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scattershot broadly indiscriminate; random.
scaup either of two wild diving ducks of North America, the males of which have a blackish head and tail and a whitish back.
scavenge to look through in the hope of finding something usable. [4 definitions]
scavenger a person or thing that scavenges, esp. an animal that eats decaying flesh.
scavenger hunt a game in which persons or teams are sent out to acquire various items without buying them, the winner being whoever does so first.
scenario a detailed outline or summary of a play, film, or book. [3 definitions]
scene the place where any event occurs. [8 definitions]
scenery surrounding land as it appears to a viewer; landscape. [2 definitions]
scenic of, pertaining to, or showing natural, beautiful scenery. [3 definitions]
scent a characteristic odor, esp. a pleasant one. [7 definitions]
scented with scent added; perfumed.
scentless combined form of scent.
scepter a ceremonial staff that symbolizes a monarch's power. [3 definitions]
sceptic variant of skeptic.
schadenfreude (often cap.) pleasure derived from the misfortune of others.
schedule a plan of activity organized by units of time. [5 definitions]
schefflera an ornamental plant with glossy leaflets arranged in an umbrellalike structure.
Scheherazade in The Arabian Nights, a woman who escapes execution nightly by telling an unresolved tale to the Sultan.
schema a diagram or general outline.
schematic of, pertaining to, or formed like an outline or diagram. [2 definitions]
scheme a devious plan; plot. [5 definitions]