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SCIENCE - SCRAWNY
SCIENCE - adjectives
• OLOGICAL pert. to or versed in the 'ologies' ...1890 nonce word
• OLOGISTIC pert. to or versed in the 'ologies' ...a1861 nonce word
• PANCYCLOPAEDIC pert. to the whole circle of science ...1852
SCIENCE - nouns
• LEARNING † a branch of learning, a science ...1570
• MASTERY † a department of skill or knowledge; an art or science ...a1300
• MATAEOTECHNY † an unprofitable science ...1576
• MATEOTECHNY † an unprofitable science ...1576
• OLOGY any of the various sciences or departments of science ...1811
• SKILL † an art or science ...1570
SCIENCE - nouns, person
• BOFFIN a person who is enthusiastic for and knowledgeable in any pursuit, activity, study, etc., esp. a research scientist ...Aust. sl.
• OLOGIST a student or professor of an 'ology' ...1839
SCIENTIFIC - adjectives
• SLIANTIFIC scientific ...1842 Eng. dial.
SCIENTIST - nouns, person
• BOFFIN n. a person who is enthusiastic for and knowledgeable in any pursuit, activity, study, etc., esp. a research scientist; someone engaged on (secret) research; orig. Royal Air Force usage for a scientist working on radar ...1945 sl.
• COUNTRY MOUSE in Antarctica: a scientist or a scientist's assistant whose work takes them into the field, away from McMurdo Station ...2003 sl.
• LAB HOUND n. a forensic scientist ...1958 US police usage
• QUACKERY, THE forensic scientists; a forensic science department ...1971 UK police sl.
SCINTILLATE - verbs
• PRINKLE to twinkle, to scintillate, to sparkle ...1724 Sc.
SCISSORS - nouns
• BOW the handle of scissors, or of a key ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SCITHERS scissors ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SNIPS any cutting tool, as scissors or wire cutters ...1962 US
SCOFF, SCOFFING - adjectives
• LUDIBRIOUS * full of scorn, inclined to scoff; scornful, mocking ...1641
• SCOPTIC †* mocking, scoffing, jesting, satirical ...1670
SCOFF - nouns
• BOURD a scoff ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CHOPPED LIVER something trivial; something to be scoffed at; usually used in the negative ...1954 Amer. sl.
• DIRDUMS ridicule, scoffs, sneers, slanders ...1825 Sc.
SCOFF - verbs
• BABBIS † to scoff, to gibe ...1825 Sc.
• BABISH † to scoff at, to scorn; to treat with contempt as mere children ...c1460
• GAB † to speak mockingly, to scoff ...a1225
• GAFF to talk loudly and merrily; to jest, to banter; to jeer, to scoff at ...1876 Eng. dial.
• GALL AT † to scoff at ...1599
• ILLATRATE †* to scoff or bark at a thing ...1623
• JAPE † to mock, to deride, to scoff; to insult ...c1440
• RAILLY † to mock, to scoff, to jeer at ...1678
• SCAFF to scoff, to ridicule ...1844 Sc.
• SCAN † to scoff; to scold ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOFFLE to speak contemptuously or mockingly; to ridicule; to scoff ...1927 Amer. dial.
• SCORN AT to jeer, to scoff ...1724 Sc.
• TIT † to twit, to upbraid; to scoff or jeer at ...1622
SCOFFED - adjectives
• BABIST scoffed at, scorned ...B1700 Sc.
SCOFFER - nouns, person
• HICKSCORNER † the name of a character in an allegorical drama of the same title printed by Wynkyn de Worde, represented as a travelled libertine who scoffs at religion; hence, a scoffer in general ...c1530
• LATRATOR † one who barks, rails, or scoffs ...1623
SCOFFING - adjectives
• JEERY †* scornfully derisive, taunting, scoffing ...1606
SCOFFING - nouns
• ILLATRATION †* a barking against one ...1656
• JEER † the act of jeering; mockery, scoffing, derision ...1660
SCOLD - adjectives
• RANDY-LIKE having the appearance of a scold, or of a woman of loose habits ...1822 Sc.
• RANDY-LOOKING having the appearance of a scold, or of a woman of loose habits ...1895 Sc.
SCOLD, SCOLDING - nouns, person
• BARD a bold, noisy woman; a scold ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BARGE a scolding woman ...Bk1898 Ireland
• BRIMSTONE † a virago, a scold
• CAIRD a scold; a rude, scolding person ...1808 Sc.
• CALLET † a term of abuse; a hag; a scold; a virago, a constant fault-finder; a quarrelsome person ...a1528 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CHIDESTER † a woman who chides, scolds, or brawls ...c1386
• GRUMBLETONIAN a constant grumbler, esp. as regards the 'state of the country'; a discontented person; a scolder ...c1710 colloq.
• HAG a violent, ill-tempered woman; a scold; an ugly, dirty woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• KAIL-WIFE a scold; a coarse, brawling woman ...1959 Sc.
• KALE-WIFE a scold ...1866 Sc.
• LONG-TONGUE a chatterbox, talebearer, telltale, gossip, blabber, a divulger of secrets; an unusually talkative woman; a scold ...1847
• MAG a scold, a fault-finding woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGGER a scolding, complaining person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGPIE a talkative child or woman; a scold; a term of contempt ...1844 Eng. dial.
• NAGGER persistent scold ...1872 sl.
• RANDIE a scolding virago; a disorderly, immoral woman ...1816 Sc.
• RANDY a scolding virago; a disorderly, immoral woman ...1816 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RANT-A-COME-SCOUR a scold; a man in a violent passion ...1866 Eng. dial.
• RANTER a reveller; a noisy scold ...1812 Sc.
• RANTIPOLE * a rude, romping boy or girl; a wild, ill-behaved or reckless person; a scold, a termagant, a shrew; a dissolute person ...a1700
• RATER one who reproves or scolds ...1863
• RIXATRIX † a scolding or quarrelsome woman ...1745 orig. Old English law
• SCALLIBRAT a noisy, screaming child; a scold, a virago ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SCALLY-BRAT a passionate, noisy child; a young vixen; a scold, a virago ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SCRADE † a scold ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SHREW a scolding woman; a virago; a hellcat of a woman ...16C
• SKELLAT a scolding, railing woman; an ill-natured, shrewish woman ...1810 Sc.
• TAGSTER a scold; a virago ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAIRGER a termagant; a scold; a shrew ...1822 Sc.
• TARGE a scold; a vixen ...1887 Sc.
• TARGER a termagant; a scold; a shrew; a quarrelsome woman ...1822 Sc.
• TATTERER a scold ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATTERS a scold ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• XANTHIPPE the name of the wife of Socrates; hence, an ill-tempered woman or wife; a shrew, a scold ...1596
• XANTIPPE the wife of Socrates; hence, an ill-tempered woman or wife; a shrew; a scold ...1596
• ZENTIPPE the wife of Socrates; hence, an ill-tempered woman or wife; a shrew; a scold ...1596
SCOLD - verbs
• AMMERGAG to scold; to argue ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• BACK-HASH to abuse, to scold vigorously; to annoy, to molest ...1816 Sc.
• BAGHASH to abuse, to scold vigorously; to annoy, to molest ...1816 Sc.
• BAIRGE to speak in a loud and angry manner; to scold, to rail, to taunt loudly ...1887 Sc.
• BALL OUT to scold, to reprimand, to criticize loudly ...1899 sl., orig. US
• BALLYRAG to abuse violently; to scold or revile in foul language ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BAN to scold; to chide; to address with angry and maledictory language, to curse, to swear ...1340 Eng. dial.
• BARGE to scold, to abuse ...1860 Eng. dial.
• BAWL to scold, to reprimand, to criticize loudly ...M19 sl., orig. US
• BAWL OFF to scold ...1874 Eng. dial.
• BAWL OUT to scold, to reprimand, to criticize loudly ...1899 sl., orig. US
• BEGIN to scold ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BERGE to speak in a loud and angry manner; to scold, to rail, to taunt loudly ...1887 Sc.
• BLAST to scold or criticize severely or vociferously ...1957 Amer. sl.
• BLESS OUT to scold or rebuke ...1935 Amer. dial.
• BLOW to scold, to rail at ...1827 colloq.
• BLOW SOMEONE'S EARS DOWN to scold severely ...1933 Amer. sl.
• BOST to scold; to speak roughly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUNCE to scold roundly; to 'blow up' ...1883 colloq.
• BREAK ONE'S BALLS to provoke anger; hence, to make oneself a pest, as by complaining or scolding; to harass, to hector, to nag ...1955 US sl.
• BURN SOMEONE'S EARS to scold severely ...1952 Amer. sl.
• CAIRD to abuse, to scold ...1928 Sc.
• CALL to abuse, to call names, to speak ill of; to scold ...1854 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CALL DOWN to reprimand; to rebuke; to scold severely; to humble one ...1896 Amer. dial.
• CALLET † to scold, to rail ...a1673 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CALL ON THE CARPET to reprimand; to scold ...1960s US sl.
• CAMP † to wrangle, to scold ...1606 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CAMPLE † to scold, bully; to retort, answer pertly; to argue or contend saucily; to wrangle or quarrel; to be sulky or cross ...1621 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CARD to scold sharply ...Bk1888 Sc.
• CHANNER to mutter, grumble, murmur, fret, complain; to scold, not noisily, but constantly; to chide ...c1375 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CHEW to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1942 Amer. dial.
• CHEW AT to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHEW ON to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHEW ONE'S ASS OUT to bawl out, to scold, to reprimand; to put pressure on somebody ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHEW OUT to bawl out, to scold, to reprimand; to put pressure on somebody ...1948 Amer. dial.
• CHEW UP to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1884 Amer. dial.
• CLAPPERCLAW † to abuse with the tongue, to scold vehemently ...1692 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• COW-COW to be very angry; to scold ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• DELITIGATE †* to scold or chide vehemently ...1623
• DIRL to pierce, to drill; to tingle, to thrill; to cause to vibrate by a blow, or thrill with the sensation of pain or pleasure; to scold ...1733 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EARBASH to subject to one's opinions, grievances, etc.; to nag, to scold ...1940s sl., orig. Aust. & NZ
• EAT ASS LIKE IT WAS STEAK to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1967 US sl.
• EAT OUT to rebuke or scold sharply or severely; to berate or verbally chastise someone ...1944 US sl., esp. military usage
• EAT SOMEONE'S ASS OFF to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1943 US sl., esp. military usage
• EAT SOMEONE'S ASS OUT to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1946 US sl., esp. military usage
• EAT SOMEONE'S COOKIES to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1953 US sl., esp. military usage
• EAT SOMEONE'S LIVER OUT to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1927 US sl., esp. military usage
• EAT SOMEONE'S PANTS OUT to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1934 US sl., esp. military usage
• EAT SOMEONE'S TAIL OUT to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1953 US sl., esp. military usage
• EAT UP to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1843 US sl.
• FAN OUT to scold ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• FLY OUT to grow angry; to scold ...17C sl.
• FRATCH to disagree, to quarrel, to dispute; to wrangle; to scold, to find fault with ...1714 chiefly Eng. dial.
• GABBLE to scold in an ill-natured way; to wrangle, to be querulous ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GAG to scold, to nag ...M19 sl.
• GIVE BELLTINKER of persons: to give a good thrashing, or a scolding; of things: to do anything thoroughly or in good style ...1859 Eng. dial.
• GIVE OLD HARRY to play the devil, to make mischief; to tease or scold ...M17 sl.
• GIVE ONE HAIL COLUMBIA to give a sound scolding; to berate ...1854 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE HAIL COLUMBIA, HAPPY LAND to give a sound scolding; to berate ...1908 Amer. dial.
• GIVE SKY-HIGH to blow up, to scold in the most immoderate fashion ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• GO ABOARD OF SOMEONE to act vigorously and aggressively; to attack or scold vigorously ...1980 Can. sl.
• GO AROUND to scold ...1946 Amer. dial.
• HAMMERGAG to scold; to argue ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HASE to scold ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAWZEN to scold, to speak sharply ...1825 Eng. dial.
• HAZE to confound, to frighten, to scare; to scold, to upbraid; also, to punish by blows, to beat, to thrash soundly ...1678 Eng. dial.
• HAZEN † to scold, to rebuke, to threaten ...1630 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HECKLE to chastise, to scold ... E19 Eng. dial.
• ILL-HEAR to chide, to scold ...Bk1905 Sc.
• INCREPATE † to chide, to rebuke, to reprove, to scold, to reprehend ...1570
• JABBER to scold ...1866 Eng. dial.
• JACK UP to call to account; to rebuke; to reprove severely, to reprimand; to scold; to irritate ...1896 Amer. dial.
• JAMMER to make a great outcry, or a loud, disagreeable noise; to talk loudly or persistently; to shout; to scold ...1835 Ireland
• JANGLE †* to speak angrily; to scold ...c1430
• JAW to address censoriously or abusively; to scold or lecture a person ...1810
• KAME to scold; to give a 'dressing down' ...1929 Sc.
• LAND ON to scold; to reprimand; to rebuke or take decisive action against ...1910s US sl.
• LAY ON THE JACK to thrash or scold soundly ...1579 colloq.
• LAY OUT to scold, to reprimand; to berate ...1900s Amer. dial.
• LAY OUT COLD to scold severely; to berate ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• LAY OUT IN LAVENDER to scold severely; to berate; to indulge in a verbal battle ...1948 Amer. dial.
• LOUNDER to scold ...B1900 Sc.
• MAG to scold, to complain, to find fault ...1810 Eng. dial.
• MAKE A NOISE to scold, to rate, to complain; to be angry with ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MALLERAG to abuse, to scold ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MANDER to order about in a dictatorial fashion; to scold ...1872 Eng. dial.
• MAUNDER to order about n a dictatorial fashion; to scold ...1872 Eng. dial.
• MEAN-MOUTH to malign; to scold; to insult; to give a tongue-lashing to ... c1960 Amer. dial.
• NAG to scold, or fault find persistently ...1846 sl.
• NAIL to scold severely ...1880 Sc.
• NATTER to grumble; to fret; to scold; to speak in a querulous or peevish manner ...1829 Eng. dial.
• NEB to scold; to miscall ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OBJURGATE to rebuke severely; to chide, to scold ...1616
• OBLATRATE †* to rail against one, to scold ...1623
• OVERHAUL to scold, reprimand or discipline ...1942 Amer. dial.
• PEEL OUT to scold, to chide ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PROMISE BELLTINKER of persons: to give a good thrashing, or a scolding; of things: to do anything thoroughly or in good style ...1859 Eng. dial.
• PUT THE BLAST ON to scold or criticize harshly or vociferously ...1929 Amer. sl.
• RAG to scold, to rate; to talk severely to, to reproach; to abuse violently ...a1796 Eng. dial. & sl.
• RAGE to scold, to berate ...1828 Sc.
• RAHATE † to scold ...1542
• RAICHIE to scold ...1825 Sc.
• RAKE to scold severely, to attack verbally ...1907 Amer. dial.
• RAKE DOWN to scold, to reprimand ...1942 Amer. dial.
• RAKE OVER to scold; to say uncomplimentary things about somebody ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RALLIE to scold, to chide, to speak angrily to ...1790 Sc.
• RALLY to scold; to speak loud ...1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RANDY to scold ...1828 Sc.
• RANT † to storm or scold violently ...1647
• RATE to chide, to scold, to reprove vehemently or angrily ...c1386
• RATIFY to scold; to use clamorous vituperation ...1889 Eng. dial.
• RATTIPELT to scold ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAWHIDE to chastise verbally; to scold ...1948 Amer. dial.
• RAWLEY to scold, to chide, to speak angrily to ...1790 Sc.
• READ OFF to scold; to find fault with ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• READ ONE ONE'S CHARACTER to give one a scolding; to tell plainly what is thought of one's character ...1898 Sc.
• READ OUT to reprimand, to express blunt criticism of; to rebuke strongly; to scold ...1958 Amer. dial.
• READ THE DOG-LAW to scold, to read the riot act, to reprimand, to upbraid, to chastise ...1903 Amer. dial.
• READ THE RIOT ACT to reprove; to scold ...20C sl.
• REAR to mock, to gibe; to scold ...1893 Eng. dial.
• REDD to correct, to set right; to rebuke, to scold; to sum up the faults of, to criticize ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REDD THE CRAP to scold ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RICK to grumble, to scold ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RICK INTO to do anything with energy, esp. to rate, to scold, to abuse vigorously ...1894 Eng. dial.
• RIG to tease, to mock, to vex; to deride; to reprimand, to scold ...1883 Amer. dial.
• RING to talk; to scold ...Bk1903 sl.
• RIP AND STAVE to rage and scold about ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ROUNDSHAVE to scold; to reprimand severely; to abuse ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SALT ONE'S KAIL to scold, to make things unpleasant for one ...1865 Sc.
• SAUCE to scold; to find fault with; to abuse ...1882 Eng. dial.
• SCABBLE † to scold ...1804 Sc.
• SCALD to reprimand, to scold ...L19 Irish sl.
• SCALL to scold; to abuse ...1820 Sc.
• SCALLIBRAT to scold; to use loud and vituperative language ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCAM to scold severely ...1922 Sc.
• SCAN † to scoff; to scold ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCHOOL to correct, to rebuke, to scold, to chastise ...1746 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOG to argue, to dispute, to quarrel, to scold, to make ironical jokes ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCONCE to joke, to ridicule; to scold ...1884 N. Ireland & Eng. dial.
• SET ONE'S MOUTH ON to tell someone off; to give one a tongue-lashing ...1970s US Black sl.
• SHEND to reproach or scold ...arch.
