The Wordsmith Dictionary

scare mon ger |ˈske (ə )rˌməNGgər, -ˌmäNGgər ˈskɛ (ə )rˌməŋɡər | ▶noun a person who spreads frightening or ominous reports or rumors. DERIVATIVES scare mon ger ing noun & adjective

scare quotes

scare quotes ▶plural noun quotation marks used around a word or phrase when they are not required, thereby eliciting attention or doubts: putting the term “global warming ” in scare quotes serves to subtly cast doubt on the reality of such a phenomenon.

scare tactics

scare tac tics ▶plural noun a strategy intended to influence public reaction by the exploitation of fear.

scarf

scarf

scarf 2 |skɑrf skärf | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 join the ends of (two pieces of timber or metal ) by beveling or notching them so that they fit over or into each other. 2 make an incision in the blubber of (a whale ). ▶noun 1 (also scarf joint ) a joint connecting two pieces of timber or metal in which the ends are beveled or notched so that they fit over or into each other. 2 an incision made in the blubber of a whale. ORIGIN Middle English (as a noun ): probably via Old French from Old Norse. The verb dates from the early 17th cent.

scarf

scarf 3 |skɑrf skärf | ▶verb [ with obj. ] informal eat or drink (something ) hungrily or enthusiastically: he scarfed down the waffles. ORIGIN 1960s: variant of scoff 2 .

scarf ring

scarf ring ▶noun a ring through which the ends or corners of a scarf are threaded in order to hold the scarf in position.

scarfskin

scarf skin |ˈskärfˌskin ˈskɑrfskɪn | ▶noun archaic the thin outer layer of the skin; the epidermis.

scarifier

scar i fi er |ˈskarəˌfīər ˈskɛrəˌfaɪ (ə )r | ▶noun a tool with spikes or prongs used for breaking up matted vegetation in the surface of a lawn. • a machine with spikes used for breaking up the surface of a road.

scarify

scar i fy 1 |ˈskarəˌfī ˈskɛrəˌfaɪ | ▶verb ( scarifies, scarifying, scarified ) [ with obj. ] 1 cut and remove debris from (a lawn ) with a scarifier. • break up the surface of (soil or pavement ). 2 make shallow incisions in (the skin ), esp. as a medical procedure or traditional cosmetic practice: she scarified the snakebite with a paring knife. 3 criticize severely and hurtfully. DERIVATIVES scar i fi ca tion |-fiˈkāSHən |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French scarifier, via late Latin from Greek skariphasthai ‘scratch an outline, ’ from skariphos ‘stylus. ’

scarify

scar i fy 2 |ˈske (ə )rəˌfī ˈskɛrəˌfaɪ | ▶verb ( scarifies, scarifying, scarified ) [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. scarifying ) informal frighten: a scarifying mix of extreme violence and absurdist humor. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: formed irregularly from scare, perhaps on the pattern of terrify .

scarlatina

scar la ti na |ˌskärləˈtēnə ˌskɑrləˈtinə |(also scarletina ) ▶noun another term for scarlet fever. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Italian scarlattina (feminine ), based on scarlatto ‘scarlet. ’

Scarlatti

Scar lat ti |skärˈlätē skɑrˈlɑdi | three Italian composers: Alessandro (1660 –1725 ) was an important and prolific composer of operas that carried Italian opera through the baroque period and into the classical. His eldest son, Pietro Filippo (1679 –1750 ), was a composer, organist, and choirmaster. Another son, (Giuseppe ) Domenico (1685 –1757 ), wrote over 550 sonatas for the harpsichord.

scarlet

scar let |ˈskärlit ˈskɑrlət | ▶adjective 1 of a brilliant red color: a mass of scarlet berries. 2 chiefly dated (of an offense or sin ) wicked; heinous. • immoral, esp. promiscuous or unchaste. ▶noun a brilliant red color: papers lettered in scarlet and black. • clothes or material of this color. ORIGIN Middle English (originally denoting any brightly colored cloth ): shortening of Old French escarlate, from medieval Latin scarlata, via Arabic and medieval Greek from late Latin sigillatus ‘decorated with small images, ’ from sigillum ‘small image. ’

scarlet fever

scar let fe ver |ˈˌskɑrlət ˈfivər | ▶noun an infectious bacterial disease affecting esp. children, and causing fever and a scarlet rash. It is caused by streptococci.

scarletina

scar le ti na ▶noun variant spelling of scarlatina.

scarlet pimpernel

scar let pim per nel ▶noun a small plant with scarlet flowers that close in rainy or cloudy weather. Native to Europe, it is also widespread throughout much of North America. [Anagallis arvensis subsp. arvensis, family Primulaceae. ]

Scarlet Pimpernel

Scarlet Pimpernel the name assumed by the hero of a series of novels by Baroness Orczy. He was an English nobleman who rescued aristocrats during the French Revolution, always avoiding capture.

scarlet runner

scar let run ner (also scarlet runner bean ) ▶noun a twining bean plant with scarlet flowers and very long flat edible pods. Native to Central and South America, it is widely cultivated in North America. [Phaseolus coccineus, family Leguminosae. ]

scarlet tanager

scar let tan a ger ▶noun a tanager of eastern North America, the breeding male of which is bright red with black wings and tail. [Piranga olivacea, family Emberizidae (subfamily Thraupinae ).]

