| Sc |
symbol of the chemical element scandium. |
| SC |
abbreviation of "South Carolina," a southeastern U.S. state on the Atlantic coast, between North Carolina and Georgia. |
| scab |
the protective crust that forms over a wound during the healing process. [6 definitions] |
| scabbard |
a sheath or case for a sword, dagger, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| scabby |
covered with or consisting of scabs; having scabs. |
| scabies |
a contagious skin disease that is caused by mites that live under the skin, resulting in severe itching. [2 definitions] |
| scabiosa |
any of various plants related to teasel that have opposite leaves and bear showy flat or domed flower heads. |
| scabrous |
characterized by a rough or scaly surface, as the leaf of a plant. [3 definitions] |
| scad1 |
any of a number of tropical and subtropical sea fishes related to the pompanos. |
| scad2 |
(informal; usu. pl.) a great number or amount; a lot. |
| scaffold |
an elevated temporary platform that is used to hold workers and materials during the construction or maintenance of a building. [5 definitions] |
| scaffolding |
one or more scaffolds at a particular site. [2 definitions] |
| scalar |
able to be represented by a position on a line or scale, as temperature or a particular degree of temperature. [3 definitions] |
| scalawag |
(informal) a rascal or troublemaker; dishonest person. [2 definitions] |
| 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. |