• SHOW SOMEONE WHERE TO HEAD IN to severely scold or reprimand ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TAIRGE to reprimand, to scold loudly; to beat, to strike, to thrash ...1825 Sc.
• TAKE APART to criticize or scold severely ...sl.
• TAKE A PIECE OUT OF to scold, to reprimand severely ...1940s Aust. sl.
• TAKE INTO THE WOODSHED to scold; to punish; to reprimand ...1907 Amer. sl.
• TAKE TO to scold, to punish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TARGE to reprimand, to scold loudly ...1825 Sc.
• TATOO to scold, to abuse ...1827 Ireland
• TATTER to scold; to chide; to be furious or cross ...1842 Eng. dial.
• TAX to find fault with; to scold ...1806 Sc.
• TELL SOMEONE WHERE TO HEAD IN to severely scold or reprimand ...1945 Amer. dial.
• THREAP to scold, to chide, to rebuke ...1681 Eng. dial.
• TONGUE-BANG to scold heartily, to berate, to abuse ...1901 Eng. dial.
• TONGUE-PAD to assail with words, to scold ...1707 Eng. dial. & sl.
• TRIM to beat, to thrash; to defeat in a game; to scold ...1888 Amer. dial.
• WALK DOWN ONE'S THROAT to scold; to abuse ...B1900
• WALK INTO to scold, to reprimand ...M19 sl.
• WALK INTO SOMEONE'S AFFECTIONS to beat, to scold ...M19 sl.
• WALLOP to move the tongue with rapidity; to chatter; to scold ...1881 Sc.
• YABBER to speak in a peevish, scolding way; to nark; to be querulous ...1825 Sc.
• YABBLE to speak in a peevish, scolding way; to nark; to be querulous ...1825 Sc.
• YAFF to chide, to carp, to scold, to nag, to reprehend sharply and critically ...1825 Sc.
• YAMBER to scold; to abuse freely ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YAMMER † to make a loud unpleasant noise or outcry; to howl, to yell; to roar, to shout; to talk loudly or persistently; to scold ...1513 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YAMOUR to make a great outcry, or a loud, disagreeable noise; to talk loudly or persistently; to shout; to scold ...1835 Sc.
• YAP to talk snappishly, noisily, or foolishly; to chatter; to scold ...1895 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• YARM to scold; to speak ill-naturedly; to find fault, to grumble ...1790 Eng. dial.
• YATTER to speak in a constant peevish, querulous manner; to nag, to chide, to carp, to scold, to fret, to grumble; to harp on about something ...1811 Sc.
• YIMMER to make a great outcry, or a loud, disagreeable noise; to talk loudly or persistently; to shout; to scold ...1835 N. Ireland
• YOMER to make a great outcry, or a loud, disagreeable noise; to talk loudly or persistently; to shout; to scold ...1835 Sc.
SCOLD - phrases
• NEVER OFF A PERSON'S BACK never ceasing to advise, scold, or look after him ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
SCOLDED - adjectives
• CHEWED UP embarrassed, confused, discomfited, surprised; defeated, severely scolded ...1843 Amer. dial.
• RATED scolded, severely reproved ...1596
• UNCHID not rebuked or scolded ...1860
• UNCHIDDEN not rebuked or scolded ...1472
SCOLDED - verbs
• TAKE GAS to be scolded and abused ...1950s US sl.
SCOLDING - adjectives
• CALLETING scolding, quarrelsome, ill-tempered ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALLETY scolding; ill-tongued ...1863 Eng. dial.
• CAMPING † wrangling, contentious, scolding ...1642
• HAWK-A-MOUTH foul-mouthed, scolding ...1866 Eng. dial.
• HAWK-A-MOUTHED foul-mouthed, scolding ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• IN SOMEONE'S ASS nagging or scolding ...1966 Amer. sl.
• OBJURGATIVE having the character of chiding or scolding; conveying or uttering a sharp rebuke ...1854
• OBJURGATORY having the character of chiding or scolding; conveying or uttering a sharp rebuke ...1576
• OBLATRANT †* railing, reviling, scolding ...1601
• ON SOMEONE'S ASS harassing, vexing, scolding, pursuing someone ...1948 Amer. sl.
• RANDIFIED scolding ...1894 Sc.
• RANDY scolding, abusive, noisy ...1822 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RIXY quarrelsome, carping, scolding ...1746 Eng. dial.
• TATTER scolding, cross, peevish, ill-tempered, grumblingly discontented ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YATTERIN captious, fretful, querulous, scolding ...a1838 Sc.
• YATTERY captious, fretful, querulous, scolding ...a1838 Sc.
SCOLDING - nouns
• ALL SORTS a scolding ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALPHA CHARLIE a bawling out; a severe scolding (AC = ace-chewing) ...Amer. sl.
• ASS-CHEWING a harsh, prolonged scolding and reprimand, as from a superior officer; usually considered vulgar ...1954 Amer. military sl.
• ASS-EATING a harsh, prolonged scolding and reprimand, as from a superior officer; usually considered vulgar ...1949 Amer. military sl.
• BALLYRAGGING scolding, abuse ...1885 Eng. dial.
• BARGING scolding in an abusive manner ...1892 Eng. dial.
• BAWLING OUT a reprimand; a telling-off, a scolding ...20C sl.
• BAWL-OUT a criticism, an accusation, a scolding ...1915 US sl.
• BLARE a noisy scolding ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLAST a severe reprimand; a verbal attack; a very uncomplimentary remark; a sharp scolding ...1874 Amer. dial.
• BLESSING a scolding; a tongue-lashing ...1863 Amer. dial.
• BLESSING-OUT a scolding; a tongue-lashing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLOW-UP a scolding ...1838 chiefly US
• BOAST a threat, a scolding ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOB a scolding ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOILING OUT a scolding, a tongue-lashing ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BOUNCING a good scolding ...colloq.
• CALL scolding, abuse ...Bk1888 Eng. dial.
• CALL-DOWN a reprimand; a scolding; contradiction ...1895 Amer. sl.
• CALLING loud vituperation; scolding ...1863 Eng. dial.
• CALLING-DOWN a reprimand; a scolding ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• CALLS a scolding, abuse, vituperation ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CHAIN LIGHTNING n. torment or misery, esp. a severe scolding; hell ...1866 US sl.
• CHEWING a sharp scolding ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHEWING-OUT a sharp scolding, a reprimand ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DAMASON a severe scolding, rebuke ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DINGBAT a blow or slap on the buttocks; a paddling, a sharp scolding, reprimand, punishment ...1895
• DINGBATLER a blow or slap on the buttocks; a paddling, a sharp scolding, reprimand, punishment ...1895
• DIRDUM a punishment, a scolding; blame, reprehension ...1823 Sc.
• DISH OF RAILS a lecture or scolding, esp. from a married woman to her husband ...L18 sl.
• EARBASHING nagging, non-stop chatter; a lengthy scolding ...1940s sl., orig. Aust.
• EAR-BEATING a severe scolding; a tongue-lashing ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EAR-BURN a severe scolding ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EARFUL a full or clear hearing of what is being said; hence, a voluble expression of opinions, esp. a sharp verbal rebuke or scolding; a strong and often lengthy reprimand ...1911 colloq.
• EARWIGGING a private conversation; a rebuke in private; a scolding or harangue ...1842 colloq.
• FACE-PIECE a scolding ...1950 Sc.
• FACE-WASHIN a scolding ...1950 Sc.
• FINNEY † a scolding match; a share in something going on, a frolic ...1746 Eng. dial.
• FLEA IN ONE'S EAR, A a scolding, a rating; a sharp reproof; a rebuff; chiefly used in the phrase 'to go (send, etc.) away with a flea in one's ear' ...1826
• FRATCH a disagreement, a quarrel, a dispute, a wrangle, brawl, a scolding match ...18C chiefly Eng. dial.
• HAIL COLUMBIA a punishment, a telling-off, a scolding ...M19 US sl.
• HAIRBLOWER a severe telling-off, a scolding, a reprimand ...2002 UK sl.
• HAIRCUT a verbal telling off, a scolding ...1960s US criminals' sl.
• HARK FROM THE TOMB something severe; a severe scolding or admonition ....c1960 Amer. dial.
• HARPOONING a very sharp scolding...1969 Amer. dial.
• HAZY a scolding; a quarrel; abusive language ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEARING a 'lecture', a scolding, reproof ...1816 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEATING-OUT a severe scolding or heated discussion ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEERICAN a severe reproof, a scolding, a 'dressing down' ...1920 Sc.
• HETCHELING a scolding ...1890 Amer. dial.
• JACKETING a beating, a thrashing; a tongue-lashing, a scolding ...1851
• JACKING UP a rebuke, a reprimand; a scolding ...1905 Amer. dial.
• JAWBATION a long and tedious harangue; a severe lecture or reprimand; a tedious rebuke or reproof; a scolding ...1840 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• JINIPER-LECTURE a scolding ...1690 sl.
• JOBATION a rebuke, a reproof, especially one of a lengthy and tedious character; a prolonged scolding, a lecture; also, a long discussion ..1687 colloq.
• LARRUPING a beating, a thrashing, a flogging; a whipping; a tongue-lashing, a scolding ...1838 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• LAYING OUT a scolding ...1900s US dial.
• LINING OUT a scolding, a reprimand ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MAUNDERING BROTH a scolding ...L17 sl.
• MAUNDRING-BROTH a scolding ...L17 Brit. sl.
• NAILING a beating, a thrashing, a scolding ...1880 Sc.
• NANTY temper, ire; a drubbing, a scolding ...1935 Sc. sl.
• NEIVE-SHAKING a quarrel among women, a scolding-match ...1820 Sc.
• OBJURGATION a sharp or severe rebuke; a chiding, a scolding ...1550
• OBLATRATION † a barking at a person, a railing, a scolding ...c1560
• OVERHAUL a reprimand; a scolding; a thrashing ...1797 Amer. dial.
• OVERHAULING a reprimand; a scolding; a thrashing; chastisement ...1833 Amer. dial.
• PEELING a scolding ...1968 Amer. dial.
• RAG a disturbance; a noisy dispute; a scolding ...1825 Sc.
• RAGGING the act of scolding, annoying, etc.; abuse; an instance of this ...1796
• RAGGINS a severe scolding; abuse ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAGING a scolding ...1828 Sc.
• RAICHIE the act of scolding ...1825 Sc.
• RAILWIFERY † abusive scolding ...1695 nonce word
• RAKE-DOWN a scolding; a reprimand ...1859 Amer. dial.
• RAKING-DOWN n. a scolding; a reprimand ...1854 Amer. dial. & Eng. dial.
• RAKING-OUT a sharp scolding ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RAKING-OVER a sharp scolding ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RALLY an angry scolding; a wrangling ...Bk1905 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RANNING a scolding ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANT †* a violent scolding ...1663
• RAP ON THE KNUCKLES a scolding or reprimand ...19C
• RAP OVER THE KNUCKLES a scolding or reprimand ...19C
• RASPING a scolding; a thrashing ...1853 Eng. dial.
• RATING a scolding, rebuke, reproof ...1577
• RATTLE noise of any kind; chatter, scolding ...1809 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RATTLING a scolding ...1839 Eng. dial.
• RAWHIDING a sharp scolding ...1948 Amer. dial.
• READING-OFF a reprimand, a sharp scolding ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• READ-OFF a reprimand, a sharp scolding ...1947 Amer. dial.
• RIDGILING a beating, a flogging; a scolding ...1896 Eng. dial.
• RIGGING a teasing; a scolding ...1883 Amer. dial.
• RIXATION † the act of scolding or brawling; a quarrel, a brawl ...1623
• SAUCE a scolding; blame, recrimination, abuse ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAYING-OVER a scolding, reprimand, swearing ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SCAVEL-AN'-GOW the noise of confused talking; chatter, scolding; a pack of lies ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOLD a scolding, a rebuke; occasionally in plural ...1773 Sc.
• SCOTCH BLESSING a severe scolding or reprimand ...1907 Amer. dial.
• SCREEDING a rending, a tearing; a scolding match among women, when violence may go to the length of tearing or 'screeding' the cap ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCUTCHING a sharp scolding ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SET-OUT a tongue-lashing; a scolding ...1970 Amer. dial.
• SISERARY a severe rebuke, reproof, or scolding; a sharp blow; a torrent of language ...1771
• TELLING a scolding, reproof; warning, advice ...1867 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRAWN a scolding, a chiding; a sharp reproof ...Bk1905 Ireland obs.
• THROUGH-THE-BOWS a strict examination; a severe scolding ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TONGUE-PIE a scolding ...1895 Eng. dial. dialect)
• TRIMMING a sharp scolding; chastisement; a drubbing, beating, or thrashing ...1899 Amer. dial.
• VENY a scolding bout ...1746 Eng. dial.
• VINNY † a scolding match; a share in something going on, a frolic ...1746 Eng. dial.
• WALLOP OF THE TONGUE a scolding ...1884 Sc.
• WAUKENING a violent scolding ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WIGGING a severe rebuke, reproof, or reprimand; a scolding ...1805 colloq.
• YATTER noisy or angry talk; brawling, scolding, grumbling, continual railing or carping ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YATTERIN continual scolding ...1859 Sc.
SCOLDING - verbs
• CATCH IT to get a thrashing or a scolding ...1835 colloq.
• GET ONE'S EARS CHEWED DOWN to receive a severe scolding ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GET ONE'S KAIL THROUGH THE REEK to get a severe scolding or censure ...1705 Sc.
• GET ONE'S KALE THROUGH THE REEK to get a good scolding; to pay the penalty ...1812 Sc.
• GIVE ONE ONE'S KALE THROUGH THE REEK to give one a good scolding; to reprove severely; to punish ...1814 Sc.
• HAVE ONE'S KALE HOT to get a good scolding ...1895 Sc.
• HAVE THE SAUCEPAN ON THE FIRE to be set on or reading for a scolding match ...M19 Eng. dial.
SCOOP - nouns
• SCOBE an instrument for scooping ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOPE a scoop, a ladle with a long handle; a large, hollow shovel ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SCOOP - verbs
• KEACH † to take up water etc. with a shallow vessel; to scoop up, to ladle out ...1387 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCOBE to scoop out roughly; to make hollow ...1790 Sc. & Ireland
• SCOPE to scoop, to ladle ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SCOOTER - nouns
• WALK-A-BIKE a child's scooter ...1931 Sc.
SCOOTER - verbs
• CARVE in foot-propelled scootering: to turn sharply while in mid-jump ...2000 UK sl.
SCOPE - nouns
• SCOUTH room, freedom, liberty to range, scope ...1742 Sc.
• SCOWTH room, freedom, liberty to range, scope ...1742 Sc.
SCORCH - nouns
• ABC scorch marks on one's legs ...1920s Irish sl.
• SCAM a burn, singe, scorch, or the mark of such ...1808 Sc.
• SCAUM a burn, scorch; a mark caused by burning or singeing ...1813 Sc.
• SCOUDER a burn, scorch, singe; a hasty toasting ...1773 Sc.
• SCOUTHER a burn, scorch, singe; a hasty toasting ...1773 Sc.
• SCOWDER a burn, scorch, singe; a hasty toasting ...1773 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOWTHER a burn, scorch, singe; a hasty toasting ...1773 Sc.
SCORCH - verbs
• ADURE † to burn completely; to scorch, to parch ...c1420
• ADUST † to burn, to scorch, to scar; to dry up with heat ...1550
• BIRSLE to scorch, to toast, to parch; to crackle with heat ...Bk1911 Sc.
• SCAM of cloth, skin, cakes, etc.: to burn slightly; to scorch, to singe with dry heat ...1746 Sc.
• SCAUM to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1838 Sc.
• SCOODER to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1810 Sc.
• SCORGE to scorch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCORKLE †* to scorch ...c1374
• SCOTCH to scorch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUDER to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1810 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOUTHER to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1810 Sc.
• SCOWDER to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1810 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOWTHER to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1810 Sc.
• SCRANT to scorch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAP to burn, to scorch ...1867 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWL to scorch, to cook anything too much ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRENT to burn; to scorch; to singe ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SCRIMPLE †* to shrivel with fierce heat, to scorch ...a1572
• SCRINT to burn; to scorch; to singe ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SCROACH to scorch ...1720 Sc.
• SKOODER to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1810 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKRENT to burn; to scorch; to singe ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SKRINT to burn; to scorch; to singe ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SQUARKEN †* to burn or scorch; to burn in roasting ...1530
SCORCHED - adjectives
• ADUST scorched, seared; burnt up; dried up with heat, parched ...1550
• ADUSTED † scorched, seared; burnt up; dried up with heat, parched ...1550
SCORCHED - nouns
• ADUSTION † the state of being burnt, or scorched; parched dryness ...1559
• ADUSTNESS †* scorching heat, the state of being scorched ...1652
SCORCHING - adjectives
• ADUSTIVE † burning, scorching, fiery ...1633
SCORCHING - nouns
• ADUSTION † the act of burning, scorching, heating to dryness, or parching ...1594
• BIRSLIN' a scorching ...Bk1911 Sc.
SCORE - nouns
• TAIL † a tally; a stick or rod of wood marked on one side with transverse notches representing the amount of debt or payment; hence, a score, an account ...a1325
SCORE - verbs
• ACE to make a perfect or nearly perfect score ...Amer. sl.
• ACE IT to make a perfect score on a school or college test; to score an 'A' on an exam ...1950s US sl.
• ACE OUT to make a perfect or nearly perfect score ...Amer. sl.
SCORED - adjectives
• TALLIED † cut, scored, marked ...c1440
SCORN - adjectives
• REVURE having a look of calm scorn or contempt ...Bk1904 Sc.