scarlet woman

scar |let woman ▶noun a notoriously promiscuous or immoral woman. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: originally applied as a derogatory reference to the Roman Catholic Church, regarded as being devoted to showy ritual (Rev. 17 ).

scarp

scarp |skärp skɑrp | ▶noun a very steep bank or slope; an escarpment. • the inner wall of a ditch in a fortification. Compare with counterscarp. ▶verb [ with obj. ] cut or erode (a slope or hillside ) so that it becomes steep, perpendicular, or precipitous. • provide (a ditch in a fortification ) with a steep scarp and counterscarp. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (with reference to fortification ): from Italian scarpa .

scarper

scarp er |ˈskärpər ˈskɑrpər | ▶verb [ no obj. ] Brit. informal run away: they left the stuff where it was and scarpered. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: probably from Italian scappare ‘to escape, ’ influenced by rhyming slang Scapa Flow ‘go. ’

scarp slope

scarp slope ▶noun a slope in the land that cuts across the underlying strata, especially the steeper slope of a cuesta. Often contrasted with dip slope.

Scarsdale

Scars dale |ˈskärzˌdāl ˈskɑrzdeɪl | a residential town in southeastern New York, an affluent suburb of New York City; pop. 17,695 (est. 2008 ).

Scart

Scart |skɑːt |(also SCART ) ▶noun a 21 -pin socket used to connect video equipment. ORIGIN 1980s: acronym from French Syndicat des Constructeurs des Appareils Radiorécepteurs et Téléviseurs, the committee which designed the connector.

scarves

scarves |skärvz skɑrvz | plural form of scarf 1.

scary

scar y |ˈske (ə )rē ˈskɛri | ▶adjective ( scarier, scariest ) informal frightening; causing fear: a scary movie. • uncannily striking or surprising: it was scary the way they bonded with each other. DERIVATIVES scar i ly |-əlē |adverb, scar i ness noun

Oxford Dictionary

scar

scar |skɑː | ▶noun 1 a mark left on the skin or within body tissue where a wound, burn, or sore has not healed completely and fibrous connective tissue has developed: a faint scar ran the length of his left cheek. • a lasting effect of grief, fear, or other emotion left on a person's character by an unpleasant experience: the attack has left mental scars on Terry and his family. • a mark left on something following damage of some kind: Max could see scars of the blast. • a mark left at the point of separation of a leaf, frond, or other part from a plant. 2 a steep high cliff or rock outcrop, especially of limestone. [Middle English: from Old Norse sker ‘low reef ’.] ▶verb ( scars, scarring, scarred ) [ with obj. ] mark with a scar or scars: he is likely to be scarred for life after injuries to his face, arms, and legs | (as adj., in combination -scarred ) : battle-scarred troops. • [ no obj. ] form or be marked with a scar. DERIVATIVES scarless adjective ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French escharre, via late Latin from Greek eskhara ‘scab ’.

scarab

scarab |ˈskarəb | ▶noun (also sacred scarab ) a large dung beetle of the eastern Mediterranean area, regarded as sacred in ancient Egypt. ●Scarabaeus sacer, family Scarabaeidae (the scarab family ). The scarab family also includes the smaller dung beetles and chafers, together with some very large tropical kinds such as Hercules, goliath, and rhinoceros beetles. • an ancient Egyptian gem cut in the form of a scarab beetle, sometimes depicted with the wings spread, and engraved with hieroglyphs on the flat underside. • any scarabaeid beetle. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (originally denoting a beetle of any kind ): from Latin scarabaeus, from Greek skarabeios.

scarabaeid

scarabaeid |ˌskarəˈbiːɪd | ▶noun Entomology a beetle of the scarab family (Scarabaeidae ), typically having strong spiky forelegs for burrowing. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Scarabaeidae (plural ), from Latin scarabaeus (see scarab ).

scarabaeoid

scarabaeoid |ˌskarəˈbiːəɔɪd | ▶noun Entomology a beetle of a large group that includes the scarabaeids, dor beetles, and stag beetles. Scarabaeoids include the largest known beetles, and are distinguished by having plate-like terminal segments in the antennae. Formerly called lamellicorn. ●Superfamily Scarabaeoidea (formerly Lamellicornia ). ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from modern Latin Scarabaeoidea (plural ), from Latin scarabaeus (see scarab ).

scaramouch

scaramouch |ˈskarəmaʊtʃ, -muːtʃ | ▶noun archaic a boastful but cowardly person. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from Italian Scaramuccia, the name of a stock character in Italian farce, from scaramuccia ‘skirmish ’.

Scarborough

Scar bor ough |ˈskärˌbərō ˈskɑrbəroʊ | a town in southern Maine, just south of Portland; pop. 19,054 (est. 2008 ).

