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S — Scourge to Sear (Part 1 of 11)

Scourge, n.

    1. Whip, lash, thong, strap, cowhide, cord.
    2. Punishment, affliction, curse, pest, bane, plague, annoyance, infliction, nuisance.

Scourge, v. a.

    1. Lash, whip.
    2. Punish, chastise, chasten, correct, afflict.
    3. Harass, torment, afflict.

Scourger, n. Flagellant.

Scout, n. Spy.

Scout, v. n. Act the spy.

Scout, v. a. Ridicule, deride, disdain, despise, contemn, scorn, spurn, scoff at, laugh at, sneer at, hold in contempt, hoot at.

Scowl, v. n. Frown, look angry, sour, or sullen, lower, glower.

Scowl, n

    1. Frown.
    2. Gloom, threatening aspect.

Scrabble, v. a. Scribble, scrawl, scratch.

Scrabble, v. n. Scribble, scrawl.

Scrabble, n. Scramble, struggle.

Scragged, a. Rough, scraggy.

Scraggedness, n. Leanness, roughness.

Scragginess, n. Leanness, ruggedness, roughness.

Scraggy, a.

    1. Rough, rugged, uneven, broken, craggy, scabrous, scragged.
    2. Lean, thin, bony, lank, meagre, gaunt, angular, skinny, emaciated, attenuated, scranny, scrawny.