SCORN - nouns
• BISMER † shame, disgrace, reproach, mockery, scorn ...c893
• CUCKING-STOOL a seat where social offenders were placed in order to receive public scorn ...14C
• DEDIGNATION † disdain, scorn, contempt ...c1400
• FASTIDIE †* scorn, disdain, contempt ...1538
• LAITH loathing, despite, scorn ...1882 Sc.
• SCAN scorn, disrespect ...1877 Eng. dial.
• SCAUM an appearance of scorn; scornfully abusive language ...1877 Eng. dial.
• SUBSANNATION † mockery, derision, scorn ...1620
• UPBRIXLE † reproach, scorn; an object of reproach ...c1200
SCORN - nouns, person
• BISMER † a person worthy of scorn; a disgraceful or lewd person; a pander or bawd ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
• TARGET a person who is the object of general abuse, scorn, derision, or the like ...1757
SCORN - verbs
• ARRIDE † to smile at, to laugh at, to scorn ...1612
• BABISH † to scoff at, to scorn; to treat with contempt as mere children ...c1460
• BISMER † to treat with scorn, to mock, to deride, to insult ...c1000
• CATAMIDIATE † to put one to open shame and punishment for some notorious offense; to scorn, to defame ...1656
• DECACHINNATE † to scorn ...1623
• DEDIGNE † to disdain, to scorn ...1623
• SCRAPE to express scorn and derision ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SHOOT OUT THE LIP to show scorn by protruding one's lip; to treat with derision or contempt ...1826
• SUBSANNATE † to deride, to scorn, to mock ...1656
• SUBSANNE † to deride, to scorn, to mock ...a1619
• THARN † to mock, to scorn ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SCORNED - adjectives
• ABAFELLED treated scornfully or indignantly ...17C obs.
• BABIST scoffed at, scorned ...B1700 Sc.
SCORNFUL - adjectives
• DEIGNOUS † disdainful, proud, haughty, scornful ...c1330
• FASTIDIOUS † full of pride; disdainful; scornful ...c1440
• LUDIBRIOUS * full of scorn, inclined to scoff; scornful, mocking ...1641
• MOCKRIFE scornful, mocking ...1818 Sc.
• NARGIE jeering, scornful ...1825 Sc.
• SARDONIC of laughter, a smile: bitter, scornful, mocking; hence of a person, personal attribute, etc.: exhibiting bitterness, scorn, mockery, or ironic ridicule ...1638
• SARDONICAL of laughter, a smile: bitter, scornful, mocking; hence of a person, personal attribute, etc.: exhibiting bitterness, scorn, mockery, or ironic ridicule ...1859
• SAUCY † scornful, disdainful ...1716 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCORNSUM scornful ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCORNY scornful ...1836 Eng. dial.
• SNIFFY scornful, disdainful; haughtily fastidious; fault-finding ...1871 sl.
SCORNFULLY - adverbs
• HATELY † fiercely, bitterly; scornfully, hatefully ...c1000
SCORPION - nouns
• ALACRAN a scorpion ...1844 Amer. dial.
• ALACRANY a scorpion ...1844 Amer. dial.
• ALICRAN a scorpion ...1844 Amer. dial.
• SANTAPEE a scorpion ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCAR-BECK a rock-bound stream ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCORRIPIN a scorpion ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SCRONCHER a scorpion ...1950 Amer. dial.
• TEXAS STRONGBACK a scorpion ...1984 Amer. dial.
SCOT, SCOTLAND - adjectives
• ABERDONIAN pert. to Aberdeen ...19C
• CALEDONIAN of ancient Caledonia; of Scotland ...1656
• GALWEGIAN belonging to Galloway ...1870
• LALLAN belonging to the Lowlands of Scotland ...1706 Sc.
• MCTAVISH Scottish ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCOTTY † 1. Scottish, bred in Scotland ...1751 Sc.
2. markedly or forthrightly Scottish in outlook or manner ...1892 Sc.
SCOT, SCOTCH, SCOTLAND, SCOTTISH - nouns
• AULD REEKY a name given to Edinburgh because of the cloud of smoke that overhang the old town ...1721 Sc.
• AULD REIKIE the old town and subsequently the whole town of Edinburgh ...L18
• BACK-SHORE the west coast of Scotland on the North Channel ...1905 Sc.
• BAWBEE a Scotch coin of base silver equivalent originally to three, and afterwards to six, pennies of Scotch money, about a halfpenny of English coin; hence, later, a halfpenny, a 'copper' ...1542 Sc.
• BON-ACCORD the city of Aberdeen; that city's motto ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CALEDONIA the Roman name for Scotland
• FAIR CITY, THE Perth, Scotland ...1827 Sc.
• GAELICALLY UTTER a Scottish accent, esp. when modified to move in snobbish English circles ...L19 UK society sl.
• HAGGISLAND Scotland ...L19 sl.
• ITCHLAND Scotland ...Bk1896 sl.
• LALLAN the Lowland Scotch dialect ...1785 Sc.
• LALLANS the Lowlands of Scotland ...1830 Sc.
• LAND OF CAKES Scotland, or the Scottish Lowlands, arising from the fact that oatcakes were an important item in the fare of the rural population ...1669
• LAND OF KAIL Scotland, where broth is a national dish ...1826 Sc.
• LAND OF THE THISTLE Scotland ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MAIDEN TOWN Edinburgh ...E18 sl.
• MARMALADE COUNTRY Scotland ...L19 sl., orig. music hall usage
• OLD REEKIE the old town and subsequently the whole town of Edinburgh ...L18
• REEKY a name given to Edinburgh because of the cloud of smoke that overhang the old town ...1721 Sc.
• SCOTS † the Scotch language ...1790 Sc.
• SCRATCHLAND Scotland ...Bk1896 sl.
• TARTAN the Scottish Lowland or Highland dialect; Highland manners or customs ...1827 Sc.
SCOT, SCOTSMAN - nouns, person
• ABERDONIAN a native of Aberdeen ...a1670
• BACCALAUREAT at Glasgow University: a student in his third year ...1927 Sc.
• BEJAN a freshman at the Scotch universities, where the term was adopted from the University of Paris ...1642
• BERE-BAG † a native or inhabitant of Scotland ...1352
• BIGENT a first year's student at a Scotch university ...1812 Sc.
• BLUE-BONNET. a Scotsman ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUE MOGGANER a jocular term for a native of Peterhead, from the wearing of coarse blue stockings over boots ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAE-LAIRD a landowner on the southern slope of the Grampians ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAE-MAN a dweller on the southern slope of the Grampians ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CAILLEACH an old Highland woman; a crone ...E19 Sc.
• CALEDONIAN a native or inhabitant of Scotland ...1768 now jocular or literary
• ELEMENTARIAN † in Aberdeen Grammar School: a pupil in the beginners' class ...1710 Sc.
• GALWEGIAN an inhabitant or native of Galloway ...1774
• GYTE a first-year pupil at the Edinburgh High School ...c1880 Sc.
• HADDIE a nickname for an Aberdonian ...1920 Sc.
• HAIRY † a young woman living in the slums of Glasgow who habitually goes about without a hat ...1935 Sc.
• ITCHLANDER a Scot ...1785 sl.
• JOCK a Scotsman ...1788 sl.
• KAIL-SIPPER one who is fond of broth; a nickname given to the people of Fife ...1765 Sc.
• KAIL-SUPPER one who is fond of broth; a nickname given to the people of Fife ...1765 Sc.
• KALE-SUPPER one who is fond of broth; a name given to the Fifeshire people from their noted love of broth ...1816 Sc.
• MAC an Irishman or Scotsman ...1617 sl.
• MCTAVISH a person of Scottish background ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MACK a Scottish man ...18C sl.
• OATMEAL PARTY Scotsmen ...L19 Royal Navy colloq.
• OATMEAL SAVAGE a Scotsman ...1954 Can. sl.
• RED-SHANK a term of contempt for a Highlander; a bare-legged person ...1817 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAND-CLEEK a nickname for an Aberdonian ...1950 Sc.
• SANDIE a nickname for a Scotchman ...1473
• SANDY a nickname for a Scotchman ...1473
• SAWNEY a derisive name for a Scotchman ...a1704 colloq.
• SCARF a nickname for an inhabitant of Eday in Orkney ...1883 Sc.
• SCHEMIE a person who lives on a Scottish 'scheme' or council estate ...20C sl.
• SCOT a Scotchman as distinguished from a Shetlander ...1900 Sc.
• SCOTLING a young Scot, a Scottish child ...1787 Sc.
• TAMMIE-FUD a nickname for a native of Freswick ...1972 Sc.
• TERI a native of Hawick, Scotland ...1892 Sc.
• TERTIAN at a Scottish university: a student of the third session ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YACHIE a Highlander ...1859 Sc.
• YANTER a local name given to a person living in Nether Buckie, on the west side of the Buckie Burn in Banffshire ...1887 Sc.
SCOT, SCOTCH - verbs
• SCOTIFY † to translate into Scotch ...1787 Sc.
SCOUNDREL - nouns, person
• BADLING † a low scoundrel; a worthless fellow; a scamp; also, a naughty child ...1818 Sc.
• BADMASH one following evil courses; a bad, wicked, or disreputable fellow; a villainous man; a rascal, a scoundrel ...1843 Anglo-Indian
• BARNARD † the member of a gang of swindlers who acts as a decoy; a lurking scoundrel; a sharper ...1532
• BERNARD † the member of a gang of swindlers who acts as a decoy; a lurking scoundrel; a sharper ...1532
• BEZONIAN † as a term of contempt: a needy beggar, a poor wretch; a base fellow, a mean, low person; a knave, a rascal, a scoundrel ...1592
• BLAICK a scoundrel ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOINARD † a fool, a simpleton; a rogue, a rascal, a scoundrel, a low person; a term of reproach ...a1300
• BUDMASH a bad, worthless fellow; a scoundrel ...1870 Anglo-Indian
• CATAIAN † a rogue, a scoundrel, a rascal, a knave, a blackguard; a sharper ...1598
• CAYNARD † a lazy fellow, a sluggard; a worthless fellow, a rascal, a scoundrel; a term of reproach ...1303
• CULLION † a term of great contempt; a base, despicable, or vile fellow; a bad fellow; a mean wretch; a scoundrel, a rascal ...1575
• DAGGA ROOKER a scoundrel; a wastrel ...c1910 S. Afr. sl.
• FEATHERED SNAKE a clever scoundrel ...1930 Amer. dial.
• HOLOUR † a fornicator, a whoremonger, an adulterer; a debauchee, rake, ribald, scoundrel ...c1230
• HOUNDSFOOT † a scoundrel; a rascal; a worthless fellow; a term of contempt ...1710
• LOREL † a worthless person; a dissolute person; a low, disreputable fellow; a rogue, a scoundrel ...1362
• LOSEL a worthless person, a scoundrel, a cheat ...1806 Amer. dial.
• RACK-HELL a thorough scoundrel or rascal; an utterly immoral or dissolute person; a vile debauchee or rake ...1554 now arch.
• RAGABASH an idle, worthless, or disreputable fellow; a low rascal; an idle vagabond; a scoundrel; a ragamuffin ...1609 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAGGIL a rascal, a scoundrel; a worthless vagabond; a careless or mischievous person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAKE-HELL a thorough scoundrel or rascal; an utterly immoral or dissolute person; a vile debauchee or rake ...1554 now arch.
• RAKEHELLY a thorough scoundrel or rascal; an utterly immoral or dissolute person; a vile debauchee or rake ...a1762
• RAKEL † a rake-hell; a thorough scoundrel or rascal; an utterly immoral or dissolute person; a vile debauchee or rake ...1622 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAMPALLIAN a ruffian, a scoundrel, a villain ...L16
• RAMPALLION † a ruffian, a villain, a scoundrel, a rogue, a knave, a rascal ...1593
• SCAB a rascal or scoundrel ...sl.
• SCANDAL a scoundrel, a rascal ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCAPEGALLOWS a dedicated villain who has (so far) escaped the gallows; a scoundrel; a rascal ...1799
• SCELLUM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SCHELLAM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SCOUFF a male jilt; a low scoundrel ...1898 Sc.
• SCRAPEGALLOWS a scoundrel, a rascal ...1946 Amer. dial.
• SCROYLE † a mean fellow; a rascal, a scoundrel, a wretch; a term of contempt ...1595
• SCUDDER a scoundrel, a rascal, a mischievous person; a rowdy, mean person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCUTTER a scoundrel, a rascal, a mischievous person; a rowdy, mean person ...1934 Amer. dial.
• SKELLUM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SKELM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SNEAKSBY * a mean-spirited person; a cowardly, creeping scoundrel; a paltry fellow; a sneak ...1580
• STRETCH-HALTER a scoundrel; one who badly needs a hanging ...1604 sl.
• STRETCH-HEMP a scoundrel; one who badly needs a hanging ...Bk1904 sl.
• SUCCUBUS a thieving hanger-on; a scoundrel ...1700 sl.
• TAISTREL a mischievous boy; a rascal; scoundrel ...1923 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TITIVIL † a term of reproach; a bad or vile character; a scoundrel, villain; a worthless knave ...c1420
• TITIVILLER †* a bad or vile character, a scoundrel, a rogue, a rascal, a knave, a villain ...1500
• VILIACO † a vile or contemptible person; a villain, a scoundrel, a coward ...1599
• WARLOCK † a wicked person; a scoundrel, a reprobate; a general term of reproach or abuse ...a1000
• YOUNG HEMP a young scoundrel; an ill-behaved young man or boy; an 18th century juvenile delinquent ...1785 sl.
SCOUNDRELLY - adjectives
• SCOONERAL scoundrelly, rascally ...1844 Sc.
SCOUR - verbs
• OFFSCOUR * to scour off ...1578
• SCRINGE † to rub or scour with force and energy; to purge ...1816 Sc.
• SCURRIFUNGE to scrub, to scour ...1789 Eng. dial.
SCOURGE - adjectives
• MASTIGOPHORIC that carries a scourge, scourge-bearing ...1816
• MASTIGOPHOROUS that carries a scourge, scourge-bearing ...1812
SCOURGE - verbs
• BALEISE to beat, to flog, to whip, to scourge ...1876 Eng. dial.
• BELLISE to beat, to flog; to whip, to scourge ...1865 Eng. dial.
• DIGHT to beat, to thrash, to scourge ...BK1900 Sc.
• JERK † to strike with, or as with a whip, switch, or wand; to scourge, to whip, to lash, to switch ...1550
• SCREEGE to scourge ...1863 Sc.
• SCRINGE to scourge, to flog ...1790 Sc.
SCOURGING - nouns
• VERBERATION the act of beating or striking so as to cause pain or hurt; esp. flogging or scourging; also, a blow or stroke ...c1730
SCOURING - nouns
• OFFSCOURING * the act of scouring off ...1896
SCOURING PAD - nouns
• CHAIN DISHCLOTH a scouring pad made of small interconnected links ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CHAIN DISHRAG a scouring pad made of small interconnected links ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CHAIN SCRATCHER a scouring pad ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHAIN SCRUBBER a scouring pad made of small interconnected links ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DISH SCRATCHER a scouring pad ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IRON DISHCLOTH a metal scouring pad (of interlocking metal rings) used to scour pots ...1967 Amer. dial.
• IRON DISHRAG a metal scouring pad (of interlocking metal rings) used to scour pots ...1955 Amer. dial.
• METAL SCRATCHER a scouring pad ...1965 Amer. dial.
• METAL SPONGE the rough metal pad used to scour pots and pans ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PAN SCRATCHER a scouring pad ...1965 Amer. dial.
• POT SCRATCHER a scouring pad ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCHER a scouring pad ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCH PAD a scouring pad ...1957 Amer. dial.
• WASH SCRATCHER a scouring pad ...1965 Amer. dial.
SCOUT - nouns, person
• DING TEAM a scout and sniper working together ...1991 US sl.
• HARKENER † an eavesdropper; a scout ...1549
• HEARKENER † an eavesdropper; a scout ...1549
• VANQUERER † a scout ...1579
• WAIT † a military watchman, sentinel, or lookout; also, a scout, spy; a watchman in a camp, castle, or fortified place who was furnished with a born to trumpet to sound an alarm or to make a signal ...a1300
• WAITER † an observer in secret; a scout, a spy ...1471
SCOWL - nouns
• BLONK a scowl, frown ...19C Eng. dial.
• GLOUT a frown or scowl
• SCOUK a furtive look, a glance from under the brows or from the tail of the eye; a squint; a frown; a scowl; a sour, gloomy aspect; an evil look ...c1715 Sc.
SCOWL - verbs
• BEETLE to look with beetle brows, to scowl ...1602
• BEND THE BROWS to winkle the brow; to frown, to scowl ...1387
• BLONK to put on a sulky or sour face; to scowl ...19C Eng. dial.
• SCOUK to scowl, to look from under the eyebrows balefully or furtively; to look angry, sulky, or furtive ...c1715 Sc.
• SKOOK to scowl, to look from under the eyebrows balefully or furtively ...c1715 Sc.
• VENNER to scowl; to snarl; to draw up the lips in a snarling manner ...1890 Eng. dial.
• WRINCH to scowl ...1990s W. Indies
SCOWLINGLY - adverbs
• SCOUK with a gloomy, scowling countenance; sulkily ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKOOK in a hidden manner, secretly, furtively, with a gloomy, scowling mien ...1866 Sc.
SCRAGGLY - nouns, person
• SCUZ(Z) a scraggly or ugly person ...M20 US sl.
SCRAGGY - adjectives
• MAGER very lean, scraggy, emaciated ...1866 Sc.
• SCABELY scraggy, untidy, naked-looking ...1921 Sc.
• SCARE of a person: lean and scraggy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGGLY adj. thin, scraggy ...1900 Eng. dial.