Scarborough

Scarborough |ˈskɑːbərə | a fishing port and resort on the coast of North Yorkshire, northern England; pop. 39,600 (est. 2009 ).

scarce

scarce |skɛːs | ▶adjective (especially of food, money, or some other resource ) insufficient for the demand: as raw materials became scarce, synthetics were developed. • occurring in small numbers or quantities; rare: the freshwater shrimp becomes scarce in soft water. ▶adverb archaic scarcely: a babe scarce two years old. PHRASES make oneself scarce informal leave a place, especially so as to avoid a difficult situation. DERIVATIVES scarceness noun ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘restricted in quantity or size ’, also ‘parsimonious ’): from a shortening of Anglo-Norman escars, from a Romance word meaning ‘plucked out, selected ’.

scarcely

scarce ¦ly |ˈskɛːsli | ▶adverb only just; almost not: her voice is so low I can scarcely hear what she is saying. • only a very short time before: she had scarcely dismounted before the door swung open. • used to suggest that something is unlikely to be or certainly not the case: they could scarcely all be wrong.

scarcity

scar ¦city |ˈskɛːsɪti | ▶noun ( pl. scarcities ) [ mass noun ] the state of being scarce or in short supply; shortage: a time of scarcity | the growing scarcity of resources.

scare

scare |skɛː | ▶verb [ with obj. ] cause great fear or nervousness in; frighten: the rapid questions were designed to scare her into blurting out the truth. • [ with obj. and adverbial ] drive or keep (someone ) away by frightening them: the ugly scenes scared the holiday crowds away. • [ no obj. ] become scared: I don't think I scare easily. ▶noun a sudden attack of fright: gosh, that gave me a scare! • [ usu. with modifier ] a general feeling of anxiety or alarm about something: bombs and bomb scares disrupted shopping. PHRASAL VERBS scare something up informal, chiefly N. Amer. manage to find or obtain something: for a price, the box office can usually scare up a pair of tickets. DERIVATIVES scarer noun ORIGIN Middle English: from Old Norse skirra ‘frighten ’, from skjarr ‘timid ’.

scarecrow

scare |crow |ˈskɛːkrəʊ | ▶noun an object made to resemble a human figure, set up to scare birds away from a field where crops are growing. • informal a person who is very badly dressed, odd-looking, or thin. • archaic an object of baseless fear.

scared

scared |skɛːd | ▶adjective fearful; frightened: she's scared stiff of her dad | [ with clause ] : I was scared I was going to kill myself | [ with infinitive ] : he's scared to come to you and ask for help.

scaredy-cat

scaredy-cat |ˈskɛːdɪkat | ▶noun informal a timid person.

scaremonger

scare |mon ¦ger |ˈskɛːmʌŋgə | ▶noun a person who spreads frightening or ominous reports or rumours. DERIVATIVES scaremongering noun & adjective

scare quotes

scare quotes ▶plural noun quotation marks placed round a word or phrase to draw attention to an unusual or arguably inaccurate use.

scare tactics

scare tac |tics ▶plural noun a strategy intended to influence public reaction by the exploitation of fear.

scarf

scarf 1 |skɑːf | ▶noun ( pl. scarves |skɑːvz | or scarfs ) a length or square of fabric worn around the neck or head. DERIVATIVES scarfed (also scarved ) adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent. (in the sense ‘sash (around the waist or over the shoulder )’): probably based on Old Northern French escarpe, probably identical with Old French escharpe ‘pilgrim's scrip ’.

scarf

scarf 2 |skɑːf | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 join the ends of (two pieces of timber or metal ) by bevelling or notching them so that they fit over or into each other. 2 make an incision in the blubber of (a whale ). ▶noun 1 a joint connecting two pieces of timber or metal in which the ends are bevelled or notched so that they fit over or into each other. 2 an incision made in the blubber of a whale. ORIGIN Middle English (as a noun ): probably via Old French from Old Norse. The verb dates from the early 17th cent.

scarf

scarf 3 |skɑːf | ▶verb [ with obj. ] N. Amer. informal eat or drink (something ) hungrily or enthusiastically: he scarfed down the waffles. ORIGIN 1960s: variant of scoff 2 .

scarf ring

scarf ring ▶noun a ring through which the ends or corners of a scarf are threaded in order to hold the scarf in position.

scarf-skin

scarf-skin ▶noun [ mass noun ] archaic the thin outer layer of the skin; the epidermis.

scarifier

scarifier |ˈskarɪfʌɪə, ˈskɛːrɪ -| ▶noun a tool with spikes or prongs used for breaking up matted vegetation in the surface of a lawn. • a machine with spikes used for breaking up the surface of a road. • chiefly Austral. a machine with spikes or prongs used for loosening soil.

scarify

scarify 1 |ˈskarɪfʌɪ, ˈskɛːrɪ -| ▶verb ( scarifies, scarifying, scarified ) [ with obj. ] 1 cut and remove debris from (a lawn ) with a scarifier. • break up the surface of (soil or a road or pavement ). 2 make shallow incisions in (the skin ), especially as a medical procedure or traditional cosmetic practice: she scarified the snakebite with a paring knife. 3 criticize severely and hurtfully. DERIVATIVES scarification |-fɪˈkeɪʃ (ə )n |noun ORIGIN late Middle English: from Old French scarifier, via late Latin from Greek skariphasthai ‘scratch an outline ’, from skariphos ‘stylus ’.

scarify

scarify 2 |ˈskɛːrɪfʌɪ | ▶verb ( scarifies, scarifying, scarified ) [ with obj. ] (usu. as adj. scarifying ) informal frighten: a scarifying mix of extreme violence and absurdist humour. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: formed irregularly from scare, perhaps on the pattern of terrify .

scarlatina

scarlatina |ˌskɑːləˈtiːnə |(also scarletina ) ▶noun another term for scarlet fever. ORIGIN early 19th cent.: modern Latin, from Italian scarlattina (feminine ), based on scarlatto ‘scarlet ’.

