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scandium,
scandium [ˈskandɪəm]
n. Scandium.
n. Scandium.
scant, scantach, scantie, scantily, scantlin, scantlins, scantness, scantock, scanty, skant, skantlin, skantlins, skent,
scant [skant]
n. Short supply, scarcity, dearth, want or lack, poverty.
adj. Lacking a sufficiency, short, stinted. Sparing, niggardly, parsimonious.
adv. Scarcely, hardly, barely.
n. Short supply, scarcity, dearth, want or lack, poverty.
adj. Lacking a sufficiency, short, stinted. Sparing, niggardly, parsimonious.
adv. Scarcely, hardly, barely.
scanty
adj. Scanty, scarce, short, stinted.
adj. Scanty, scarce, short, stinted.
scantily
adv. Scantily.
adv. Scantily.
Compounds and phrases etc.
scantlin(s) [ˈskantlɪn(z)]: Scarcely, hardly.
scantness: Scantness, scarcity
scantock: NN.a. A hooked and baited line fixed along the sea-shore or in a stream for catching fish.
scantness: Scantness, scarcity
scantock: NN.a. A hooked and baited line fixed along the sea-shore or in a stream for catching fish.
ramskeerie, ramskeery, ramskeirie, ramstairie, scairin, scairt, scar, scar$t, scare, scared, scarey, scarie, scarin, scarred, scarrie, scart, scary, scaur, scaured, scaurie, scaurt, skair, skairie, skar, skarie, skarr, skaur, skeer, skeered, skeerie, skeert, skeery, skeir, skeirie, sker, skerd, skerr, skyar, skyarie, skyre, skyrie, skyry,
scar [skar, sker]
also skeer [skiːr]
n. A scare, a fright. Something which causes fright.
v. To scare. To take fright, put to flight.
pt. pp. scart, scarred, skeert
adj. Timid, easily frightened, shy, not very approachable. Wild, apt to run away. Untidy, unkempt, haggard-looking.
also skeer [skiːr]
n. A scare, a fright. Something which causes fright.
v. To scare. To take fright, put to flight.
pt. pp. scart, scarred, skeert
adj. Timid, easily frightened, shy, not very approachable. Wild, apt to run away. Untidy, unkempt, haggard-looking.
scarrie [skare, skere]
also skeerie [ˈskiːre]
adj. Scared, agitated.
also skeerie [ˈskiːre]
adj. Scared, agitated.
Compounds and phrases etc.
scarin: Frightening.
ramskeerie [ramˈskiːri]: A wild restless romp. Very restive and lustful.
ramskeerie [ramˈskiːri]: A wild restless romp. Very restive and lustful.
scace, scairse, scarce, scarcelins, scarcitie, scarcity,
scarce [skers]
adj. Scarce.
adj. Scarce.
Compounds and phrases etc.
scarcelins [ˈskerslɪnz]: adv. Scarcely.
scarcity [ˈskersətɪ]: Scarcity.
scarcity [ˈskersətɪ]: Scarcity.
muckle_scarf, muckle_skarf, scarf, scarfay, scarfer, scarfie, scarfie, scarth, scraath, scrath, skarf, skarf, skarfie, skarth,
scarf [skarf]
dim. scarfie
n. The cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo.
dim. scarfie
n. The cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo.
Compounds and phrases etc.
muckle scarf: I.Sh. The cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo.
scarnach, scarnoch, scarnogh, skarnoch, skarnogh, squarnoch,
scarnach [skarnəx]
n. Heaps or accumulations of loose stones on a hillside, scree, detritus.
n. Heaps or accumulations of loose stones on a hillside, scree, detritus.
From Gaelic sgàirneach.
scarra, scarrae, scarrow,
scarrae [ˈskarə]
n. A faint light or reflection of light, of the moon, from a wall etc. A figure of speech, a metaphor.
v. To emit a faint light, to gleam intermittently or indistinctly.
n. A faint light or reflection of light, of the moon, from a wall etc. A figure of speech, a metaphor.
v. To emit a faint light, to gleam intermittently or indistinctly.
hailscart, halescart, nipscart, scairt, scairted, scairtlin, scart, scarted, scartet, scartfree, scart-free, scartit, scartle, scartlin, scrat, scratter, scratto, scrautch, scrit, scrit, scrittle, skart, skartit, skrat, skrit, skrit, skritl, skritl, skritt, skritt, skrittin, skrittle,
scart [skart]
also scrat [skrat]
n. A scratch with the nails, claws or some other sharp object. A scribble. The smallest quantity of anything. A shallow furrow.
v. To scratch, scrape with the nails, claws or some other sharp object. To scrape or scratch the ground like an animal. To scrape together in a heap, to accumulate in a penurious, niggardly way. To be excessively acquisitive in small things. To carve, incise, engrave. To scribble.
pt. pp. scartit
also scrat [skrat]
n. A scratch with the nails, claws or some other sharp object. A scribble. The smallest quantity of anything. A shallow furrow.
v. To scratch, scrape with the nails, claws or some other sharp object. To scrape or scratch the ground like an animal. To scrape together in a heap, to accumulate in a penurious, niggardly way. To be excessively acquisitive in small things. To carve, incise, engrave. To scribble.
pt. pp. scartit
scartle
n. A scraping or scratching. A scraper or hoe.
v. To scrape together in little bits. Make little scratching movements. To rake out ashes from a fire or the like. Of mice or rats: to scurry. To accumulate wealth in small amounts. To scrape money together.
n. A scraping or scratching. A scraper or hoe.
v. To scrape together in little bits. Make little scratching movements. To rake out ashes from a fire or the like. Of mice or rats: to scurry. To accumulate wealth in small amounts. To scrape money together.
skrit [I.Sh. skrɪt], skrittle
n. A scraping, scratching, tearing, the sound of scraping etc. A rent, a tear. A great hurry or haste.
v. To tear (up) To scratch, to make a scraping sound. To strike a match, to write hastily or casually.
n. A scraping, scratching, tearing, the sound of scraping etc. A rent, a tear. A great hurry or haste.
v. To tear (up) To scratch, to make a scraping sound. To strike a match, to write hastily or casually.
Compounds and phrases etc.
halescart: adv. Without a scratch, scot-free.
nipscart: A miser.
scart-free: Scot-free.
scartlin: Scraping, scratching, tearing, etc.
nipscart: A miser.
scart-free: Scot-free.
scartlin: Scraping, scratching, tearing, etc.
scairt, scart, scarth, scaurt, skart, skarth,
scart [skart, skeːrt]
n. The cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo or shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis.
n. The cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo or shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis.
Compounds and phrases etc.
black scart: U. The cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo.
scash, scashle,
scash [skaʃ]
also scashle
v. To quarrel, squabble. Twist or turn. To dress slovenly.
also scashle
v. To quarrel, squabble. Twist or turn. To dress slovenly.