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- pronunciation:
- skaeb
- parts of speech:
- noun, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the protective crust that forms over a wound during the healing process.
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| definition 2: |
someone who works in place of a striking employee or refuses to join or support the actions of a labor union.
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| definition 3: |
mange or scabies in domestic or farm animals.
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| definition 4: |
a fungal or bacterial disease of plants that causes crusty spots on the stems, leaves, fruit, or roots, or an incrustation caused by this disease.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
scabs, scabbing, scabbed |
| definition 1: |
to develop or form a scab, as a sore or wound.
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| definition 2: |
to take the place of a striking worker; act as a scab.
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| derivation: |
scablike (adj.) |
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