Scarlatti

Scarlatti |skɑːˈlati | the name of two Italian composers. (Pietro ) Alessandro (Gaspare ) (1660 –1725 ) was an important and prolific composer of operas which carried Italian opera through the baroque period and into the classical. His son (Giuseppe ) Domenico (1685 –1757 ) wrote over 550 sonatas for the harpsichord, and his work made an important contribution to the development of the sonata form.

scarlet

scar |let |ˈskɑːlɪt | ▶adjective of a brilliant red colour: a mass of scarlet berries. ▶noun [ mass noun ] a brilliant red colour: papers lettered in scarlet and black. • scarlet clothes or material. ORIGIN Middle English (originally denoting any brightly coloured cloth ): shortening of Old French escarlate, from medieval Latin scarlata, via Arabic and medieval Greek from late Latin sigillatus ‘decorated with small images ’, from sigillum ‘small image ’.

scarlet elf cup

scar |let elf cup ▶noun see elf cup.

scarlet fever

scar |let fever ▶noun [ mass noun ] an infectious bacterial disease affecting especially children, and causing fever and a scarlet rash. It is caused by streptococci.

scarletina

scar ¦let |ina ▶noun variant spelling of scarlatina.

Scarlet Pimpernel

Scarlet Pimpernel the name assumed by the hero of a series of novels by Baroness Orczy. He was an English nobleman who rescued aristocrats during the French Revolution, always avoiding capture.

scarlet pimpernel

scar |let pim ¦per |nel ▶noun a small European plant with scarlet flowers that close in rainy or cloudy weather. Also called poor man's weather glass. ●Anagallis arvensis subsp. arvensis, family Primulaceae.

scarlet runner

scar |let run ¦ner ▶noun the runner bean.

scarlet tanager

scar let tan a ger ▶noun a tanager of eastern North America, the breeding male of which is bright red with black wings and tail. [Piranga olivacea, family Emberizidae (subfamily Thraupinae ).]

scarlet woman

scarp

scarp |skɑːp | ▶noun a very steep bank or slope; an escarpment. • the inner wall of a ditch in a fortification. Compare with counterscarp. ▶verb [ with obj. ] cut or erode (a slope or hillside ) so that it becomes steep, perpendicular, or precipitous. • provide (a ditch in a fortification ) with a steep scarp and counterscarp. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (with reference to fortification ): from Italian scarpa .

scarper

scar |per |ˈskɑːpə | ▶verb [ no obj. ] Brit. informal run away: they left the stuff where it was and scarpered. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: probably from Italian scappare ‘to escape ’, influenced by rhyming slang Scapa Flow ‘go ’.

scarp slope

scarp slope ▶noun a slope in the land that cuts across the underlying strata, especially the steeper slope of a cuesta. Often contrasted with dip slope.

Scarsdale

Scars dale |ˈskärzˌdāl ˈskɑrzdeɪl | a residential town in southeastern New York, an affluent suburb of New York City; pop. 17,695 (est. 2008 ).

Scart

scarves

scarves |skɑːvz | plural form of scarf 1.

scary

scary |ˈskɛːri | ▶adjective ( scarier, scariest ) informal frightening; causing fear: a scary movie. • uncannily striking or surprising: it was scary the way they bonded with each other. DERIVATIVES scarily adverb, scariness noun

