| scarcity |
shortage; dearth. [2 definitions] |
| scare |
to frighten or startle (someone). [4 definitions] |
| scarecrow |
a large figure of a human being, usu. made from stuffed clothes and set up in a crop field to scare birds away. [2 definitions] |
| scared |
feeling fear; afraid. |
| scarf1 |
a usu. long and narrow woven or knitted garment worn around the neck, head, or shoulders. [2 definitions] |
| scarf2 |
the notched end of a piece of timber cut so it may be overlapped and joined with another piece. [4 definitions] |
| scarf3 |
(slang) to eat greedily or quickly (often fol. by "up" or "down"). |
| scarify |
to make shallow cuts in (the skin). [4 definitions] |
| scarlatina |
a contagious disease occurring mainly in children, marked by a high fever and a scarlet rash; mild form of scarlet fever. |
| scarless |
combined form of scar. |
| scarlet |
a bright orangy red color. [4 definitions] |
| scarlet fever |
an acute contagious disease esp. affecting children, caused by streptococci and characterized by sore throat, fever, and a reddish rash. |
| scarlet letter |
formerly, a red letter "A" worn as a badge of shame by a convicted adulterer, as among U.S. Puritans. |
| scarlet runner |
a climbing tropical American vine that bears scarlet flowers and long pods with edible red-and-black seeds. |
| scarlet tanager |
a U.S. songbird, the male of which has a bright scarlet body with black wings and tail. |
| scarp |
a steep cliff formed by erosion or an abrupt movement of the earth's crust. [3 definitions] |
| scar tissue |
a dense fibrous layer of contracted connective tissue formed in the healing of a wound. |
| scarves |
a plural form of scarf. |
| scary |
causing fear; frightening. |
| scat1 |
(informal) to leave immediately (often used in the imperative). |
| scat2 |
improvisational jazz singing in which nonsense syllables are used instead of words, often with the effect of an instrument rather than a voice. [2 definitions] |