• SCRANKY lean, lank, thin, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRANNY thin, meagre, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRANNY-LOOKING thin, meagre, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKRANKY lean, lank, thin, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKRANKY-LOOKING thin, scraggy in appearance ...1891 Sc.
SCRAGGY - nouns, person
• CATAMARAN an old, scraggy woman; a quarrelsome or offensive woman ...1785 sl.
• OLD CATAMARAN an old, scraggy woman; a quarrelsome or offensive woman ...1785 sl.
SCRAMBLE - nouns
• SCATTER the throwing-out of money to be scrambled for at a wedding, on a holiday, etc. ...1915 Sc.
• SCRABBLE a scramble, a contest in gathering things up from the ground on hands and knees ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAFFLE a scramble, a struggle ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAMSH a scramble ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRANNY a scramble ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWM a scramble; a fracas; ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRIMMAGE a skirmish; a scramble; an altercation, a fight ...1902 Amer. dial.
• SCROBBLE a scramble ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKIRMISH a scamper, a scramble ...1835
SCRAMBLE - verbs
• HALY-CALY to throw things to be scrambled for ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OAG to crawl, to creep, to scramble; to wriggle ...1892 Sc.
• RAMP † to climb, to scramble ...1523 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAMPLE to romp, to scramble ...1873 Sc.
• SCAAVLE to crawl, to scramble ...1921 Sc.
• SCAFFLE to scramble ...Bk1904 Eng dial.
• SCAMBLE to scramble, to sprawl, to roll awkwardly about ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCAMMER to climb, to scramble ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCARBER to scramble; to scamper off in a hurried manner ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAUT to scramble; to slip; to kick, to scratch, to scrape with the feet; to trample the ground ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRABBLE to crawl about on hands and knees; to scramble; to climb; to procure with difficulty ...1864 Eng. dial.
• SCRAFFLE 1. to struggle; to force one's way with difficulty; to scramble; to creep, to roll; to tumble ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
2. to throw anything to be scrambled for ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAFTY to throw coins or nuts among children to be scrambled for ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGGLE to scramble ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMBLE to throw down anything to be scrambled for ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMP to throw articles among a crowd to be scrambled for ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMSH to scramble; to throw anything to be scrambled for ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRANNY to scramble, to strive, to contend ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPE to scramble; to reach out awkwardly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAT to scramble; to reach out awkwardly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATTLE † 1. to go on the hands and feet; to scramble ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
2. to scramble for sweets, etc.; to hurry, to bustle; to slink off hastily; to hurry anything out of sight ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAUCHLE to scramble, to creep, to crawl; to move with difficulty ...1885 Sc.
• SCRAVVLE to scramble, to scrawl; to grope with the hands ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAWL to crawl, to creep; to move slowly or with difficulty; to hobble; to scramble, to sprawl ...1747 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWM 1. to scramble awkwardly; to grope about with outstretched arms; to sprawl; to spread or stretch out in a straggling manner ...1895 Eng. dial.
2. to throw to be scrambled for ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRIMMAGE to skirmish, to quarrel; to scramble; to argue ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRIMMIDGE to skirmish, to quarrel; to scramble; to argue ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCROBBLE to scramble, to climb, to crawl on hands and knees; to walk about with difficulty; to struggle ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SKRAFFLE to struggle; to force one's way with difficulty; to scramble; to creep, to roll; to tumble ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SCRAMBLING - adjectives
• RAMMACKING rambling, scrambling ...19C Eng. dial.
SCRAP, SCRAPS - nouns
• CAGMAG bad, unwholesome food; refuse of any kind; anything worthless, valueless, or rubbishy; rubbish; scraps; odds and ends ...1851 sl.
• CANDLE-ENDS things of short duration or of little value; trifles, fragments, scraps ...a1626
• DEWGS † scraps, rags, shreds, small pieces ...1693 Sc.
• FAKEMENT scraps ...M19 sl.
• JAG † a shred of cloth; also, a scrap, a fragment ...1555 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAMMOCK a fragment; a scrap ...1520 Eng. dial.
• MIDGAN a small fragment; a scrap, a shred ...1846 Eng. dial.
• MIDGET a very small piece of anything; a scrap, a fragment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOMMOCK a fragment, a scrap; a broken piece, esp. of food; a slice ...1816 Eng. dial.
• MUMMICK a fragment, a scrap; a broken piece, esp. of food; a slice ...1816 Eng. dial.
• ODDMENT a scrap, a fragment, a remnant; a trifle ...1825 Eng. dial.
• OFF-FALL a dropping; a scrap fallen off; a bit of waste, something left over ...1882 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• OF-FALLINGS crumbs or scraps that fall from the table ...1636 Sc.
• OFF-FALL a scrap, a bit of waste; something left over ...1946 Amer. dial.
• OFF-FALLING † a scrap; anything cast off and thrown on one side; something left over; a perquisite ...1660 Sc. obs. exc. Amer. dial.
• RAGLET * a small rag; a scrap ...1836-48
• RAMACK a worthless article; a scrap ...1884 Sc.
• RAMMACK a worthless article; a scrap ...1884 Sc.
• RAT † a rag, a scrap ...a1240 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• SCHNIBBLE a scrap; a small piece ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCHNIPFEL a scrap; a small piece ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCHNIPPLE a scrap; a small piece ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCHNITZEL a scrap, a small piece ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCHNIVVLE a scrap; a small piece ...1995 Amer. dial.
• SCHNUFFEL a scrap; a small piece ...1998 Amer. dial.
• SCIMPTION a trivial matter; a very small piece, amount, or quantity; a bit, a scrap ...1919 Amer. dial.
• SCRAB to scratch, to scrape, to claw ...1890 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAN a scrap, a morsel; remainder; refuse ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPPLINGS scraps; odds and ends; remainders ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCRIBBET a scrap, a fragment ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCRID a piece, a scrap, a bit ...1860 Amer. dial.
• SCRIMPTION a very small piece, amount, or quantity; a bit, a scrap ...1867 Amer. dial.
• SCRIMPTOM a very small piece or quantity; a bit, a scrap ...1904 Amer. dial.
• SCRIMSHUN a very small piece or quantity; a bit, a scrap ...1867 Amer. dial.
• SCRINCHET a scrap; a shred ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRIPPUT a little scrap ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRIP-SCRAP a little scrap of anything; miscellaneous scraps; odds and ends ...1894 colloq.
• SCRIPTION a very small piece or quantity; a bit, a scrap ...1867 Amer. dial.
• SCRUMPTION a very small piece or quantity; a bit, a scrap ...1867 Amer. dial.
• SHNIBBEL a scrap; a small piece ...1948 Amer. dial.
• SKIMPTION a trivial matter; a very small piece, amount, or quantity; a bit, a scrap ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SKIMPTUM a very small piece or quantity; a bit, a scrap ...1904 Amer. dial.
• SKRID a small piece, a scrap, a bit; a lump ...1860 Amer. dial.
• SNIBBLE a scrap; a small piece ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SNIPPLE a scrap; a small piece ...1948 Amer. dial.
• SNIPSLE a scrap; a small piece ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SQUID a piece, a scrap, a bit; a lump ...1914 Amer. dial.
SCRAPE - nouns
• BILLET a mess, a scrape ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DING a dent, scratch, scrape, or rip ...1945 US sl.
• SCRAWT a scratch or scrape ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SCRAPE - verbs
• BARK to scrape or rub off the skin, esp. from the shins and joints; to graze, to abrade ...1850
• DING to dent, scratch, scrape or rip ...1968 US sl.
• RACE † to scrape out, to erase ...c1403
• RAGGLE to scrape or tear the skin ...1808 Sc.
• RAKE †* to scrape away ...c1250
• RASE † 1. to scrape a thing so as to remove something from its surface; also, to scrape down into small particles ...1388
† 2. to scrape in passing; to graze ...1609
• RASH † to scrape out, to erase ...1650
• SCALP to graze, to mark in passing; to scrape ...1863 Sc. & 1902 Amer. dial.
• SCARP to scrape, to make a scraping noise ...1888 Eng. dial.
• SCART to scrape; to clean any vessel with a spoon; to scratch, to scrape with the nails, claws, or some sharp object ...1721 Sc.
• SCRAB † to scratch, scrape, claw ...1481 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCRAP to scrape, to scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPPLE to scrape ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWT to scratch, to scrape; to make a scratching noise ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRIEVE to scrape, to peel ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRIVE to scrape; to peel; to make a hard sound by scratching metal ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCROANCH to scrape ...1885 Eng. dial.
• TO-SCHRAPE † to scrape entirely ...a1225
SCRAPE TOGETHER - verbs
• HARL(E) to scrape or rake together; to peel, to come off in pieces ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAPE AND REND to scrape together; to get by any means in one's power ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAPE AND SCRAPE to scrape together; to get by any means in one's power ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCART to scrape together in a heap; to accumulate in a penurious, niggardly way, to be excessively acquisitive in small things ...1887 Sc.
• SCARTLE to scrape together in little bits; to make little scratching movements; to scurry; to accumulate in small amounts; to scrape money together ...1825 Sc.
• SCRAMP to scrape together; to collect with difficulty ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATCH to scrape together; to save ...1900 Eng. dial.
SCRAPE UP - verbs
• SCRAWL to scrape up; to gather together; to toss about in a confused, disorderly manner ...1866 Eng. dial.
SCRAPING - nouns
• RACING † the act of scratching, cutting, or scraping out ...1576
• RASE † the act of scraping or scratching; the fact of being scratched or cut ...1530
• RASION † the act of scraping or shaving; division by scraping or filing ....1612 rare or obs.
• RASURE † the act of scraping or shaving; a scratch, mark, cut, slit ...1470-85
• SCART a scraping or rasping sound ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCARTLE a scraping or scratching ...1823 Sc.
• SCREED a loud, shrill, or discordant sound; the sound of scraping anything on a whetstone ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SCRAPINGS - nouns
• RAMENTS †* scrapings ...1670
• RASING †* shavings, scrapings ...1544
• RASURE † a particle, or the particles, scraped off ...c1400
SCRATCH - adjectives
• SCRAWTY apt or likely to scratch; hard-pointed, as a pen ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SCRATCH - nouns
• BACK-SCRAWTER † a scratcher for the back ...1876 Eng. dial.
• DING a dent, scratch, scrape, or rip ...1945 US sl.
• HAFFET-CLAWING face-scratching ...1895 Eng. dial.
• RACE † a cut, slit, mark, scratch ...c1500
• RANCH * a deep and severe scratch; a flesh wound ...1611
• RASE † a scratch, a cut, a slit ...1579-80
• RASURE † the act of scraping or shaving; a scratch, mark, cut, slit ...1470-85
• RAT a scratch ...1841 Sc.
• SCART 1. a scratch with the nails, claws, or some sharp object ...1709 Sc.
2. a scratch; a scratching; the itch ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCLOMB a scratch ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCLUM a scratch ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCRAB a scratch ...B1900 N. Ireland
• SCRAMMAGE a scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMMISH a scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRANCH a mark or scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRANGE a deep scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAT a scratch; a very slight wound; a scratching noise ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRATTLE a scratch ...1867 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWK a scratch, a mark; a mark with a pen ...1865 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWL a scratch, a mark ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWM a scratch, scribble, scrawl; bad writing ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWT a scratch or scrape ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAZE a scratch, a graze; a slight incision ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRIT a tear, a rent; a scratch ...1892 Sc.
• SKLUM a scratch ...1892 Eng. dial.
SCRATCH - nouns, person
• SCRATTER a person who scratches ...1839 Eng. dial.
SCRATCH - verbs
• ARR to scar; to scratch; to beat ...1841 Eng. dial.
• BESCRAMBLE †* to scratch, to tear ...1598
• CAPERCLAW † to claw or scratch with the open hand and nails; to beat, to thrash ...1589
• CLAPPERCLAW to claw, scratch, slap, fight with the open hand and nails; to beat with the open hand, to thrash (generally used of women) ...1590 arch. exc. Eng. dial.
• DIG to scratch ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DING to dent, scratch, scrape or rip ...1968 US sl.
• FAGE to scratch, as a dog does ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALL TOGETHER BY THE EARS † said of animals fighting; hence of persons: to engage in a fight or scuffle; to fight and scratch each other; to contend in strife; to be at variance, to quarrel ...1539
• FAUCH to scratch, to claw, to rub; to scrub hard ...1923 Sc.
• FEY to scratch, as a dog does ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• PLAY THE SCOTCH FIDDLE to scratch oneself ...1836 Eng. dial.
• RACE † to scratch or tear with something sharp; to cut or slash ...c1440 obs. exc. techn.
• RAISE † to tear; to scratch; to cut ...c1475
• RANCH † to tear, to cut, to scratch ...c1430 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAPE to scratch with violence ...1873 Eng. dial.
• RASE † to scratch or tear with something sharp; to cut, to slit, to slash, esp. the skin or clothing ...c1400
• RAT to scratch; to make a deep impression or score upon anything ...1841 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCART to scratch; to strike a match ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARTLE to scrape together in little bits; to make little scratching movements; to scurry; to accumulate in small amounts; to scrape money together ...1825 Sc.
• SCAUM to scratch the face with the nails ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAUT to scramble; to slip; to kick, to scratch, to scrape with the feet; to trample the ground ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCLAW to claw; to tear with the nails; to scratch ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCLOMB to scratch as a cat; to maul ...1854 Eng. dial.
• SCLOW to claw; to tear with the nails; to scratch ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCLUM to scratch as a cat; to maul ...1854 Eng. dial.
• SCORE to scratch; to mark by flogging ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAB † to scratch, scrape, claw ...1481 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCRABBLE to scratch, to paw; to make clutching movements with the hands; to make a scratching noise ...1888 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMB to scratch with the nails or claws ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRANCH to scratch ...1863 Eng. dial.
• SCRANGE to inflict a deep scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAP to scrape, to scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPE THE ENAMEL to scratch the skin by falling ...c1890 cyclists' sl.
• SCRAT to scratch; to make a scratching noise ...1836 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRATE to scratch; to make a scratching noise, as with a slate pencil ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SCRATTLE to scratch ...1867 Eng. dial.
• SCRAUNCH to scratch ...1863 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWK to scratch, to mark; to scratch with a pen, to scrawl ...1839 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWL to scratch ...1865 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWM to scratch; to make irregular marks upon the surface of anything; to scribble, to scrawl ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWT to scratch, to scrape; to make a scratching noise ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAZE to scratch; to graze, to abrade; to rub slightly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRIT to tear, to rend; to scratch ...1892 Sc.
• SCROBBLE to scratch; to paw, as a dog ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROBE to scratch ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKLAW to claw; to tear with the nails; to scratch ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SKLUM to scratch as a cat; to maul ...1854 Eng. dial.
• SKRAT to scratch; to make a scratching noise ...1836 Sc.
• TALON † to tear with the talons; to claw, to scratch ...1685
• YAGE to scratch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YEWK to rub; to scratch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SCRATCHED - adjectives
• BATTERFANGED bruised, beaten, scratched ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• RACED †* scratched; cut, slashed ...1576
• SCRAWMY scratched, marked; streaked in large showy flourishes ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SCRATCHING - nouns
• BATTERFANGING a sound beating or scratching ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• RACING † the act of scratching, cutting, or scraping out ...1576
• RASE † the act of scraping or scratching; the fact of being scratched or cut ...1530
• SCART a scratch; a scratching; the itch ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARTLE a scraping or scratching ...1823 Sc.
• SCRABBLE a scratching ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROBBLE a scratching; a pawing, as a dog ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SCRATCHY - adjectives
• PICKY prickly, thorny, scratchy ...c1970 Amer. dial.
SCRAWL - nouns
• SCRAWM a scratch, scribble, scrawl; bad writing ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCROBBLE a scribbling; a scrawl ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SCRAWL - verbs
• SCRABBLE to scribble, to scrawl ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SCRANK to make ill-formed, sprawling letters; to write in a scrawling hand ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAVVLE to scramble, to scrawl; to grope with the hands ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAWK to scratch, to mark; to scratch with a pen, to scrawl ...1839 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWM to scratch; to make irregular marks upon the surface of anything; to scribble, to scrawl ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCRIGGLE to write badly; to scrawl ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROBBLE to scribble, to scrawl ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SCRAWNY - adjectives
• GANTED thin, scrawny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GANTED DOWN thin, scrawny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LEANY † lean, thin, scrawny ...a1400
• RIBEY poor, skinny, scrawny ...1927 Amer. dial.
• SCRAWNTY puny, scrawny ...1954 Amer. dial.
SCRAWNY - nouns, person
• ANTI-BOD a scrawny or underdeveloped male or an ugly, overweight woman ...M20 US sl.
• HATRACK a thin or scrawny person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRAG a scrawny or scruffy-looking person or animal; a term of derogation for a person ...1845 Amer. dial.
• OLOGICAL pert. to or versed in the 'ologies' ...1890 nonce word
• OLOGISTIC pert. to or versed in the 'ologies' ...a1861 nonce word
• PANCYCLOPAEDIC pert. to the whole circle of science ...1852
SCIENCE - nouns
• LEARNING † a branch of learning, a science ...1570
• MASTERY † a department of skill or knowledge; an art or science ...a1300
• MATAEOTECHNY † an unprofitable science ...1576
• MATEOTECHNY † an unprofitable science ...1576
• OLOGY any of the various sciences or departments of science ...1811
• SKILL † an art or science ...1570
SCIENCE - nouns, person
• BOFFIN a person who is enthusiastic for and knowledgeable in any pursuit, activity, study, etc., esp. a research scientist ...Aust. sl.
