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Scald
- noun - a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
- burn with a hot liquid or steam; "She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out"
- heat to the boiling point; "scald the milk"
- subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"
- the act of burning with steam or hot water
- treat with boiling water; "scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled"
Scale
- noun - (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave)
- a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals
- a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass
- a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
- a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin
- a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
- an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks
- an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10"
- climb up by means of a ladder
- measure by or as if by a scale; "This bike scales only 25 pounds"
- measure with or as if with scales; "scale the gold"
- pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard
- reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc"
Scall
- - A scurf or scabby disease, especially of the scalp.
Scalp
- noun - remove the scalp of; "The enemies were scalped"
- sell illegally, as on the black market
- the skin that covers the top of the head; "they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy"
Scaly
- adjective - having the body covered or partially covered with thin horny plates, as some fish and reptiles
- rough to the touch; covered with scales or scurf
Scamp
- noun - one who is playfully mischievous
- perform hastily and carelessly
- rascal
- scallywag
Scams
- noun - a fraudulent business scheme
- con, cheat
- deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
Scans
- noun - an image produced by scanning; "he analyzed the brain scan"; "you could see the tumor in the CAT scan"
- conform to a metrical pattern
- examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
- examine minutely or intensely; "the surgeon scanned the X-ray"
- make a wide, sweeping search of; "The beams scanned the night sky"
- move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
- obtain data from magnetic tapes; "This dictionary can be read by the computer"
- read metrically; "scan verses"
- the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region; "he made a thorough scan of the beach with his binoculars"
Scant
- adjective - less than the correct or legal or full amount often deliberately so; "a light pound"; "a scant cup of sugar"; "regularly gives short weight"
- limit in quality or quantity
- Little
- skimpy
- supply sparingly and with restricted quantities; "sting with the allowance"
- work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
Scape
- noun - (architecture) upright consisting of the vertical part of a column
- erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip