| scald |
to burn with or as if with a hot liquid or steam. [6 definitions] |
| scalding |
hot, as liquids, to the point of causing pain or burns. [2 definitions] |
| scale1 |
one of the many small, hard, thin plates that cover fish, reptiles, and certain mammals. [7 definitions] |
| scale2 |
(often pl.) an apparatus used for weighing. |
| scale3 |
a series of successive steps or degrees. [10 definitions] |
| scale back |
to reduce the size or extent of something from what it currently is or what it previously had been. |
| scale insect |
any of numerous four-winged sucking insects, the females of which cover themselves with a round, waxy scale, under which they live on plants and deposit their eggs. |
| scalene |
of a triangle, having sides of unequal lengths. |
| scalene triangle |
a triangle that has three sides with different lengths. |
| scaling ladder |
a long ladder used to reach to or over the tops of high walls, as by troops besieging a fortress. |
| scallion |
an onion with a small bulb; green onion. [2 definitions] |
| scallop |
any of various sea mollusks that have rounded, ribbed, bivalve shells and are able to swim rapidly. [6 definitions] |
| scallywag |
variant of scalawag. |
| scalp |
the skin that covers the part of the human head that is usu. protected by hair. [5 definitions] |
| scalpel |
a small, light knife with a thin sharp blade, used. esp. in surgical operations. |
| scaly |
covered with scales. [2 definitions] |
| scaly anteater |
see "pangolin." |
| scam |
a dishonest, often elaborate, business scheme that uses deception to obtain money, often employing the telephone or Internet to reach a large number of people. [2 definitions] |
| scamp |
a mischievous person, esp. a child; rascal. [2 definitions] |
| scamper |
to run quickly or playfully. [2 definitions] |
| scampi |
a dish of shrimp or prawns fried or broiled in oil or butter and garlic. [2 definitions] |