| scandalmonger |
one who spreads malicious gossip. |
| scandalous |
causing, or likely to cause, a scandal; shocking; disgraceful. [2 definitions] |
| scandal sheet |
a newspaper or other publication that specializes in gossip and sensational stories, esp. concerning celebrities. |
| Scandinavia |
the northernmost region of Europe, comprising Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. |
| Scandinavian |
of or pertaining to Scandinavia or its peoples, cultures, languages, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| scandium |
a metallic chemical element that has twenty-one protons in each nucleus and that forms a trivalent ion present in trace quantities in many minerals. (symbol: Sc) |
| scanner1 |
a person or thing that scans. [2 definitions] |
| scanner2 |
a device that scans printed material and changes it into an electronic signal that can be read by a computer. |
| scansion |
the analysis of the metrical structure and patterns of verse, or the way in which a particular verse scans. |
| scant |
barely enough in quantity or amount; very little. [6 definitions] |
| scantling |
a small piece of wood or lumber, esp. an upright piece in the frame of a house. [2 definitions] |
| scanty |
barely adequate; meager. [2 definitions] |
| -scape |
a view or scene. [2 definitions] |
| scape |
a leafless flower stem growing straight up from the crown in certain plants. [2 definitions] |
| scapegoat |
one made to bear the blame for the wrongs of others. [2 definitions] |
| scapegrace |
one who is completely wicked or unprincipled; rogue. |
| scapula |
either of the two flat, roughly triangular bones that form the back part of a human shoulder; shoulder blade. |
| scapular |
a loose, sleeveless outer garment, sometimes with a cowl, that is worn by monks. [5 definitions] |
| scar |
the mark that remains on living tissue when a wound or burn has healed, or on a stem when a leaf, flower, or fruit has dropped from a plant. [5 definitions] |
| scarab |
any of various large, hard-shelled beetles. [2 definitions] |
| scarabaeid |
of, pertaining to, or belonging to the group of beetles that includes scarabs. [2 definitions] |