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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • scope/skəʊp/nounC14 meaningsThe full extent of what something covers or deals with.
  • scorch/skɔːtʃ/verbB2+To burn the surface of something so that it discolours.
  • scorchingadjectiveB2+3 meaningsExtremely hot, hot enough to burn.
  • score/skɔː/nounA25 meaningsThe number of points each side or each person has.
  • scoreboardnounB1+The big display that shows the points during a match.
  • scornful/ˈskɔɹnfəl/
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Showing open contempt for something.
  • scorpion/ˈskɔː.pi.ən/nounB1+A desert animal with claws and a stinging tail.
  • scorpion tailnounB2The curved stinging tip on the end of a scorpion.
  • scotlandnounA2+The northern nation of the United Kingdom.
  • scoundrel/ˈskaʊ̯ndɹəl/nounC1A thoroughly dishonest person.
  • scour/ˈskaʊə/verbB2+2 meaningsTo search a place thoroughly.
  • scourge/skɜːd͡ʒ/nounC1Something that brings widespread suffering.
  • scouring padnounC1A rough pad for scrubbing burnt pans.
  • scowl/skaʊl/verbB2+To look at somebody with an angry frown.
  • scrabble/ˈskɹæbəl/verbB23 meaningsTo scratch or grope about hurriedly with the hands or claws.
  • scraggly/ˈskɹæɡ(ə)li/adjectiveC1Thin, ragged and growing unevenly.
  • scram/skɹæm/verbC2To leave quickly, used as an order.
  • scramble/ˈskɹæmbl̩/verbB24 meaningsTo cook eggs by stirring them in a pan until they set.
  • scrap/ˈskɹæp/nounB24 meaningsA small piece left over from something larger.
  • scrap metalnounB2Waste metal collected to be melted and used again.
  • scrape/skɹeɪp/verbB16 meaningsTo pull a hard edge across a surface to take off what is stuck to it.
  • scrape throughphraseB2To pass, but only just.
  • scrapyardnounB2+The place where dead vehicles are broken up for parts.
  • scratch/skɹæt͡ʃ/verbB15 meaningsTo rub your nails over your skin because it itches.
  • scratch your headphraseB2To rub the scalp while puzzled.
  • scratching postnounB2The upright a cat is meant to claw instead of furniture.
  • scratchy/ˈskɹæt͡ʃi/adjectiveB22 meaningsRough enough to irritate the skin.
  • scrawl/skɹɔːl/verbC1To write hastily and untidily.
  • scrawny/ˈskɹɔːni/adjectiveC1Unhealthily thin and bony.
  • scream/skɹiːm/verbB15 meaningsTo cry out loudly and high in fear, pain or excitement.
  • scree/skɹiː/nounC1Loose broken stone on a steep slope.
  • scree slopenounC1A slope of loose broken stone below a cliff.
  • screech/skɹiːt͡ʃ/verbB23 meaningsTo make a high, harsh, unpleasant sound.
  • screen/ˈskɹiːn/nounA25 meaningsThe flat surface of a phone, computer or television on which pictures and text appear.
  • screen breaknounB1A deliberate pause from devices.
  • screen readernounB2Software that reads out what is on a display.
  • screen shareverbB1To show the others what is on your own display.
  • screen time/ˈskɹiːn ˌtaɪ̯m/nounB2How long you spend looking at a device.
  • screening/ˈskɹiːnɪŋ/nounB22 meaningsA showing of a film to an audience.
  • screenplay/ˈskɹiːnˌpleɪ/nounC1The written text of a film.
  • screenshot/ˈskriːn.ʃɒt/nounB12 meaningsA picture a device takes of its own screen.
  • screenwriternounC1The person who writes the story and the dialogue.
  • screw/ˈskɹuː/nounB12 meaningsA threaded pin driven in by turning.
  • screw inphraseB1To fasten something by turning it into a threaded hole.
  • screwdriver/ˈskɹuˌdɹaɪvɚ/nounA2+A tool with a shaped tip for turning screws.
  • scribble/ˈskɹɪbəl/nounB2Careless writing that is hard to read.
  • scribe/skɹaɪb/nounB2+Somebody who copied documents by hand.
  • scrimp/skɹɪmp/verbC2To spend as little as possible.
  • scripture/ˈskɹɪpt͡ʃɚ/nounB2The writings a religion holds sacred.
  • scroll/skɹəʊl/verbB1+3 meaningsTo move text or images up, down or across a screen.
  • scrolling/ˈskɹoʊlɪŋ/nounB1+Moving down a feed of posts on a screen.
  • scrub/skɹʌb/verbB14 meaningsTo clean something by rubbing it hard with a brush or a rough cloth.
  • scrublandnounC1Dry land covered with low rough bushes.
  • scruff/skɹʌf/nounC12 meaningsThe loose skin at the back of the neck.
  • scruffy/ˈskɹʌf.i/adjectiveB2Untidy, worn and not looked after.
  • scrum/skɹʌm/nounB2+The packed formation used to restart play in rugby.
  • scrumptious/ˈskɹʌm(p)ʃəs/adjectiveB2+Deliciously good.
  • scrunch/skɹʌnt͡ʃ/verbC2To crush something into a wrinkled mass.
  • scrunchie/ˈskɹʌnt͡ʃi/nounB1+A fabric-covered elastic for tying hair.
  • scruple/ˈskɹuːpəl/nounC1A moral doubt that stops you doing something.