American Oxford Thesaurus

scar

scar noun 1 the scar on his left cheek: cicatrix, mark, blemish, disfigurement, discoloration, defacement; pockmark, pock, pit; lesion, stigma; birthmark, nevus; (scars ) stigmata. 2 deep psychological scars: trauma, damage, injury. ▶verb 1 the leg will heal, but he's likely to be scarred for life: disfigure, mark, blemish, discolor; pockmark, pit; stigmatize. 2 the landscape has been scarred by strip mining: damage, spoil, mar, deface, injure; rare disfeature. 3 she was profoundly scarred by the incident: traumatize, damage, injure, wound; distress, disturb, upset. USAGE scarify, scorify Scarify (from scar, but pronounced as if from scare ) means (1 ) “make superficial marks or incisions in; cut off skin from ”; (2 ) “break up the surface of (the ground ) with a spiked machine [a scarifier ] for loosening soil or building roads ”; or (3 ) “pain by severe criticism. ” Sense 1 is most common —e.g.: “Rub the seed across some sandpaper to weaken the hard seed coat or scarify it with a knife for better germination. ” ( Virginian-Pilot [Norfolk ]; Apr. 20, 1997.) This sense applies also to body adornment by cutting and scraping —e.g.: “Worse, once piercing becomes commonplace among people like, well, Leslie, the trendsetters up the ante with other forms of body alteration: cutting (scarification as adornment ), branding (searing flesh with high heat in artistic patterns ) and —please don't eat during this next sentence —tongue splitting, in which the tongue is cleaved nearly in half so as to cause it to fork like a lizard's.” ( Washington Post; Feb. 11, 2003.) Sense 3 is also fairly common —e.g.: “With a combination of dazzling philosophical acumen and scarifying wit, Stove does for irrationalism in Karl Popper's philosophy. .. what the Romans did for Carthage in the Third Punic War. ” ( New Criterion; Mar. 1997.) An identically pronounced, but separate, scarify, based on the root word scare, dates from the late 18th century but remains mostly dialectal. It often carries a lighthearted connotation —e.g.: “The cost-of-living index had taken a scarifying new jump of 1.2 percent in February, to an annual rate of 15 percent. ” ( Newsweek; Apr. 2, 1979.) Scorify = reduce to dross or slag. The term surfaces most commonly in cognate forms, such as scorifier —e.g.: “Hanging adjacent to the furnace are the specialized tongs for handling crucibles, cupels and the dishlike ceramic containers called scorifiers.” ( Bulletin [Bend, OR ]; Apr. 2, 1997.).Usage notes show additional guidance on finer points of English usage.

scarce

scarce adjective 1 food was scarce | scarce financial resources: in short supply, scant, scanty, meager, sparse, short, hard to find, hard to come by, too little, insufficient, deficient, inadequate, lacking, wanting; at a premium, paltry, negligible; informal rare /scarce as hen's teeth, rarer /scarcer than hen's teeth, not to be had for love or money; formal exiguous. ANTONYMS plentiful, abundant. 2 birds that prefer dense forest are becoming scarce: rare, few and far between; uncommon, unusual. ANTONYMS common.

scarcely

scarcely adverb 1 she could scarcely hear what he was saying: hardly, barely, only just; almost not. 2 I scarcely ever see him: rarely, seldom, infrequently, not often, hardly ever, almost never, on rare occasions, every once in a while; informal once in a blue moon. ANTONYMS often. 3 this could scarcely be accidental: surely not, not, hardly, certainly not, definitely not, not at all, on no account, under no circumstances, by no means, in no way, noway, noways.

scarcity

scarcity noun the scarcity of affordable housing: shortage, dearth, lack, want, undersupply, insufficiency, paucity, scarceness, scantness, scantiness, meagerness, sparseness, poverty; deficiency, inadequacy; unavailability, absence; rare exiguity, exiguousness. ANTONYMS abundance, excess, surplus.

scare

scare verb stop it, you're scaring me: frighten, startle, alarm, terrify, petrify, intimidate, terrorize, make afraid, make fearful, fill with fear, give someone a fright, panic, throw into a panic, shock, unnerve, cow; strike terror into, put the fear of God into, chill to the bone /marrow, make someone's blood run cold, scare /frighten to death, scare /frighten someone out of their wits, send into a cold sweat, scare /frighten the living daylights out of, scare /frighten the life out of, scare the hell out of, scare stiff, scare witless, make someone shake in their boots /shoes; informal scare the pants off, make someone's hair stand on end, make someone jump out of their skin, make someone's hair curl, spook, scarify, scare the bejesus out of, scare the bejabbers out of, give someone the heebie-jeebies; vulgar slang scare shitless, scare the shit out of. ANTONYMS reassure. ▶noun you gave me a scare —how did you get here? fright, shock, start, turn, jump; informal heart attack.

scared

scared adjective I've never been so scared in all my life: frightened, afraid, fearful, startled, nervous, panicky, alarmed, intimidated; terrified, petrified, terrorized, horrified, unnerved, panic-stricken /-struck, terror-stricken /-struck, horror-stricken /-struck, with one's heart in one's mouth, scared stiff, scared /frightened out of one's wits, scared witless, scared /frightened to death, chilled to the bone /marrow, in a cold sweat; informal spooked, scarified; vulgar slang scared shitless.

scaremonger

scaremonger noun the scaremongers want us to believe there is no safe produce in the grocery store: alarmist, prophet of doom, Cassandra, voice of doom, doom-monger; informal Chicken Little, doom-and-gloom merchant, merchant of doom and gloom, paranoia peddler, end-of-the-worlder.

scarf

scarf noun she wore a scarf: muffler, headscarf, mantilla, stole, tippet; kerchief, neckerchief, bandanna, babushka. ▶verb informal stop scarfing your food! | we scarfed down the entire batch of cookies | I can't believe how fast he scarfed up his dinner: gobble up /down, eat greedily, eat hungrily, guzzle, bolt, gulp (down ), devour, wolf (down ), gorge (oneself ) on; informal tuck into, put away, pack away, demolish, polish off, shovel in /down, stuff one's face (with ), pig out (on ); informal scoff (down /up ), inhale; rare gluttonize, gourmandize, ingurgitate. ANTONYMS nibble.

scary

scary adjective informal that movie is too scary for me: frightening, alarming, terrifying, petrifying, hair-raising, spine-chilling, blood-curdling, bone-chilling, chilling, horrifying, nerve-racking, fearsome, unnerving; eerie, sinister; informal creepy, spine-tingling, spooky, hairy.

