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scourge a whip used to punish people. [4 definitions]
scouring the act or process of cleansing or polishing by, or as by, forceful rubbing. [2 definitions]
Scout (chiefly British) a member of the Scouts, an international organization for youth; Boy Scout; Girl Scout.
scout a person, ship, plane, or the like sent ahead to acquire information, esp. in a war zone. [8 definitions]
scoutcraft skills learned in organizations such as the Boy Scouts.
scouting the action of a person who scouts; reconnaissance or reconnoitering. [2 definitions]
scoutmaster the adult in charge of a Boy Scout troop.
Scouts an international youth organization that promotes outdoor activities and the learning of skills, responsibility, and independence; the international counterpart of the Boys Scouts and Girl Scouts of America (prec. by "the").
scow a large vessel with a rectangular flat-bottomed hull; barge.
scowl to make one's eyebrows contract in an expression of anger, threat, displeasure, or the like; glower. [3 definitions]
scrabble to grab for something in a disorganized or frantic fashion, with or as if with the hands or claws. [4 definitions]
scrabbly having or producing a scratchy sound. [2 definitions]
scrag a person or thing that is scrawny, stunted, or meager. [2 definitions]
scraggly uneven or unkempt; ragged.
scraggy thin or scrawny. [2 definitions]
scram1 (informal) to get out; go away immediately.
scram2 to stop the operation of (a nuclear power plant) because of an emergency such as a radiation leak. [2 definitions]
scramble to move hastily, esp. using both hands and feet to maintain one's balance or pull oneself along, as if on an incline or irregular ground. [10 definitions]
scrap1 a small bit or fragment, esp. a leftover or discarded piece. [6 definitions]
scrap2 (informal) a fight, esp. a physical fight; scuffle. [2 definitions]
scrapbook an album for saving photographs, newspaper clippings, and the like.