• OLOGIST a student or professor of an 'ology' ...1839
SCIENTIFIC - adjectives
• SLIANTIFIC scientific ...1842 Eng. dial.
SCIENTIST - nouns, person
• BOFFIN n. a person who is enthusiastic for and knowledgeable in any pursuit, activity, study, etc., esp. a research scientist; someone engaged on (secret) research; orig. Royal Air Force usage for a scientist working on radar ...1945 sl.
• COUNTRY MOUSE in Antarctica: a scientist or a scientist's assistant whose work takes them into the field, away from McMurdo Station ...2003 sl.
• LAB HOUND n. a forensic scientist ...1958 US police usage
• QUACKERY, THE forensic scientists; a forensic science department ...1971 UK police sl.
SCINTILLATE - verbs
• PRINKLE to twinkle, to scintillate, to sparkle ...1724 Sc.
SCISSORS - nouns
• BOW the handle of scissors, or of a key ...1899 Amer. dial.
• SCITHERS scissors ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SNIPS any cutting tool, as scissors or wire cutters ...1962 US
SCOFF, SCOFFING - adjectives
• LUDIBRIOUS * full of scorn, inclined to scoff; scornful, mocking ...1641
• SCOPTIC †* mocking, scoffing, jesting, satirical ...1670
SCOFF - nouns
• BOURD a scoff ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CHOPPED LIVER something trivial; something to be scoffed at; usually used in the negative ...1954 Amer. sl.
• DIRDUMS ridicule, scoffs, sneers, slanders ...1825 Sc.
SCOFF - verbs
• BABBIS † to scoff, to gibe ...1825 Sc.
• BABISH † to scoff at, to scorn; to treat with contempt as mere children ...c1460
• GAB † to speak mockingly, to scoff ...a1225
• GAFF to talk loudly and merrily; to jest, to banter; to jeer, to scoff at ...1876 Eng. dial.
• GALL AT † to scoff at ...1599
• ILLATRATE †* to scoff or bark at a thing ...1623
• JAPE † to mock, to deride, to scoff; to insult ...c1440
• RAILLY † to mock, to scoff, to jeer at ...1678
• SCAFF to scoff, to ridicule ...1844 Sc.
• SCAN † to scoff; to scold ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOFFLE to speak contemptuously or mockingly; to ridicule; to scoff ...1927 Amer. dial.
• SCORN AT to jeer, to scoff ...1724 Sc.
• TIT † to twit, to upbraid; to scoff or jeer at ...1622
SCOFFED - adjectives
• BABIST scoffed at, scorned ...B1700 Sc.
SCOFFER - nouns, person
• HICKSCORNER † the name of a character in an allegorical drama of the same title printed by Wynkyn de Worde, represented as a travelled libertine who scoffs at religion; hence, a scoffer in general ...c1530
• LATRATOR † one who barks, rails, or scoffs ...1623
SCOFFING - adjectives
• JEERY †* scornfully derisive, taunting, scoffing ...1606
SCOFFING - nouns
• ILLATRATION †* a barking against one ...1656
• JEER † the act of jeering; mockery, scoffing, derision ...1660
SCOLD - adjectives
• RANDY-LIKE having the appearance of a scold, or of a woman of loose habits ...1822 Sc.
• RANDY-LOOKING having the appearance of a scold, or of a woman of loose habits ...1895 Sc.
SCOLD, SCOLDING - nouns, person
• BARD a bold, noisy woman; a scold ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BARGE a scolding woman ...Bk1898 Ireland
• BRIMSTONE † a virago, a scold
• CAIRD a scold; a rude, scolding person ...1808 Sc.
• CALLET † a term of abuse; a hag; a scold; a virago, a constant fault-finder; a quarrelsome person ...a1528 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CHIDESTER † a woman who chides, scolds, or brawls ...c1386
• GRUMBLETONIAN a constant grumbler, esp. as regards the 'state of the country'; a discontented person; a scolder ...c1710 colloq.
• HAG a violent, ill-tempered woman; a scold; an ugly, dirty woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• KAIL-WIFE a scold; a coarse, brawling woman ...1959 Sc.
• KALE-WIFE a scold ...1866 Sc.
• LONG-TONGUE a chatterbox, talebearer, telltale, gossip, blabber, a divulger of secrets; an unusually talkative woman; a scold ...1847
• MAG a scold, a fault-finding woman ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGGER a scolding, complaining person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAGPIE a talkative child or woman; a scold; a term of contempt ...1844 Eng. dial.
• NAGGER persistent scold ...1872 sl.
• RANDIE a scolding virago; a disorderly, immoral woman ...1816 Sc.
• RANDY a scolding virago; a disorderly, immoral woman ...1816 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RANT-A-COME-SCOUR a scold; a man in a violent passion ...1866 Eng. dial.
• RANTER a reveller; a noisy scold ...1812 Sc.
• RANTIPOLE * a rude, romping boy or girl; a wild, ill-behaved or reckless person; a scold, a termagant, a shrew; a dissolute person ...a1700
• RATER one who reproves or scolds ...1863
• RIXATRIX † a scolding or quarrelsome woman ...1745 orig. Old English law
• SCALLIBRAT a noisy, screaming child; a scold, a virago ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SCALLY-BRAT a passionate, noisy child; a young vixen; a scold, a virago ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SCRADE † a scold ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SHREW a scolding woman; a virago; a hellcat of a woman ...16C
• SKELLAT a scolding, railing woman; an ill-natured, shrewish woman ...1810 Sc.
• TAGSTER a scold; a virago ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TAIRGER a termagant; a scold; a shrew ...1822 Sc.
• TARGE a scold; a vixen ...1887 Sc.
• TARGER a termagant; a scold; a shrew; a quarrelsome woman ...1822 Sc.
• TATTERER a scold ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TATTERS a scold ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• XANTHIPPE the name of the wife of Socrates; hence, an ill-tempered woman or wife; a shrew, a scold ...1596
• XANTIPPE the wife of Socrates; hence, an ill-tempered woman or wife; a shrew; a scold ...1596
• ZENTIPPE the wife of Socrates; hence, an ill-tempered woman or wife; a shrew; a scold ...1596
SCOLD - verbs
• AMMERGAG to scold; to argue ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• BACK-HASH to abuse, to scold vigorously; to annoy, to molest ...1816 Sc.
• BAGHASH to abuse, to scold vigorously; to annoy, to molest ...1816 Sc.
• BAIRGE to speak in a loud and angry manner; to scold, to rail, to taunt loudly ...1887 Sc.
• BALL OUT to scold, to reprimand, to criticize loudly ...1899 sl., orig. US
• BALLYRAG to abuse violently; to scold or revile in foul language ...1790 Eng. dial.
• BAN to scold; to chide; to address with angry and maledictory language, to curse, to swear ...1340 Eng. dial.
• BARGE to scold, to abuse ...1860 Eng. dial.
• BAWL to scold, to reprimand, to criticize loudly ...M19 sl., orig. US
• BAWL OFF to scold ...1874 Eng. dial.
• BAWL OUT to scold, to reprimand, to criticize loudly ...1899 sl., orig. US
• BEGIN to scold ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BERGE to speak in a loud and angry manner; to scold, to rail, to taunt loudly ...1887 Sc.
• BLAST to scold or criticize severely or vociferously ...1957 Amer. sl.
• BLESS OUT to scold or rebuke ...1935 Amer. dial.
• BLOW to scold, to rail at ...1827 colloq.
• BLOW SOMEONE'S EARS DOWN to scold severely ...1933 Amer. sl.
• BOST to scold; to speak roughly ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOUNCE to scold roundly; to 'blow up' ...1883 colloq.
• BREAK ONE'S BALLS to provoke anger; hence, to make oneself a pest, as by complaining or scolding; to harass, to hector, to nag ...1955 US sl.
• BURN SOMEONE'S EARS to scold severely ...1952 Amer. sl.
• CAIRD to abuse, to scold ...1928 Sc.
• CALL to abuse, to call names, to speak ill of; to scold ...1854 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CALL DOWN to reprimand; to rebuke; to scold severely; to humble one ...1896 Amer. dial.
• CALLET † to scold, to rail ...a1673 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CALL ON THE CARPET to reprimand; to scold ...1960s US sl.
• CAMP † to wrangle, to scold ...1606 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CAMPLE † to scold, bully; to retort, answer pertly; to argue or contend saucily; to wrangle or quarrel; to be sulky or cross ...1621 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CARD to scold sharply ...Bk1888 Sc.
• CHANNER to mutter, grumble, murmur, fret, complain; to scold, not noisily, but constantly; to chide ...c1375 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• CHEW to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1942 Amer. dial.
• CHEW AT to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHEW ON to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHEW ONE'S ASS OUT to bawl out, to scold, to reprimand; to put pressure on somebody ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHEW OUT to bawl out, to scold, to reprimand; to put pressure on somebody ...1948 Amer. dial.
• CHEW UP to annoy, to nag, to scold, to bawl someone out, to berate, to reprimand, to scold ...1884 Amer. dial.
• CLAPPERCLAW † to abuse with the tongue, to scold vehemently ...1692 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• COW-COW to be very angry; to scold ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• DELITIGATE †* to scold or chide vehemently ...1623
• DIRL to pierce, to drill; to tingle, to thrill; to cause to vibrate by a blow, or thrill with the sensation of pain or pleasure; to scold ...1733 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EARBASH to subject to one's opinions, grievances, etc.; to nag, to scold ...1940s sl., orig. Aust. & NZ
• EAT ASS LIKE IT WAS STEAK to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1967 US sl.
• EAT OUT to rebuke or scold sharply or severely; to berate or verbally chastise someone ...1944 US sl., esp. military usage
• EAT SOMEONE'S ASS OFF to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1943 US sl., esp. military usage
• EAT SOMEONE'S ASS OUT to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1946 US sl., esp. military usage
• EAT SOMEONE'S COOKIES to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1953 US sl., esp. military usage
• EAT SOMEONE'S LIVER OUT to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1927 US sl., esp. military usage
• EAT SOMEONE'S PANTS OUT to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1934 US sl., esp. military usage
• EAT SOMEONE'S TAIL OUT to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1953 US sl., esp. military usage
• EAT UP to rebuke or scold sharply or severely ...1843 US sl.
• FAN OUT to scold ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• FLY OUT to grow angry; to scold ...17C sl.
• FRATCH to disagree, to quarrel, to dispute; to wrangle; to scold, to find fault with ...1714 chiefly Eng. dial.
• GABBLE to scold in an ill-natured way; to wrangle, to be querulous ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GAG to scold, to nag ...M19 sl.
• GIVE BELLTINKER of persons: to give a good thrashing, or a scolding; of things: to do anything thoroughly or in good style ...1859 Eng. dial.
• GIVE OLD HARRY to play the devil, to make mischief; to tease or scold ...M17 sl.
• GIVE ONE HAIL COLUMBIA to give a sound scolding; to berate ...1854 Amer. dial.
• GIVE ONE HAIL COLUMBIA, HAPPY LAND to give a sound scolding; to berate ...1908 Amer. dial.
• GIVE SKY-HIGH to blow up, to scold in the most immoderate fashion ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• GO ABOARD OF SOMEONE to act vigorously and aggressively; to attack or scold vigorously ...1980 Can. sl.
• GO AROUND to scold ...1946 Amer. dial.
• HAMMERGAG to scold; to argue ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• HASE to scold ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HAWZEN to scold, to speak sharply ...1825 Eng. dial.
• HAZE to confound, to frighten, to scare; to scold, to upbraid; also, to punish by blows, to beat, to thrash soundly ...1678 Eng. dial.
• HAZEN † to scold, to rebuke, to threaten ...1630 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• HECKLE to chastise, to scold ... E19 Eng. dial.
• ILL-HEAR to chide, to scold ...Bk1905 Sc.
• INCREPATE † to chide, to rebuke, to reprove, to scold, to reprehend ...1570
• JABBER to scold ...1866 Eng. dial.
• JACK UP to call to account; to rebuke; to reprove severely, to reprimand; to scold; to irritate ...1896 Amer. dial.
• JAMMER to make a great outcry, or a loud, disagreeable noise; to talk loudly or persistently; to shout; to scold ...1835 Ireland
• JANGLE †* to speak angrily; to scold ...c1430
• JAW to address censoriously or abusively; to scold or lecture a person ...1810
• KAME to scold; to give a 'dressing down' ...1929 Sc.
• LAND ON to scold; to reprimand; to rebuke or take decisive action against ...1910s US sl.
• LAY ON THE JACK to thrash or scold soundly ...1579 colloq.
• LAY OUT to scold, to reprimand; to berate ...1900s Amer. dial.
• LAY OUT COLD to scold severely; to berate ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• LAY OUT IN LAVENDER to scold severely; to berate; to indulge in a verbal battle ...1948 Amer. dial.
• LOUNDER to scold ...B1900 Sc.
• MAG to scold, to complain, to find fault ...1810 Eng. dial.
• MAKE A NOISE to scold, to rate, to complain; to be angry with ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• MALLERAG to abuse, to scold ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• MANDER to order about in a dictatorial fashion; to scold ...1872 Eng. dial.
• MAUNDER to order about n a dictatorial fashion; to scold ...1872 Eng. dial.
• MEAN-MOUTH to malign; to scold; to insult; to give a tongue-lashing to ... c1960 Amer. dial.
• NAG to scold, or fault find persistently ...1846 sl.
• NAIL to scold severely ...1880 Sc.
• NATTER to grumble; to fret; to scold; to speak in a querulous or peevish manner ...1829 Eng. dial.
• NEB to scold; to miscall ...Bk1905 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• OBJURGATE to rebuke severely; to chide, to scold ...1616
• OBLATRATE †* to rail against one, to scold ...1623
• OVERHAUL to scold, reprimand or discipline ...1942 Amer. dial.
• PEEL OUT to scold, to chide ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PROMISE BELLTINKER of persons: to give a good thrashing, or a scolding; of things: to do anything thoroughly or in good style ...1859 Eng. dial.
• PUT THE BLAST ON to scold or criticize harshly or vociferously ...1929 Amer. sl.
• RAG to scold, to rate; to talk severely to, to reproach; to abuse violently ...a1796 Eng. dial. & sl.
• RAGE to scold, to berate ...1828 Sc.
• RAHATE † to scold ...1542
• RAICHIE to scold ...1825 Sc.
• RAKE to scold severely, to attack verbally ...1907 Amer. dial.
• RAKE DOWN to scold, to reprimand ...1942 Amer. dial.
• RAKE OVER to scold; to say uncomplimentary things about somebody ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RALLIE to scold, to chide, to speak angrily to ...1790 Sc.
• RALLY to scold; to speak loud ...1790 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RANDY to scold ...1828 Sc.
• RANT † to storm or scold violently ...1647
• RATE to chide, to scold, to reprove vehemently or angrily ...c1386
• RATIFY to scold; to use clamorous vituperation ...1889 Eng. dial.
• RATTIPELT to scold ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• RAWHIDE to chastise verbally; to scold ...1948 Amer. dial.
• RAWLEY to scold, to chide, to speak angrily to ...1790 Sc.
• READ OFF to scold; to find fault with ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• READ ONE ONE'S CHARACTER to give one a scolding; to tell plainly what is thought of one's character ...1898 Sc.
• READ OUT to reprimand, to express blunt criticism of; to rebuke strongly; to scold ...1958 Amer. dial.
• READ THE DOG-LAW to scold, to read the riot act, to reprimand, to upbraid, to chastise ...1903 Amer. dial.
• READ THE RIOT ACT to reprove; to scold ...20C sl.
• REAR to mock, to gibe; to scold ...1893 Eng. dial.
• REDD to correct, to set right; to rebuke, to scold; to sum up the faults of, to criticize ...1819 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• REDD THE CRAP to scold ...Bk1904 Sc.
• RICK to grumble, to scold ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• RICK INTO to do anything with energy, esp. to rate, to scold, to abuse vigorously ...1894 Eng. dial.
• RIG to tease, to mock, to vex; to deride; to reprimand, to scold ...1883 Amer. dial.
• RING to talk; to scold ...Bk1903 sl.
• RIP AND STAVE to rage and scold about ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• ROUNDSHAVE to scold; to reprimand severely; to abuse ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SALT ONE'S KAIL to scold, to make things unpleasant for one ...1865 Sc.
• SAUCE to scold; to find fault with; to abuse ...1882 Eng. dial.
• SCABBLE † to scold ...1804 Sc.
• SCALD to reprimand, to scold ...L19 Irish sl.
• SCALL to scold; to abuse ...1820 Sc.
• SCALLIBRAT to scold; to use loud and vituperative language ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCAM to scold severely ...1922 Sc.
• SCAN † to scoff; to scold ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCHOOL to correct, to rebuke, to scold, to chastise ...1746 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOG to argue, to dispute, to quarrel, to scold, to make ironical jokes ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCONCE to joke, to ridicule; to scold ...1884 N. Ireland & Eng. dial.
• SET ONE'S MOUTH ON to tell someone off; to give one a tongue-lashing ...1970s US Black sl.
• SHEND to reproach or scold ...arch.
• SHOW SOMEONE WHERE TO HEAD IN to severely scold or reprimand ...1966 Amer. dial.
• TAIRGE to reprimand, to scold loudly; to beat, to strike, to thrash ...1825 Sc.
• TAKE APART to criticize or scold severely ...sl.
• TAKE A PIECE OUT OF to scold, to reprimand severely ...1940s Aust. sl.
• TAKE INTO THE WOODSHED to scold; to punish; to reprimand ...1907 Amer. sl.
• TAKE TO to scold, to punish ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TARGE to reprimand, to scold loudly ...1825 Sc.
• TATOO to scold, to abuse ...1827 Ireland
• TATTER to scold; to chide; to be furious or cross ...1842 Eng. dial.
