| 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] |
| scat3 |
animal excrement. |
| scathe |
to injure with criticism. [2 definitions] |
| scatheless |
combined form of scathe. |
| scathing |
harshly condemning; brutal. [2 definitions] |
| scatology |
extreme interest in excretion, excrement, or obscenity. [3 definitions] |
| scatter |
to cause to separate in all directions; disperse. [6 definitions] |
| scatterbrain |
someone unable to organize, concentrate on, or remember things; flighty person. |