- 4. Cliff, precipitous bank, detached rock.
Scar, v. a. Wound, hurt, mark.
Scarab, n. Beetle, scarabee.
Scaramouch, n.
- 1. Buffoon, harlequin, clown, zany.
- 2. Poltroon, braggadocio, braggart.
Scarce, a.
- 1. Deficient, wanting, not plentiful, not abundant.
- 2. Rare, uncommon, infrequent.
Scarce, Scarcely, ad. Hardly, barely, but just, with difficulty, scantly.
Scarcity, n.
- 1. Deficiency, dearth, want, insufficiency, lack.
- 2. Rareness, rarity, uncommonness, infrequency.
Scarcity-root, n. Field-beet, mangel-wurzel, (Beta altissima).
Scare, n. Fright, panic, sudden terror.
Scare, v. a. Frighten, affright, fright, intimidate, daunt, appall, terrify, make afraid, put in fear.
Scarfskin, n. Cuticle, epidermis.
Scarify, v. a.
- 1. Deface, scratch, scar, disfigure, cover with scars.
- 2. (Surg.) Cut, incise, puncture.
Scarlatina, n. Scarlet-fever.
Scarlet-fever, n. Scarlatina.
Scath, Scathe, v. a. Injure, harm, blast, destroy, damage, waste.
Scathe, n. Damage, injury, waste, harm, mischief.
Scathless, a. Uninjured, unhurt, intact, undamaged, whole, sound, unharmed, untouched, unscathed.