• TAX to find fault with; to scold ...1806 Sc.
• TELL SOMEONE WHERE TO HEAD IN to severely scold or reprimand ...1945 Amer. dial.
• THREAP to scold, to chide, to rebuke ...1681 Eng. dial.
• TONGUE-BANG to scold heartily, to berate, to abuse ...1901 Eng. dial.
• TONGUE-PAD to assail with words, to scold ...1707 Eng. dial. & sl.
• TRIM to beat, to thrash; to defeat in a game; to scold ...1888 Amer. dial.
• WALK DOWN ONE'S THROAT to scold; to abuse ...B1900
• WALK INTO to scold, to reprimand ...M19 sl.
• WALK INTO SOMEONE'S AFFECTIONS to beat, to scold ...M19 sl.
• WALLOP to move the tongue with rapidity; to chatter; to scold ...1881 Sc.
• YABBER to speak in a peevish, scolding way; to nark; to be querulous ...1825 Sc.
• YABBLE to speak in a peevish, scolding way; to nark; to be querulous ...1825 Sc.
• YAFF to chide, to carp, to scold, to nag, to reprehend sharply and critically ...1825 Sc.
• YAMBER to scold; to abuse freely ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YAMMER † to make a loud unpleasant noise or outcry; to howl, to yell; to roar, to shout; to talk loudly or persistently; to scold ...1513 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YAMOUR to make a great outcry, or a loud, disagreeable noise; to talk loudly or persistently; to shout; to scold ...1835 Sc.
• YAP to talk snappishly, noisily, or foolishly; to chatter; to scold ...1895 Sc. & Eng. & Amer. dial.
• YARM to scold; to speak ill-naturedly; to find fault, to grumble ...1790 Eng. dial.
• YATTER to speak in a constant peevish, querulous manner; to nag, to chide, to carp, to scold, to fret, to grumble; to harp on about something ...1811 Sc.
• YIMMER to make a great outcry, or a loud, disagreeable noise; to talk loudly or persistently; to shout; to scold ...1835 N. Ireland
• YOMER to make a great outcry, or a loud, disagreeable noise; to talk loudly or persistently; to shout; to scold ...1835 Sc.
SCOLD - phrases
• NEVER OFF A PERSON'S BACK never ceasing to advise, scold, or look after him ...Bk1905 N. Ireland
SCOLDED - adjectives
• CHEWED UP embarrassed, confused, discomfited, surprised; defeated, severely scolded ...1843 Amer. dial.
• RATED scolded, severely reproved ...1596
• UNCHID not rebuked or scolded ...1860
• UNCHIDDEN not rebuked or scolded ...1472
SCOLDED - verbs
• TAKE GAS to be scolded and abused ...1950s US sl.
SCOLDING - adjectives
• CALLETING scolding, quarrelsome, ill-tempered ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CALLETY scolding; ill-tongued ...1863 Eng. dial.
• CAMPING † wrangling, contentious, scolding ...1642
• HAWK-A-MOUTH foul-mouthed, scolding ...1866 Eng. dial.
• HAWK-A-MOUTHED foul-mouthed, scolding ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• IN SOMEONE'S ASS nagging or scolding ...1966 Amer. sl.
• OBJURGATIVE having the character of chiding or scolding; conveying or uttering a sharp rebuke ...1854
• OBJURGATORY having the character of chiding or scolding; conveying or uttering a sharp rebuke ...1576
• OBLATRANT †* railing, reviling, scolding ...1601
• ON SOMEONE'S ASS harassing, vexing, scolding, pursuing someone ...1948 Amer. sl.
• RANDIFIED scolding ...1894 Sc.
• RANDY scolding, abusive, noisy ...1822 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RIXY quarrelsome, carping, scolding ...1746 Eng. dial.
• TATTER scolding, cross, peevish, ill-tempered, grumblingly discontented ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YATTERIN captious, fretful, querulous, scolding ...a1838 Sc.
• YATTERY captious, fretful, querulous, scolding ...a1838 Sc.
SCOLDING - nouns
• ALL SORTS a scolding ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ALPHA CHARLIE a bawling out; a severe scolding (AC = ace-chewing) ...Amer. sl.
• ASS-CHEWING a harsh, prolonged scolding and reprimand, as from a superior officer; usually considered vulgar ...1954 Amer. military sl.
• ASS-EATING a harsh, prolonged scolding and reprimand, as from a superior officer; usually considered vulgar ...1949 Amer. military sl.
• BALLYRAGGING scolding, abuse ...1885 Eng. dial.
• BARGING scolding in an abusive manner ...1892 Eng. dial.
• BAWLING OUT a reprimand; a telling-off, a scolding ...20C sl.
• BAWL-OUT a criticism, an accusation, a scolding ...1915 US sl.
• BLARE a noisy scolding ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLAST a severe reprimand; a verbal attack; a very uncomplimentary remark; a sharp scolding ...1874 Amer. dial.
• BLESSING a scolding; a tongue-lashing ...1863 Amer. dial.
• BLESSING-OUT a scolding; a tongue-lashing ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BLOW-UP a scolding ...1838 chiefly US
• BOAST a threat, a scolding ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOB a scolding ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOILING OUT a scolding, a tongue-lashing ...1969 Amer. dial.
• BOUNCING a good scolding ...colloq.
• CALL scolding, abuse ...Bk1888 Eng. dial.
• CALL-DOWN a reprimand; a scolding; contradiction ...1895 Amer. sl.
• CALLING loud vituperation; scolding ...1863 Eng. dial.
• CALLING-DOWN a reprimand; a scolding ...c1960 Amer. dial.
• CALLS a scolding, abuse, vituperation ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• CHAIN LIGHTNING n. torment or misery, esp. a severe scolding; hell ...1866 US sl.
• CHEWING a sharp scolding ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHEWING-OUT a sharp scolding, a reprimand ...1965 Amer. dial.
• DAMASON a severe scolding, rebuke ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DINGBAT a blow or slap on the buttocks; a paddling, a sharp scolding, reprimand, punishment ...1895
• DINGBATLER a blow or slap on the buttocks; a paddling, a sharp scolding, reprimand, punishment ...1895
• DIRDUM a punishment, a scolding; blame, reprehension ...1823 Sc.
• DISH OF RAILS a lecture or scolding, esp. from a married woman to her husband ...L18 sl.
• EARBASHING nagging, non-stop chatter; a lengthy scolding ...1940s sl., orig. Aust.
• EAR-BEATING a severe scolding; a tongue-lashing ...1968 Amer. dial.
• EAR-BURN a severe scolding ...1966 Amer. dial.
• EARFUL a full or clear hearing of what is being said; hence, a voluble expression of opinions, esp. a sharp verbal rebuke or scolding; a strong and often lengthy reprimand ...1911 colloq.
• EARWIGGING a private conversation; a rebuke in private; a scolding or harangue ...1842 colloq.
• FACE-PIECE a scolding ...1950 Sc.
• FACE-WASHIN a scolding ...1950 Sc.
• FINNEY † a scolding match; a share in something going on, a frolic ...1746 Eng. dial.
• FLEA IN ONE'S EAR, A a scolding, a rating; a sharp reproof; a rebuff; chiefly used in the phrase 'to go (send, etc.) away with a flea in one's ear' ...1826
• FRATCH a disagreement, a quarrel, a dispute, a wrangle, brawl, a scolding match ...18C chiefly Eng. dial.
• HAIL COLUMBIA a punishment, a telling-off, a scolding ...M19 US sl.
• HAIRBLOWER a severe telling-off, a scolding, a reprimand ...2002 UK sl.
• HAIRCUT a verbal telling off, a scolding ...1960s US criminals' sl.
• HARK FROM THE TOMB something severe; a severe scolding or admonition ....c1960 Amer. dial.
• HARPOONING a very sharp scolding...1969 Amer. dial.
• HAZY a scolding; a quarrel; abusive language ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• HEARING a 'lecture', a scolding, reproof ...1816 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HEATING-OUT a severe scolding or heated discussion ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HEERICAN a severe reproof, a scolding, a 'dressing down' ...1920 Sc.
• HETCHELING a scolding ...1890 Amer. dial.
• JACKETING a beating, a thrashing; a tongue-lashing, a scolding ...1851
• JACKING UP a rebuke, a reprimand; a scolding ...1905 Amer. dial.
• JAWBATION a long and tedious harangue; a severe lecture or reprimand; a tedious rebuke or reproof; a scolding ...1840 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• JINIPER-LECTURE a scolding ...1690 sl.
• JOBATION a rebuke, a reproof, especially one of a lengthy and tedious character; a prolonged scolding, a lecture; also, a long discussion ..1687 colloq.
• LARRUPING a beating, a thrashing, a flogging; a whipping; a tongue-lashing, a scolding ...1838 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• LAYING OUT a scolding ...1900s US dial.
• LINING OUT a scolding, a reprimand ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MAUNDERING BROTH a scolding ...L17 sl.
• MAUNDRING-BROTH a scolding ...L17 Brit. sl.
• NAILING a beating, a thrashing, a scolding ...1880 Sc.
• NANTY temper, ire; a drubbing, a scolding ...1935 Sc. sl.
• NEIVE-SHAKING a quarrel among women, a scolding-match ...1820 Sc.
• OBJURGATION a sharp or severe rebuke; a chiding, a scolding ...1550
• OBLATRATION † a barking at a person, a railing, a scolding ...c1560
• OVERHAUL a reprimand; a scolding; a thrashing ...1797 Amer. dial.
• OVERHAULING a reprimand; a scolding; a thrashing; chastisement ...1833 Amer. dial.
• PEELING a scolding ...1968 Amer. dial.
• RAG a disturbance; a noisy dispute; a scolding ...1825 Sc.
• RAGGING the act of scolding, annoying, etc.; abuse; an instance of this ...1796
• RAGGINS a severe scolding; abuse ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAGING a scolding ...1828 Sc.
• RAICHIE the act of scolding ...1825 Sc.
• RAILWIFERY † abusive scolding ...1695 nonce word
• RAKE-DOWN a scolding; a reprimand ...1859 Amer. dial.
• RAKING-DOWN n. a scolding; a reprimand ...1854 Amer. dial. & Eng. dial.
• RAKING-OUT a sharp scolding ...1966 Amer. dial.
• RAKING-OVER a sharp scolding ...1965 Amer. dial.
• RALLY an angry scolding; a wrangling ...Bk1905 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RANNING a scolding ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RANT †* a violent scolding ...1663
• RAP ON THE KNUCKLES a scolding or reprimand ...19C
• RAP OVER THE KNUCKLES a scolding or reprimand ...19C
• RASPING a scolding; a thrashing ...1853 Eng. dial.
• RATING a scolding, rebuke, reproof ...1577
• RATTLE noise of any kind; chatter, scolding ...1809 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RATTLING a scolding ...1839 Eng. dial.
• RAWHIDING a sharp scolding ...1948 Amer. dial.
• READING-OFF a reprimand, a sharp scolding ...c1950 Amer. dial.
• READ-OFF a reprimand, a sharp scolding ...1947 Amer. dial.
• RIDGILING a beating, a flogging; a scolding ...1896 Eng. dial.
• RIGGING a teasing; a scolding ...1883 Amer. dial.
• RIXATION † the act of scolding or brawling; a quarrel, a brawl ...1623
• SAUCE a scolding; blame, recrimination, abuse ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SAYING-OVER a scolding, reprimand, swearing ...1905 Amer. dial.
• SCAVEL-AN'-GOW the noise of confused talking; chatter, scolding; a pack of lies ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOLD a scolding, a rebuke; occasionally in plural ...1773 Sc.
• SCOTCH BLESSING a severe scolding or reprimand ...1907 Amer. dial.
• SCREEDING a rending, a tearing; a scolding match among women, when violence may go to the length of tearing or 'screeding' the cap ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCUTCHING a sharp scolding ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SET-OUT a tongue-lashing; a scolding ...1970 Amer. dial.
• SISERARY a severe rebuke, reproof, or scolding; a sharp blow; a torrent of language ...1771
• TELLING a scolding, reproof; warning, advice ...1867 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THRAWN a scolding, a chiding; a sharp reproof ...Bk1905 Ireland obs.
• THROUGH-THE-BOWS a strict examination; a severe scolding ...Bk1905 Sc.
• TONGUE-PIE a scolding ...1895 Eng. dial. dialect)
• TRIMMING a sharp scolding; chastisement; a drubbing, beating, or thrashing ...1899 Amer. dial.
• VENY a scolding bout ...1746 Eng. dial.
• VINNY † a scolding match; a share in something going on, a frolic ...1746 Eng. dial.
• WALLOP OF THE TONGUE a scolding ...1884 Sc.
• WAUKENING a violent scolding ...Bk1905 Sc.
• WIGGING a severe rebuke, reproof, or reprimand; a scolding ...1805 colloq.
• YATTER noisy or angry talk; brawling, scolding, grumbling, continual railing or carping ...1827 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YATTERIN continual scolding ...1859 Sc.
SCOLDING - verbs
• CATCH IT to get a thrashing or a scolding ...1835 colloq.
• GET ONE'S EARS CHEWED DOWN to receive a severe scolding ...1966 Amer. dial.
• GET ONE'S KAIL THROUGH THE REEK to get a severe scolding or censure ...1705 Sc.
• GET ONE'S KALE THROUGH THE REEK to get a good scolding; to pay the penalty ...1812 Sc.
• GIVE ONE ONE'S KALE THROUGH THE REEK to give one a good scolding; to reprove severely; to punish ...1814 Sc.
• HAVE ONE'S KALE HOT to get a good scolding ...1895 Sc.
• HAVE THE SAUCEPAN ON THE FIRE to be set on or reading for a scolding match ...M19 Eng. dial.
SCOOP - nouns
• SCOBE an instrument for scooping ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOPE a scoop, a ladle with a long handle; a large, hollow shovel ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SCOOP - verbs
• KEACH † to take up water etc. with a shallow vessel; to scoop up, to ladle out ...1387 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCOBE to scoop out roughly; to make hollow ...1790 Sc. & Ireland
• SCOPE to scoop, to ladle ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SCOOTER - nouns
• WALK-A-BIKE a child's scooter ...1931 Sc.
SCOOTER - verbs
• CARVE in foot-propelled scootering: to turn sharply while in mid-jump ...2000 UK sl.
SCOPE - nouns
• SCOUTH room, freedom, liberty to range, scope ...1742 Sc.
• SCOWTH room, freedom, liberty to range, scope ...1742 Sc.
SCORCH - nouns
• ABC scorch marks on one's legs ...1920s Irish sl.
• SCAM a burn, singe, scorch, or the mark of such ...1808 Sc.
• SCAUM a burn, scorch; a mark caused by burning or singeing ...1813 Sc.
• SCOUDER a burn, scorch, singe; a hasty toasting ...1773 Sc.
• SCOUTHER a burn, scorch, singe; a hasty toasting ...1773 Sc.
• SCOWDER a burn, scorch, singe; a hasty toasting ...1773 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOWTHER a burn, scorch, singe; a hasty toasting ...1773 Sc.
SCORCH - verbs
• ADURE † to burn completely; to scorch, to parch ...c1420
• ADUST † to burn, to scorch, to scar; to dry up with heat ...1550
• BIRSLE to scorch, to toast, to parch; to crackle with heat ...Bk1911 Sc.
• SCAM of cloth, skin, cakes, etc.: to burn slightly; to scorch, to singe with dry heat ...1746 Sc.
• SCAUM to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1838 Sc.
• SCOODER to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1810 Sc.
• SCORGE to scorch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCORKLE †* to scorch ...c1374
• SCOTCH to scorch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOUDER to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1810 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOUTHER to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1810 Sc.
• SCOWDER to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1810 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCOWTHER to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1810 Sc.
• SCRANT to scorch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAP to burn, to scorch ...1867 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWL to scorch, to cook anything too much ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRENT to burn; to scorch; to singe ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SCRIMPLE †* to shrivel with fierce heat, to scorch ...a1572
• SCRINT to burn; to scorch; to singe ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SCROACH to scorch ...1720 Sc.
• SKOODER to burn, to scorch, to singe ...1810 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKRENT to burn; to scorch; to singe ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SKRINT to burn; to scorch; to singe ...1825 Eng. dial.
• SQUARKEN †* to burn or scorch; to burn in roasting ...1530
SCORCHED - adjectives
• ADUST scorched, seared; burnt up; dried up with heat, parched ...1550
• ADUSTED † scorched, seared; burnt up; dried up with heat, parched ...1550
SCORCHED - nouns
• ADUSTION † the state of being burnt, or scorched; parched dryness ...1559
• ADUSTNESS †* scorching heat, the state of being scorched ...1652
SCORCHING - adjectives
• ADUSTIVE † burning, scorching, fiery ...1633
SCORCHING - nouns
• ADUSTION † the act of burning, scorching, heating to dryness, or parching ...1594
• BIRSLIN' a scorching ...Bk1911 Sc.
SCORE - nouns
• TAIL † a tally; a stick or rod of wood marked on one side with transverse notches representing the amount of debt or payment; hence, a score, an account ...a1325
SCORE - verbs
• ACE to make a perfect or nearly perfect score ...Amer. sl.
• ACE IT to make a perfect score on a school or college test; to score an 'A' on an exam ...1950s US sl.
• ACE OUT to make a perfect or nearly perfect score ...Amer. sl.
SCORED - adjectives
• TALLIED † cut, scored, marked ...c1440
SCORN - adjectives
• REVURE having a look of calm scorn or contempt ...Bk1904 Sc.