Oxford Thesaurus

scar

scar noun 1 a tall dark man with a scar on his left cheek: cicatrix; mark, blemish, disfigurement, discoloration, defacement; pockmark, pock, pit; wound, lesion, burn; birthmark, naevus; (scars ) Christianity stigmata. 2 behind the smile there were deep psychological scars: trauma, damage, shock, injury, suffering, upset. ▶verb 1 Antony lost a lot of blood and is likely to be scarred for life: disfigure, mark, blemish, blotch, discolour; pockmark, pit; Christianity stigmatize. 2 the scenic red-rock vistas have been scarred by strip mining: damage, spoil, mar, deface, injure; rare disfeature. 3 he remained deeply scarred by his wartime experiences: traumatize, damage, injure, wound; distress, disturb, upset.

scarce

scarce adjective 1 the drought means that the crops have failed and food is scarce | scarce financial resources: in short supply, short, scant, scanty, meagre, sparse, hard to find, hard to come by, not enough, too little, insufficient, deficient, inadequate, lacking, wanting; at a premium, like gold dust, not to be had, scarcer than hen's teeth; paltry, negligible, thin; informal not to be had for love nor money; rare exiguous. ANTONYMS plentiful, abundant. 2 birds that prefer dense forest interiors are becoming scarcer: rare, few and far between, thin on the ground, seldom seen /found; uncommon, unusual, infrequent; Brit. out of the common. ANTONYMS common.

scarcely

scarcity

scarcity noun 1 the scarcity of affordable housing: shortage, dearth, lack, want, undersupply, insufficiency, paucity, scarceness, scantness, meagreness, sparseness, scantiness, poverty; deficiency, inadequacy, limitedness; unavailability, absence; rare exiguity, exiguousness. ANTONYMS abundance, excess, surplus. 2 the bird's current scarcity is the result of a lack of appropriate food: rarity, rareness, infrequency, sparseness, uncommonness, unusualness. ANTONYMS commonness.

scare

scare verb the thought of what might happen scared her: frighten, make afraid, make fearful, make nervous, panic, throw into a panic; terrify, petrify, scare /frighten to death, scare /frighten someone out of their wits, scare stiff, scare witless, scare /frighten the living daylights out of, scare /frighten the life out of, scare the hell out of, strike terror into, fill with fear, put the fear of God into, make someone jump (out of their skin ), make someone's hair stand on end, give someone goose pimples, make someone's blood run cold, chill someone's blood, send into a cold sweat, make someone shake in their shoes; startle, alarm, give someone a fright, give someone a turn; shock, appal, horrify; intimidate, daunt, unnerve; informal give someone the heebie-jeebies, scare the pants off, scarify, make someone's hair curl; Brit. informal throw into a blue funk, put the wind up; Irish informal scare the bejesus out of; N. Amer. informal spook; vulgar slang scare shitless, scare the shit out of; archaic fright, affright. ANTONYMS reassure. ▶noun you gave me a scare —how did you get here? fright, shock, start, turn, jump; informal the heebie-jeebies. CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD scare, frighten, startle See frighten . These notes show fine distinctions in meaning between closely related synonyms to help you find the best word.

scared

scared adjective it was growing dark and she began to feel scared: frightened, afraid, fearful, nervous, panicky, agitated, alarmed, worried, intimidated; terrified, petrified, horrified, panic-stricken, scared stiff, frightened /scared out of one's wits, scared witless, frightened /scared to death, terror-stricken, terror-struck, horror-stricken, horror-struck, frantic, hysterical, beside oneself; with one's heart in one's mouth, shaking in one's shoes, shaking like a leaf, shaky; Scottish feart; informal in a cold sweat, in a (blue ) funk, jumpy, jittery; Brit. informal funky, windy; N. Amer. informal spooked; vulgar slang scared shitless, shit scared, shitting bricks, bricking oneself; dialect frit; archaic afeared, affrighted. ANTONYMS confident, laid-back, calm.

scaremonger

scaremonger noun alarmist, prophet of doom, Cassandra, voice of doom, doom-monger; pessimist; informal doom and gloom merchant.

scarf

scarf noun muffler; headscarf, headsquare, square; stole, tippet; neckerchief, kerchief, cravat, bandana; N. Amer. babushka; dated comforter; in Spanish-speaking countries mantilla, rebozo.

scarper

scarper verb Brit. informal they left the stuff where it was and scarpered. See run away.

scary

scary adjective informal we set off for the graveyard —it was really scary: frightening, scaring, hair-raising, terrifying, petrifying, spine-chilling, blood-curdling, chilling, horrifying, alarming, appalling, daunting, formidable, fearsome, nerve-racking, unnerving; eerie, sinister; informal creepy, spine-tingling, spooky, hairy.

