English Words Starting With S

• scantling

  nounC2 - Very Low Frequency
  /ˈskantlɪŋ/A small beam or piece of timber, especially one of small cross-section, as used in the framework of a building or ship.
• scantlings

  plural-nounC2
  /ˈskantlɪŋz/Small pieces of timber or metal, especially those of small cross-section, used in construction.
• scanty

  adjectivenounB2-C1
  /ˈskænti/Small or insufficient in quantity or amount; barely adequate.
• scapa flow

  nounC2
  /ˌskɑːpə ˈfləʊ/A large, sheltered body of water in the Orkney Islands, Scotland, historically a major base for the British Royal Navy.
• scape

  nounC1
  /skeɪp/A shortened form of 'landscape' or 'escape'; primarily used as a suffix or combining form to denote a view, scene, or sweeping expanse.
• scape wheel

  nounC2 / Technical
  /ˈskeɪp ˌwiːl/The wheel in a mechanical clock or timepiece that drives the pendulum or balance wheel, often through an escapement mechanism.
• scapegoat

  nounverbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈskeɪpɡəʊt/A person or group who is blamed for the faults, mistakes, or misfortunes of others, especially for reasons of expediency.
• scapegoatism

  nounLow Frequency
  /ˈskeɪpɡəʊˌtɪzəm/The practice or tendency of making someone a scapegoat; unfairly blaming an individual or group for problems.
• scapegrace

  nounLow
  /ˈskeɪpɡreɪs/A mischievous, unscrupulous, or irresponsible person, especially a child or young person.
• scapewheel

  nounVery rare
  /ˈskeɪpwiːl/The large wheel in a clock mechanism that controls the escape of the gear train.
• scaphocephaly

  nounVery low
  /ˌskæfəʊˈsɛfəli/A congenital condition where the skull is abnormally long and narrow due to premature fusion of the sagittal suture.
• scaphoid

  adjectivenounLow
  /ˈskæfɔɪd/An anatomical term for a boat-shaped bone, specifically one of the small carpal bones in the wrist.
• scaphopod

  adjectivenounVery Rare
  /ˈskæfəʊpɒd/A marine mollusc with a tusk-shaped shell, such as a tusk shell, belonging to the class Scaphopoda.
• scapolite

  nounVery Low
  /ˈskapəlʌɪt/A group of silicate minerals, typically white, grey, or pale in colour, found in metamorphic rocks.
• scapula

  nounLow
  /ˈskapjʊlə/The flat triangular bone at the back of the shoulder; shoulder blade.
• scapular

  adjectivenounC2
  /ˈskapjʊlə/Relating to the shoulder or shoulder blade (scapula).
• scapulary

  adjectivenounRare
  /ˈskapjʊləri/A garment or band worn over the shoulders, typically as part of religious or monastic dress.
• scapulimancy

  nounExtremely rare
  /ˈskapjʊlɪˌmansi/The practice of divination or predicting the future by interpreting the cracks or marks on the burnt shoulder blade of an animal (typically an ox or sheep).
• scar

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB1
  /skɑː/A mark left on the skin or other tissue after a wound, burn, or sore has healed.
• scar tissue

  nounMedium
  /skɑː ˈtɪʃ.uː/Fibrous connective tissue that forms over a wound during the healing process, often resulting in a visible mark.

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