SCORN - nouns
• BISMER † shame, disgrace, reproach, mockery, scorn ...c893
• CUCKING-STOOL a seat where social offenders were placed in order to receive public scorn ...14C
• DEDIGNATION † disdain, scorn, contempt ...c1400
• FASTIDIE †* scorn, disdain, contempt ...1538
• LAITH loathing, despite, scorn ...1882 Sc.
• SCAN scorn, disrespect ...1877 Eng. dial.
• SCAUM an appearance of scorn; scornfully abusive language ...1877 Eng. dial.
• SUBSANNATION † mockery, derision, scorn ...1620
• UPBRIXLE † reproach, scorn; an object of reproach ...c1200
SCORN - nouns, person
• BISMER † a person worthy of scorn; a disgraceful or lewd person; a pander or bawd ...a1300 obs. exc. Sc.
• TARGET a person who is the object of general abuse, scorn, derision, or the like ...1757
SCORN - verbs
• ARRIDE † to smile at, to laugh at, to scorn ...1612
• BABISH † to scoff at, to scorn; to treat with contempt as mere children ...c1460
• BISMER † to treat with scorn, to mock, to deride, to insult ...c1000
• CATAMIDIATE † to put one to open shame and punishment for some notorious offense; to scorn, to defame ...1656
• DECACHINNATE † to scorn ...1623
• DEDIGNE † to disdain, to scorn ...1623
• SCRAPE to express scorn and derision ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SHOOT OUT THE LIP to show scorn by protruding one's lip; to treat with derision or contempt ...1826
• SUBSANNATE † to deride, to scorn, to mock ...1656
• SUBSANNE † to deride, to scorn, to mock ...a1619
• THARN † to mock, to scorn ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SCORNED - adjectives
• ABAFELLED treated scornfully or indignantly ...17C obs.
• BABIST scoffed at, scorned ...B1700 Sc.
SCORNFUL - adjectives
• DEIGNOUS † disdainful, proud, haughty, scornful ...c1330
• FASTIDIOUS † full of pride; disdainful; scornful ...c1440
• LUDIBRIOUS * full of scorn, inclined to scoff; scornful, mocking ...1641
• MOCKRIFE scornful, mocking ...1818 Sc.
• NARGIE jeering, scornful ...1825 Sc.
• SARDONIC of laughter, a smile: bitter, scornful, mocking; hence of a person, personal attribute, etc.: exhibiting bitterness, scorn, mockery, or ironic ridicule ...1638
• SARDONICAL of laughter, a smile: bitter, scornful, mocking; hence of a person, personal attribute, etc.: exhibiting bitterness, scorn, mockery, or ironic ridicule ...1859
• SAUCY † scornful, disdainful ...1716 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCORNSUM scornful ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCORNY scornful ...1836 Eng. dial.
• SNIFFY scornful, disdainful; haughtily fastidious; fault-finding ...1871 sl.
SCORNFULLY - adverbs
• HATELY † fiercely, bitterly; scornfully, hatefully ...c1000
SCORPION - nouns
• ALACRAN a scorpion ...1844 Amer. dial.
• ALACRANY a scorpion ...1844 Amer. dial.
• ALICRAN a scorpion ...1844 Amer. dial.
• SANTAPEE a scorpion ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCAR-BECK a rock-bound stream ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCORRIPIN a scorpion ...1909 Amer. dial.
• SCRONCHER a scorpion ...1950 Amer. dial.
• TEXAS STRONGBACK a scorpion ...1984 Amer. dial.
SCOT, SCOTLAND - adjectives
• ABERDONIAN pert. to Aberdeen ...19C
• CALEDONIAN of ancient Caledonia; of Scotland ...1656
• GALWEGIAN belonging to Galloway ...1870
• LALLAN belonging to the Lowlands of Scotland ...1706 Sc.
• MCTAVISH Scottish ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SCOTTY † 1. Scottish, bred in Scotland ...1751 Sc.
2. markedly or forthrightly Scottish in outlook or manner ...1892 Sc.
SCOT, SCOTCH, SCOTLAND, SCOTTISH - nouns
• AULD REEKY a name given to Edinburgh because of the cloud of smoke that overhang the old town ...1721 Sc.
• AULD REIKIE the old town and subsequently the whole town of Edinburgh ...L18
• BACK-SHORE the west coast of Scotland on the North Channel ...1905 Sc.
• BAWBEE a Scotch coin of base silver equivalent originally to three, and afterwards to six, pennies of Scotch money, about a halfpenny of English coin; hence, later, a halfpenny, a 'copper' ...1542 Sc.
• BON-ACCORD the city of Aberdeen; that city's motto ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CALEDONIA the Roman name for Scotland
• FAIR CITY, THE Perth, Scotland ...1827 Sc.
• GAELICALLY UTTER a Scottish accent, esp. when modified to move in snobbish English circles ...L19 UK society sl.
• HAGGISLAND Scotland ...L19 sl.
• ITCHLAND Scotland ...Bk1896 sl.
• LALLAN the Lowland Scotch dialect ...1785 Sc.
• LALLANS the Lowlands of Scotland ...1830 Sc.
• LAND OF CAKES Scotland, or the Scottish Lowlands, arising from the fact that oatcakes were an important item in the fare of the rural population ...1669
• LAND OF KAIL Scotland, where broth is a national dish ...1826 Sc.
• LAND OF THE THISTLE Scotland ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• MAIDEN TOWN Edinburgh ...E18 sl.
• MARMALADE COUNTRY Scotland ...L19 sl., orig. music hall usage
• OLD REEKIE the old town and subsequently the whole town of Edinburgh ...L18
• REEKY a name given to Edinburgh because of the cloud of smoke that overhang the old town ...1721 Sc.
• SCOTS † the Scotch language ...1790 Sc.
• SCRATCHLAND Scotland ...Bk1896 sl.
• TARTAN the Scottish Lowland or Highland dialect; Highland manners or customs ...1827 Sc.
SCOT, SCOTSMAN - nouns, person
• ABERDONIAN a native of Aberdeen ...a1670
• BACCALAUREAT at Glasgow University: a student in his third year ...1927 Sc.
• BEJAN a freshman at the Scotch universities, where the term was adopted from the University of Paris ...1642
• BERE-BAG † a native or inhabitant of Scotland ...1352
• BIGENT a first year's student at a Scotch university ...1812 Sc.
• BLUE-BONNET. a Scotsman ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLUE MOGGANER a jocular term for a native of Peterhead, from the wearing of coarse blue stockings over boots ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAE-LAIRD a landowner on the southern slope of the Grampians ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAE-MAN a dweller on the southern slope of the Grampians ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CAILLEACH an old Highland woman; a crone ...E19 Sc.
• CALEDONIAN a native or inhabitant of Scotland ...1768 now jocular or literary
• ELEMENTARIAN † in Aberdeen Grammar School: a pupil in the beginners' class ...1710 Sc.
• GALWEGIAN an inhabitant or native of Galloway ...1774
• GYTE a first-year pupil at the Edinburgh High School ...c1880 Sc.
• HADDIE a nickname for an Aberdonian ...1920 Sc.
• HAIRY † a young woman living in the slums of Glasgow who habitually goes about without a hat ...1935 Sc.
• ITCHLANDER a Scot ...1785 sl.
• JOCK a Scotsman ...1788 sl.
• KAIL-SIPPER one who is fond of broth; a nickname given to the people of Fife ...1765 Sc.
• KAIL-SUPPER one who is fond of broth; a nickname given to the people of Fife ...1765 Sc.
• KALE-SUPPER one who is fond of broth; a name given to the Fifeshire people from their noted love of broth ...1816 Sc.
• MAC an Irishman or Scotsman ...1617 sl.
• MCTAVISH a person of Scottish background ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MACK a Scottish man ...18C sl.
• OATMEAL PARTY Scotsmen ...L19 Royal Navy colloq.
• OATMEAL SAVAGE a Scotsman ...1954 Can. sl.
• RED-SHANK a term of contempt for a Highlander; a bare-legged person ...1817 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SAND-CLEEK a nickname for an Aberdonian ...1950 Sc.
• SANDIE a nickname for a Scotchman ...1473
• SANDY a nickname for a Scotchman ...1473
• SAWNEY a derisive name for a Scotchman ...a1704 colloq.
• SCARF a nickname for an inhabitant of Eday in Orkney ...1883 Sc.
• SCHEMIE a person who lives on a Scottish 'scheme' or council estate ...20C sl.
• SCOT a Scotchman as distinguished from a Shetlander ...1900 Sc.
• SCOTLING a young Scot, a Scottish child ...1787 Sc.
• TAMMIE-FUD a nickname for a native of Freswick ...1972 Sc.
• TERI a native of Hawick, Scotland ...1892 Sc.
• TERTIAN at a Scottish university: a student of the third session ...Bk1905 Sc.
• YACHIE a Highlander ...1859 Sc.
• YANTER a local name given to a person living in Nether Buckie, on the west side of the Buckie Burn in Banffshire ...1887 Sc.
SCOT, SCOTCH - verbs
• SCOTIFY † to translate into Scotch ...1787 Sc.
SCOUNDREL - nouns, person
• BADLING † a low scoundrel; a worthless fellow; a scamp; also, a naughty child ...1818 Sc.
• BADMASH one following evil courses; a bad, wicked, or disreputable fellow; a villainous man; a rascal, a scoundrel ...1843 Anglo-Indian
• BARNARD † the member of a gang of swindlers who acts as a decoy; a lurking scoundrel; a sharper ...1532
• BERNARD † the member of a gang of swindlers who acts as a decoy; a lurking scoundrel; a sharper ...1532
• BEZONIAN † as a term of contempt: a needy beggar, a poor wretch; a base fellow, a mean, low person; a knave, a rascal, a scoundrel ...1592
• BLAICK a scoundrel ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOINARD † a fool, a simpleton; a rogue, a rascal, a scoundrel, a low person; a term of reproach ...a1300
• BUDMASH a bad, worthless fellow; a scoundrel ...1870 Anglo-Indian
• CATAIAN † a rogue, a scoundrel, a rascal, a knave, a blackguard; a sharper ...1598
• CAYNARD † a lazy fellow, a sluggard; a worthless fellow, a rascal, a scoundrel; a term of reproach ...1303
• CULLION † a term of great contempt; a base, despicable, or vile fellow; a bad fellow; a mean wretch; a scoundrel, a rascal ...1575
• DAGGA ROOKER a scoundrel; a wastrel ...c1910 S. Afr. sl.
• FEATHERED SNAKE a clever scoundrel ...1930 Amer. dial.
• HOLOUR † a fornicator, a whoremonger, an adulterer; a debauchee, rake, ribald, scoundrel ...c1230
• HOUNDSFOOT † a scoundrel; a rascal; a worthless fellow; a term of contempt ...1710
• LOREL † a worthless person; a dissolute person; a low, disreputable fellow; a rogue, a scoundrel ...1362
• LOSEL a worthless person, a scoundrel, a cheat ...1806 Amer. dial.
• RACK-HELL a thorough scoundrel or rascal; an utterly immoral or dissolute person; a vile debauchee or rake ...1554 now arch.
• RAGABASH an idle, worthless, or disreputable fellow; a low rascal; an idle vagabond; a scoundrel; a ragamuffin ...1609 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• RAGGIL a rascal, a scoundrel; a worthless vagabond; a careless or mischievous person ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAKE-HELL a thorough scoundrel or rascal; an utterly immoral or dissolute person; a vile debauchee or rake ...1554 now arch.
• RAKEHELLY a thorough scoundrel or rascal; an utterly immoral or dissolute person; a vile debauchee or rake ...a1762
• RAKEL † a rake-hell; a thorough scoundrel or rascal; an utterly immoral or dissolute person; a vile debauchee or rake ...1622 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAMPALLIAN a ruffian, a scoundrel, a villain ...L16
• RAMPALLION † a ruffian, a villain, a scoundrel, a rogue, a knave, a rascal ...1593
• SCAB a rascal or scoundrel ...sl.
• SCANDAL a scoundrel, a rascal ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCAPEGALLOWS a dedicated villain who has (so far) escaped the gallows; a scoundrel; a rascal ...1799
• SCELLUM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SCHELLAM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SCOUFF a male jilt; a low scoundrel ...1898 Sc.
• SCRAPEGALLOWS a scoundrel, a rascal ...1946 Amer. dial.
• SCROYLE † a mean fellow; a rascal, a scoundrel, a wretch; a term of contempt ...1595
• SCUDDER a scoundrel, a rascal, a mischievous person; a rowdy, mean person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCUTTER a scoundrel, a rascal, a mischievous person; a rowdy, mean person ...1934 Amer. dial.
• SKELLUM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SKELM a rascal, a scamp, a rogue, a scoundrel, a villain ...1611 arch.
• SNEAKSBY * a mean-spirited person; a cowardly, creeping scoundrel; a paltry fellow; a sneak ...1580
• STRETCH-HALTER a scoundrel; one who badly needs a hanging ...1604 sl.
• STRETCH-HEMP a scoundrel; one who badly needs a hanging ...Bk1904 sl.
• SUCCUBUS a thieving hanger-on; a scoundrel ...1700 sl.
• TAISTREL a mischievous boy; a rascal; scoundrel ...1923 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• TITIVIL † a term of reproach; a bad or vile character; a scoundrel, villain; a worthless knave ...c1420
• TITIVILLER †* a bad or vile character, a scoundrel, a rogue, a rascal, a knave, a villain ...1500
• VILIACO † a vile or contemptible person; a villain, a scoundrel, a coward ...1599
• WARLOCK † a wicked person; a scoundrel, a reprobate; a general term of reproach or abuse ...a1000
• YOUNG HEMP a young scoundrel; an ill-behaved young man or boy; an 18th century juvenile delinquent ...1785 sl.
SCOUNDRELLY - adjectives
• SCOONERAL scoundrelly, rascally ...1844 Sc.
SCOUR - verbs
• OFFSCOUR * to scour off ...1578
• SCRINGE † to rub or scour with force and energy; to purge ...1816 Sc.
• SCURRIFUNGE to scrub, to scour ...1789 Eng. dial.
SCOURGE - adjectives
• MASTIGOPHORIC that carries a scourge, scourge-bearing ...1816
• MASTIGOPHOROUS that carries a scourge, scourge-bearing ...1812
SCOURGE - verbs
• BALEISE to beat, to flog, to whip, to scourge ...1876 Eng. dial.
• BELLISE to beat, to flog; to whip, to scourge ...1865 Eng. dial.
• DIGHT to beat, to thrash, to scourge ...BK1900 Sc.
• JERK † to strike with, or as with a whip, switch, or wand; to scourge, to whip, to lash, to switch ...1550
• SCREEGE to scourge ...1863 Sc.
• SCRINGE to scourge, to flog ...1790 Sc.
SCOURGING - nouns
• VERBERATION the act of beating or striking so as to cause pain or hurt; esp. flogging or scourging; also, a blow or stroke ...c1730
SCOURING - nouns
• OFFSCOURING * the act of scouring off ...1896
SCOURING PAD - nouns
• CHAIN DISHCLOTH a scouring pad made of small interconnected links ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CHAIN DISHRAG a scouring pad made of small interconnected links ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CHAIN SCRATCHER a scouring pad ...1965 Amer. dial.
• CHAIN SCRUBBER a scouring pad made of small interconnected links ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DISH SCRATCHER a scouring pad ...1965 Amer. dial.
• IRON DISHCLOTH a metal scouring pad (of interlocking metal rings) used to scour pots ...1967 Amer. dial.
• IRON DISHRAG a metal scouring pad (of interlocking metal rings) used to scour pots ...1955 Amer. dial.
• METAL SCRATCHER a scouring pad ...1965 Amer. dial.
• METAL SPONGE the rough metal pad used to scour pots and pans ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PAN SCRATCHER a scouring pad ...1965 Amer. dial.
• POT SCRATCHER a scouring pad ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCHER a scouring pad ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRATCH PAD a scouring pad ...1957 Amer. dial.
• WASH SCRATCHER a scouring pad ...1965 Amer. dial.
SCOUT - nouns, person
• DING TEAM a scout and sniper working together ...1991 US sl.
• HARKENER † an eavesdropper; a scout ...1549
• HEARKENER † an eavesdropper; a scout ...1549
• VANQUERER † a scout ...1579
• WAIT † a military watchman, sentinel, or lookout; also, a scout, spy; a watchman in a camp, castle, or fortified place who was furnished with a born to trumpet to sound an alarm or to make a signal ...a1300
• WAITER † an observer in secret; a scout, a spy ...1471
SCOWL - nouns
• BLONK a scowl, frown ...19C Eng. dial.
• GLOUT a frown or scowl
• SCOUK a furtive look, a glance from under the brows or from the tail of the eye; a squint; a frown; a scowl; a sour, gloomy aspect; an evil look ...c1715 Sc.
SCOWL - verbs
• BEETLE to look with beetle brows, to scowl ...1602
• BEND THE BROWS to winkle the brow; to frown, to scowl ...1387
• BLONK to put on a sulky or sour face; to scowl ...19C Eng. dial.
• SCOUK to scowl, to look from under the eyebrows balefully or furtively; to look angry, sulky, or furtive ...c1715 Sc.
• SKOOK to scowl, to look from under the eyebrows balefully or furtively ...c1715 Sc.
• VENNER to scowl; to snarl; to draw up the lips in a snarling manner ...1890 Eng. dial.
• WRINCH to scowl ...1990s W. Indies
SCOWLINGLY - adverbs
• SCOUK with a gloomy, scowling countenance; sulkily ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKOOK in a hidden manner, secretly, furtively, with a gloomy, scowling mien ...1866 Sc.
SCRAGGLY - nouns, person
• SCUZ(Z) a scraggly or ugly person ...M20 US sl.