Duden Dictionary

Scaramouche

Sca ra mouche Substantiv, maskulin , der |skaraˈmuʃ |der Scaramouche; Genitiv: des Scaramouche, Plural: die Scaramouches |[…ˈmuʃ ] |italienisch-französisch französische Form von Skaramuz

Scaramuzza

Sca ra muz za Substantiv, maskulin , der |Scaram u zza sk …|der Scaramuzza; Genitiv: des Scaramuzza, Plural: die Scaramuzze italienisch italienische Form von Skaramuz

Scarlatti

Scar lat ti Eigenname |Scarl a tti |Name verschiedener italienischer Komponisten

Scart

Scart Substantiv, maskulin , der |Sc a rt |englisch Scart, SCART, Kurzwort aus französisch S yndicat des C onstructeurs des A ppareils R adiorécepteurs et T éléviseurs Steckverbindung, besonders zum Anschluss von Videogeräten

Scartbuchse

Scart buch se Substantiv, feminin , die |Sc a rtbuchse |Buchse einer Scart-Verbindung

Scartkabel

Scart ka bel Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Sc a rtkabel |Kabel einer Scart-Verbindung

French Dictionary

scarabée

scarabée n. m. nom masculin Insecte voisin du hanneton. Note Technique Attention au genre masculin de ce nom: un scarabée. Note Orthographique scarabé e.

scarlatine

scarlatine adj. et n. f. adjectif et nom féminin Se dit d ’une maladie contagieuse de l ’enfance. : Fièvre scarlatine ou scarlatine.

Sanseido Dictionary

SCAR

SCAR 〖 Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research 〗国際学術連合南極科学委員会。南極観測の実施国が参加し，研究計画の立案研究発表や情報の交換を行う ICSU （国際学術連合会議）の特別委員会。1958 年設立。

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

scar

scar /skɑː r /名詞複～s /-z /C 1 (切り傷やけどなどの )傷跡 , 傷 ▸ leave [have ] a permanent scar on one's face 顔に消えない傷を残す [持つ ]▸ surgical scars 手術の跡 .2 心の傷跡 .3 (外観を損なう )傷 , しみ ; 汚点 ▸ a scar on our society 我々の社会の汚点 .動詞～s /-z /; ～red /-d /; ～ring /skɑ́ːrɪŋ /他動詞 1 〈刃物火事などが〉〈皮膚〉に傷跡を残す [つける ]; 〈物が〉〈物の表面〉に傷跡をつける (!しばしば受け身で ) .2 〈不快な経験が〉〈人〉に心の傷を残す .自動詞〈傷が〉 (傷跡を残して )治る (over ).～́ t ì ssue 瘢痕（はんこん）組織 .

scarab

scar ab /skǽrəb /名詞 C 1 〘虫〙オオタマオシコガネ (scarab beetle ).2 スカラベ, 甲虫石〘オオタマオシコガネ形に彫った宝石; 古代エジプトの護符で, 再生の象徴〙.

scarce

scarce /skeə r s /〖語源は「選び出された (わずかな )」〗形容詞～r ; ～st 1 〖通例be ～〗〈食料衣服仕事などが〉不足して , 十分にない , 供給不足の (→rare 1 1 )▸ Food is extremely scarce .食料が極度に不足している .2 〈物が〉まれな , 珍しい .m à ke one s è lf sc á rce ｟くだけて｠(不快な状況を避けるために )早々に立ち去る .副詞｟文｠＝scarcely .

scarcely

scarce ly /skéə r sli /→scarce 副詞比較なし (!(1 )hardlyに比べ｟ややかたく｠. (2 )語法成句については →hardly ) 1 〖準否定語〗ほとんど …ない (!通例, 話し手書き手の否定的な態度を暗示; →hardly コーパスの窓 ) ▸ I scarcely understood him .彼の言っていることはほとんどわからなかった ▸ It scarcely ever snows here .ここは雪が降ることはめったにない (!物事の頻度に関しては～ everを用いる; →hardly ever ) ▸ For a while we could scarcely see anything .しばらくはほとんど何も見えなかった .2 とても [まさか ]…でない ▸ About 4.5 billion years ago, the Earth was scarcely a congenial place for life .約45億年前地球は生命にとって決して快適な場所などではなかった .3 かろうじて , やっと ; わずかに ▸ My audience was scarcely twenty people .聴衆は20人そこそこだった ▸ Scarcely a minute later, she came back .わずか1分後に彼女は帰ってきた .

scarcity

scar ci ty /skéə r səti /→scarce 名詞複 -ties /-iz /U ｟ややかたく｠(生活必需品労働力などの )不足 , 欠乏 (状況 )(shortage ) (!具体例では C; その際しばしば修飾語を伴う ) ▸ the scarcity of labor [workers ]労働力 [労働者 ]不足 .

