| scissors hold |
a wrestling hold that uses the legs as a clamp. |
| scissors kick |
a swimming kick, as in the sidestroke, in which the legs are parted, one forward and one back, and then brought together forcefully. |
| scissortail |
a large flycatcher of the southwestern United States, and Central and South America, that has a gray body, salmon-pink sides and wing linings, and a long, deeply forked tail. |
| sclera |
the tough fibrous white or blue-white tissue that covers all of the eyeball except the part covered by the cornea. |
| sclerenchyma |
supportive or protective plant tissue consisting of thick-walled dead cells, as in a nutshell. |
| sclero- |
hard. |
| scleroderma |
autoimmune disease resulting in thickening of the skin and, in some cases, visceral organs. |
| sclerosis |
a diseased condition marked by a hardening or thickening of soft tissue, as of the walls of an artery. |
| sclerotic |
of or afflicted by sclerosis. [2 definitions] |
| scoff |
to speak with mild scorn or derision (often fol. by "at"). [2 definitions] |
| scofflaw |
one who habitually flouts or ignores laws or fails to pay penalties such as traffic fines. |
| scold |
to speak to with angry disapproval; reprimand; chastise. [3 definitions] |
| scollop |
variant of scallop. |
| sconce1 |
an ornamental wall bracket for a candle or light. |
| sconce2 |
a small fortification, as to protect a bridge or the like. [2 definitions] |
| scone |
a small, soft, usu. round bread or pastry made from oatmeal, barley meal, or the like. |
| scoop |
a utensil with a short handle and a long, deep, curved bowl, used to take up sugar, grain, or the like. [12 definitions] |
| scoopable |
combined form of scoop. |
| scoopful |
the amount that a scoop can or does hold. |
| scoot |
to go with a quick darting motion. [4 definitions] |
| scooter |
a child's two-wheeled vehicle with a vertical steering handle in front and along low footboard between the wheels. [3 definitions] |