes: I see a bird.
seed noun, verb (seed, seeds, seeded, seeding)
A seed is the small hard part of a plant that can grow into a new plant.

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