SCRAGGY - adjectives
• MAGER very lean, scraggy, emaciated ...1866 Sc.
• SCABELY scraggy, untidy, naked-looking ...1921 Sc.
• SCARE of a person: lean and scraggy ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGGLY adj. thin, scraggy ...1900 Eng. dial.
• SCRANKY lean, lank, thin, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRANNY thin, meagre, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRANNY-LOOKING thin, meagre, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1878 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKRANKY lean, lank, thin, scraggy; withered, wrinkled ...1856 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SKRANKY-LOOKING thin, scraggy in appearance ...1891 Sc.
SCRAGGY - nouns, person
• CATAMARAN an old, scraggy woman; a quarrelsome or offensive woman ...1785 sl.
• OLD CATAMARAN an old, scraggy woman; a quarrelsome or offensive woman ...1785 sl.
SCRAMBLE - nouns
• SCATTER the throwing-out of money to be scrambled for at a wedding, on a holiday, etc. ...1915 Sc.
• SCRABBLE a scramble, a contest in gathering things up from the ground on hands and knees ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAFFLE a scramble, a struggle ...1781 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAMSH a scramble ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRANNY a scramble ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWM a scramble; a fracas; ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRIMMAGE a skirmish; a scramble; an altercation, a fight ...1902 Amer. dial.
• SCROBBLE a scramble ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SKIRMISH a scamper, a scramble ...1835
SCRAMBLE - verbs
• HALY-CALY to throw things to be scrambled for ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• OAG to crawl, to creep, to scramble; to wriggle ...1892 Sc.
• RAMP † to climb, to scramble ...1523 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAMPLE to romp, to scramble ...1873 Sc.
• SCAAVLE to crawl, to scramble ...1921 Sc.
• SCAFFLE to scramble ...Bk1904 Eng dial.
• SCAMBLE to scramble, to sprawl, to roll awkwardly about ...1866 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCAMMER to climb, to scramble ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCARBER to scramble; to scamper off in a hurried manner ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAUT to scramble; to slip; to kick, to scratch, to scrape with the feet; to trample the ground ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRABBLE to crawl about on hands and knees; to scramble; to climb; to procure with difficulty ...1864 Eng. dial.
• SCRAFFLE 1. to struggle; to force one's way with difficulty; to scramble; to creep, to roll; to tumble ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
2. to throw anything to be scrambled for ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAFTY to throw coins or nuts among children to be scrambled for ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAGGLE to scramble ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMBLE to throw down anything to be scrambled for ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMP to throw articles among a crowd to be scrambled for ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMSH to scramble; to throw anything to be scrambled for ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRANNY to scramble, to strive, to contend ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPE to scramble; to reach out awkwardly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAT to scramble; to reach out awkwardly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATTLE † 1. to go on the hands and feet; to scramble ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
2. to scramble for sweets, etc.; to hurry, to bustle; to slink off hastily; to hurry anything out of sight ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAUCHLE to scramble, to creep, to crawl; to move with difficulty ...1885 Sc.
• SCRAVVLE to scramble, to scrawl; to grope with the hands ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAWL to crawl, to creep; to move slowly or with difficulty; to hobble; to scramble, to sprawl ...1747 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWM 1. to scramble awkwardly; to grope about with outstretched arms; to sprawl; to spread or stretch out in a straggling manner ...1895 Eng. dial.
2. to throw to be scrambled for ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRIMMAGE to skirmish, to quarrel; to scramble; to argue ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRIMMIDGE to skirmish, to quarrel; to scramble; to argue ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCROBBLE to scramble, to climb, to crawl on hands and knees; to walk about with difficulty; to struggle ...1876 Eng. dial.
• SKRAFFLE to struggle; to force one's way with difficulty; to scramble; to creep, to roll; to tumble ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SCRAMBLING - adjectives
• RAMMACKING rambling, scrambling ...19C Eng. dial.
SCRAP, SCRAPS - nouns
• CAGMAG bad, unwholesome food; refuse of any kind; anything worthless, valueless, or rubbishy; rubbish; scraps; odds and ends ...1851 sl.
• CANDLE-ENDS things of short duration or of little value; trifles, fragments, scraps ...a1626
• DEWGS † scraps, rags, shreds, small pieces ...1693 Sc.
• FAKEMENT scraps ...M19 sl.
• JAG † a shred of cloth; also, a scrap, a fragment ...1555 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAMMOCK a fragment; a scrap ...1520 Eng. dial.
• MIDGAN a small fragment; a scrap, a shred ...1846 Eng. dial.
• MIDGET a very small piece of anything; a scrap, a fragment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOMMOCK a fragment, a scrap; a broken piece, esp. of food; a slice ...1816 Eng. dial.
• MUMMICK a fragment, a scrap; a broken piece, esp. of food; a slice ...1816 Eng. dial.
• ODDMENT a scrap, a fragment, a remnant; a trifle ...1825 Eng. dial.
• OFF-FALL a dropping; a scrap fallen off; a bit of waste, something left over ...1882 Sc. & Amer. dial.
• OF-FALLINGS crumbs or scraps that fall from the table ...1636 Sc.
• OFF-FALL a scrap, a bit of waste; something left over ...1946 Amer. dial.
• OFF-FALLING † a scrap; anything cast off and thrown on one side; something left over; a perquisite ...1660 Sc. obs. exc. Amer. dial.
• RAGLET * a small rag; a scrap ...1836-48
• RAMACK a worthless article; a scrap ...1884 Sc.
• RAMMACK a worthless article; a scrap ...1884 Sc.
• RAT † a rag, a scrap ...a1240 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• SCHNIBBLE a scrap; a small piece ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCHNIPFEL a scrap; a small piece ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCHNIPPLE a scrap; a small piece ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCHNITZEL a scrap, a small piece ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SCHNIVVLE a scrap; a small piece ...1995 Amer. dial.
• SCHNUFFEL a scrap; a small piece ...1998 Amer. dial.
• SCIMPTION a trivial matter; a very small piece, amount, or quantity; a bit, a scrap ...1919 Amer. dial.
• SCRAB to scratch, to scrape, to claw ...1890 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAN a scrap, a morsel; remainder; refuse ...1851 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPPLINGS scraps; odds and ends; remainders ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCRIBBET a scrap, a fragment ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCRID a piece, a scrap, a bit ...1860 Amer. dial.
• SCRIMPTION a very small piece, amount, or quantity; a bit, a scrap ...1867 Amer. dial.
• SCRIMPTOM a very small piece or quantity; a bit, a scrap ...1904 Amer. dial.
• SCRIMSHUN a very small piece or quantity; a bit, a scrap ...1867 Amer. dial.
• SCRINCHET a scrap; a shred ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRIPPUT a little scrap ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRIP-SCRAP a little scrap of anything; miscellaneous scraps; odds and ends ...1894 colloq.
• SCRIPTION a very small piece or quantity; a bit, a scrap ...1867 Amer. dial.
• SCRUMPTION a very small piece or quantity; a bit, a scrap ...1867 Amer. dial.
• SHNIBBEL a scrap; a small piece ...1948 Amer. dial.
• SKIMPTION a trivial matter; a very small piece, amount, or quantity; a bit, a scrap ...1942 Amer. dial.
• SKIMPTUM a very small piece or quantity; a bit, a scrap ...1904 Amer. dial.
• SKRID a small piece, a scrap, a bit; a lump ...1860 Amer. dial.
• SNIBBLE a scrap; a small piece ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SNIPPLE a scrap; a small piece ...1948 Amer. dial.
• SNIPSLE a scrap; a small piece ...1950 Amer. dial.
• SQUID a piece, a scrap, a bit; a lump ...1914 Amer. dial.
SCRAPE - nouns
• BILLET a mess, a scrape ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• DING a dent, scratch, scrape, or rip ...1945 US sl.
• SCRAWT a scratch or scrape ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SCRAPE - verbs
• BARK to scrape or rub off the skin, esp. from the shins and joints; to graze, to abrade ...1850
• DING to dent, scratch, scrape or rip ...1968 US sl.
• RACE † to scrape out, to erase ...c1403
• RAGGLE to scrape or tear the skin ...1808 Sc.
• RAKE †* to scrape away ...c1250
• RASE † 1. to scrape a thing so as to remove something from its surface; also, to scrape down into small particles ...1388
† 2. to scrape in passing; to graze ...1609
• RASH † to scrape out, to erase ...1650
• SCALP to graze, to mark in passing; to scrape ...1863 Sc. & 1902 Amer. dial.
• SCARP to scrape, to make a scraping noise ...1888 Eng. dial.
• SCART to scrape; to clean any vessel with a spoon; to scratch, to scrape with the nails, claws, or some sharp object ...1721 Sc.
• SCRAB † to scratch, scrape, claw ...1481 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCRAP to scrape, to scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPPLE to scrape ...1881 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWT to scratch, to scrape; to make a scratching noise ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRIEVE to scrape, to peel ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRIVE to scrape; to peel; to make a hard sound by scratching metal ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCROANCH to scrape ...1885 Eng. dial.
• TO-SCHRAPE † to scrape entirely ...a1225
SCRAPE TOGETHER - verbs
• HARL(E) to scrape or rake together; to peel, to come off in pieces ...1785 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• RAPE AND REND to scrape together; to get by any means in one's power ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RAPE AND SCRAPE to scrape together; to get by any means in one's power ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• SCART to scrape together in a heap; to accumulate in a penurious, niggardly way, to be excessively acquisitive in small things ...1887 Sc.
• SCARTLE to scrape together in little bits; to make little scratching movements; to scurry; to accumulate in small amounts; to scrape money together ...1825 Sc.
• SCRAMP to scrape together; to collect with difficulty ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRATCH to scrape together; to save ...1900 Eng. dial.
SCRAPE UP - verbs
• SCRAWL to scrape up; to gather together; to toss about in a confused, disorderly manner ...1866 Eng. dial.
SCRAPING - nouns
• RACING † the act of scratching, cutting, or scraping out ...1576
• RASE † the act of scraping or scratching; the fact of being scratched or cut ...1530
• RASION † the act of scraping or shaving; division by scraping or filing ....1612 rare or obs.
• RASURE † the act of scraping or shaving; a scratch, mark, cut, slit ...1470-85
• SCART a scraping or rasping sound ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCARTLE a scraping or scratching ...1823 Sc.
• SCREED a loud, shrill, or discordant sound; the sound of scraping anything on a whetstone ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
SCRAPINGS - nouns
• RAMENTS †* scrapings ...1670
• RASING †* shavings, scrapings ...1544
• RASURE † a particle, or the particles, scraped off ...c1400
SCRATCH - adjectives
• SCRAWTY apt or likely to scratch; hard-pointed, as a pen ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SCRATCH - nouns
• BACK-SCRAWTER † a scratcher for the back ...1876 Eng. dial.
• DING a dent, scratch, scrape, or rip ...1945 US sl.
• HAFFET-CLAWING face-scratching ...1895 Eng. dial.
• RACE † a cut, slit, mark, scratch ...c1500
• RANCH * a deep and severe scratch; a flesh wound ...1611
• RASE † a scratch, a cut, a slit ...1579-80
• RASURE † the act of scraping or shaving; a scratch, mark, cut, slit ...1470-85
• RAT a scratch ...1841 Sc.
• SCART 1. a scratch with the nails, claws, or some sharp object ...1709 Sc.
2. a scratch; a scratching; the itch ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCLOMB a scratch ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCLUM a scratch ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCRAB a scratch ...B1900 N. Ireland
• SCRAMMAGE a scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMMISH a scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRANCH a mark or scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRANGE a deep scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAT a scratch; a very slight wound; a scratching noise ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRATTLE a scratch ...1867 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWK a scratch, a mark; a mark with a pen ...1865 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWL a scratch, a mark ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWM a scratch, scribble, scrawl; bad writing ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWT a scratch or scrape ...Bk1904 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAZE a scratch, a graze; a slight incision ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRIT a tear, a rent; a scratch ...1892 Sc.
• SKLUM a scratch ...1892 Eng. dial.
SCRATCH - nouns, person
• SCRATTER a person who scratches ...1839 Eng. dial.
SCRATCH - verbs
• ARR to scar; to scratch; to beat ...1841 Eng. dial.
• BESCRAMBLE †* to scratch, to tear ...1598
• CAPERCLAW † to claw or scratch with the open hand and nails; to beat, to thrash ...1589
• CLAPPERCLAW to claw, scratch, slap, fight with the open hand and nails; to beat with the open hand, to thrash (generally used of women) ...1590 arch. exc. Eng. dial.
• DIG to scratch ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DING to dent, scratch, scrape or rip ...1968 US sl.
• FAGE to scratch, as a dog does ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FALL TOGETHER BY THE EARS † said of animals fighting; hence of persons: to engage in a fight or scuffle; to fight and scratch each other; to contend in strife; to be at variance, to quarrel ...1539
• FAUCH to scratch, to claw, to rub; to scrub hard ...1923 Sc.
• FEY to scratch, as a dog does ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• PLAY THE SCOTCH FIDDLE to scratch oneself ...1836 Eng. dial.
• RACE † to scratch or tear with something sharp; to cut or slash ...c1440 obs. exc. techn.
• RAISE † to tear; to scratch; to cut ...c1475
• RANCH † to tear, to cut, to scratch ...c1430 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAPE to scratch with violence ...1873 Eng. dial.
• RASE † to scratch or tear with something sharp; to cut, to slit, to slash, esp. the skin or clothing ...c1400
• RAT to scratch; to make a deep impression or score upon anything ...1841 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCART to scratch; to strike a match ...1641 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARTLE to scrape together in little bits; to make little scratching movements; to scurry; to accumulate in small amounts; to scrape money together ...1825 Sc.
• SCAUM to scratch the face with the nails ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCAUT to scramble; to slip; to kick, to scratch, to scrape with the feet; to trample the ground ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCLAW to claw; to tear with the nails; to scratch ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCLOMB to scratch as a cat; to maul ...1854 Eng. dial.
• SCLOW to claw; to tear with the nails; to scratch ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SCLUM to scratch as a cat; to maul ...1854 Eng. dial.
• SCORE to scratch; to mark by flogging ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAB † to scratch, scrape, claw ...1481 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SCRABBLE to scratch, to paw; to make clutching movements with the hands; to make a scratching noise ...1888 Eng. dial.
• SCRAMB to scratch with the nails or claws ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRANCH to scratch ...1863 Eng. dial.
• SCRANGE to inflict a deep scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAP to scrape, to scratch ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRAPE THE ENAMEL to scratch the skin by falling ...c1890 cyclists' sl.
• SCRAT to scratch; to make a scratching noise ...1836 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRATE to scratch; to make a scratching noise, as with a slate pencil ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• SCRATTLE to scratch ...1867 Eng. dial.
• SCRAUNCH to scratch ...1863 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWK to scratch, to mark; to scratch with a pen, to scrawl ...1839 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWL to scratch ...1865 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWM to scratch; to make irregular marks upon the surface of anything; to scribble, to scrawl ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWT to scratch, to scrape; to make a scratching noise ...1788 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRAZE to scratch; to graze, to abrade; to rub slightly ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCRIT to tear, to rend; to scratch ...1892 Sc.
• SCROBBLE to scratch; to paw, as a dog ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROBE to scratch ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SKLAW to claw; to tear with the nails; to scratch ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SKLUM to scratch as a cat; to maul ...1854 Eng. dial.
• SKRAT to scratch; to make a scratching noise ...1836 Sc.
• TALON † to tear with the talons; to claw, to scratch ...1685
• YAGE to scratch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YEWK to rub; to scratch ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
SCRATCHED - adjectives
• BATTERFANGED bruised, beaten, scratched ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• RACED †* scratched; cut, slashed ...1576
• SCRAWMY scratched, marked; streaked in large showy flourishes ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SCRATCHING - nouns
• BATTERFANGING a sound beating or scratching ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• RACING † the act of scratching, cutting, or scraping out ...1576
• RASE † the act of scraping or scratching; the fact of being scratched or cut ...1530
• SCART a scratch; a scratching; the itch ...1737 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCARTLE a scraping or scratching ...1823 Sc.
• SCRABBLE a scratching ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROBBLE a scratching; a pawing, as a dog ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SCRATCHY - adjectives
• PICKY prickly, thorny, scratchy ...c1970 Amer. dial.
SCRAWL - nouns
• SCRAWM a scratch, scribble, scrawl; bad writing ...1892 Eng. dial.
• SCROBBLE a scribbling; a scrawl ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SCRAWL - verbs
• SCRABBLE to scribble, to scrawl ...1889 Eng. dial.
• SCRANK to make ill-formed, sprawling letters; to write in a scrawling hand ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAVVLE to scramble, to scrawl; to grope with the hands ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCRAWK to scratch, to mark; to scratch with a pen, to scrawl ...1839 Eng. dial.
• SCRAWM to scratch; to make irregular marks upon the surface of anything; to scribble, to scrawl ...1897 Eng. dial.
• SCRIGGLE to write badly; to scrawl ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROBBLE to scribble, to scrawl ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
SCRAWNY - adjectives
• GANTED thin, scrawny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• GANTED DOWN thin, scrawny ...Bk1942 Amer. sl.
• LEANY † lean, thin, scrawny ...a1400
• RIBEY poor, skinny, scrawny ...1927 Amer. dial.
• SCRAWNTY puny, scrawny ...1954 Amer. dial.
SCRAWNY - nouns, person
• ANTI-BOD a scrawny or underdeveloped male or an ugly, overweight woman ...M20 US sl.
• HATRACK a thin or scrawny person ...1965 Amer. dial.
• SCRAG a scrawny or scruffy-looking person or animal; a term of derogation for a person ...1845 Amer. dial.