scare

scare /skeə r /〖語源は「臆病（おくびよう）な (timid )」〗動詞～s /-z /; ～d /-d /; scaring /ské ə rɪŋ / (!be ～dなど分詞形容詞用法については →scared ) 他動詞 1 〈人物事が〉〈人動物〉を怖がらせる , おびえさせる , ぎょっと [はっと ]させる (｟ややかたく｠frighten )▸ You scared me .びっくりするじゃないか ▸ He had to wear a gun and it scared him .彼は拳銃（けんじゆう）を携帯せねばならず, とてもおびえていた .2 〖～ A into doing 〗〈人が〉A 〈人〉を怖がらせて … させる ▸ The salesman scared her into signing her name to the contract .そのセールスマンは彼女をおどして契約書にサインさせた .3 a. 〈人などが〉 (おびえさせて )〈人動物〉を立ちのかせる , 離れさせる (off, away )▸ She scared the thief away by screaming .彼女は金切り声を出してその泥棒を追い払った .b. 〈事などが〉 (不本意にも )〈人〉を引き離す , 敬遠させる (off, away )▸ Civil wars scare off tourists .内戦は旅行客の足を遠のかせる .自動詞〈人動物が〉おびえる , 怖がる ▸ I scare easily .おれは怖がりなんだ .sc à re A ú p [ú p A ]｟米くだけて｠〈人が〉 (かきあつめて )〈物〉を作る, 用意する ▸ I scared up something for unexpected guests to eat .不意のお客のために何かしらの食べ物を都合した .名詞 C 1 〖単数形で〗(突然の )恐怖 ▸ give me a real scare 私を本当に怖がらせる .2 (多くの人々が抱く )不安 , 恐れ ▸ Our departure has been moved back a week due to a bomb scare .出発は爆弾予告による不安から1週間延ばされた ▸ a scare about dioxin's health effects ダイオキシンが健康へ与える影響についての不安 .～́ st ò ry (事態を実際より深刻に描き )人を不安にする話 .～́ t à ctics おびえさせて説得する方法 .

scarecrow

sc á re cr ò w 名詞 C 1 かかし .2 こけおどし .3 ぼろぼろの服を着た人, 見すぼらしい人 ; やせた人 .

scared

scared /skeə r d /→scare 形容詞 more ～; most ～1 〖be ～〗〈人が〉 «…が » 怖い «of » (→afraid 1 ); 〖be ～ to do 〗怖くて …できない ▸ I'm scared of heights .私は高い所はだめだ ▸ I'm scared to sleep in the woods all by myself .森の中で1人で眠るなんて怖くてできない .2 〖be ～〗〈人が〉 «…ではないかと /…することを » 心配する , びくびくする (｟ややかたく｠frightened ) «that 節 /of do ing » ▸ I'm scared of dying .≒I'm scared that I might die .私は死ぬんじゃないかと心配です .3 〖名詞の前で〗おびえた〈人々子供など〉.

scaredy cat

sc á red y c à t /skéə r di- /名詞 C ｟話｠臆病（おくびよう）者 (!主として子供が用いる ) .

scarehead

sc á re h è ad 名詞 C (新聞の )特大見出し .

scaremonger

sc á re m ò nger 名詞 C (デマなどで )世間を騒がす人 .

scarf

scarf 1 /skɑː r f /名詞複～s /-s /, scarves /skɑː r vz /C 1 スカーフ , ネッカチーフ , えり巻き , マフラー ; 肩かけ ▸ put [wrap ] a scarf around one's neck スカーフを首に巻く .2 ｟米｠(細長い )テーブル掛け , ピアノ掛け .

scarf

scarf 2 動詞他動詞自動詞｟米俗｠〈人が〉 (〈食物〉を )すばやく音をたてて食べる, ぱくつく (down, up ) (｟英｠scoff ).

scarify

scar i fy /skǽrɪfàɪ, ské ə r- /動詞 -fies ; -fied ; ～ing 他動詞 1 〘医〙〈皮膚〉に浅い切り傷をたくさん作る .2 〈土〉の表面を (農機具などで )ほぐす .3 …を酷評する .

scarlatina

scar la ti na /skɑ̀ːlətíːnə /名詞 U 〘医〙猩紅（しようこう）熱 (scarlet fever ).

scarlet

scar let /skɑ́ː r lət /〖語源は「赤色の布」〗形容詞 more ～; most ～1 深紅色の , 緋色（ひいろ）の〘明るいオレンジに近い赤色〙▸ wear scarlet ribbons 緋色のリボンを付けている .2 (恥ずかしさや怒りで顔色が )赤い , 気色ばんだ ▸ turn scarlet 顔を赤らめる .3 〈女性が〉ふしだらな .名詞 U 深紅色 , 緋色 ; C 緋色の服 [大礼服 ] 〘しばしば判事枢機卿（けい）などの高位の人物が使用〙.～̀ f é ver ＝scarlatina .～̀ l é tter 緋文字〘米国清教徒が緋色の布で作った姦通（かんつう）(adultery )を示すAの文字〙.～̀ p í mpernel 〘植〙ベニハコベ .～̀ w ó man ｟やや古｠尻軽（しりがる）な女, 売春婦 .

scarp

scarp /skɑː r p /名詞 C 急斜面 ; (外堀の )内岸 .動詞他動詞 …を急坂にする .

scarper

scar per /skɑ́ː r pə r /動詞自動詞｟英くだけて｠〈人が〉ずらかる, すばやく逃げる .

SCART

SCART /skɑː r t /名詞 C スカート〘テレビとAV機器を接続するための欧州における規格 (による器具 )〙.

scarves

scarves /skɑː r vz /名詞 scarf 1 の複数形 .

scary

scar y -ey /ské ə ri /形容詞｟くだけて｠怖い, 恐ろしい ; 大変な, しんどい .sc á r i ly 副詞