<B>Scottie</B> or <B>scottie, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a Scottish terrier. <DD><B> 2. </B>a nickname for a Scotsman. Also, <B>Scotty.</B> </DL>
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<B>Scottish, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with Scotland, its people, or their language. <BR> <I>Ex. Scottish lakes. "Laird" is a Scottish word.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>(pl. in use.) the people of Scotland. <DD><B> 2. </B>English as it is spoken by the people of Scotland. (Abbr:) Sc. noun <B>Scottishness.</B> </DL>
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<B>Scottish Blackface,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a breed of blackfaced sheep of Scotland whose coarse wool is valuable for tweeds, carpets, and mattresses. In the United States it is called <I>Blackface Highland.</I> </DL>
<B>Scottish Gaelic,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the Celtic language of the Scottish Highlanders; Erse. </DL>
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<B>Scottish Rite,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> one of the two advanced branches of membership in the Freemasons (the other being the York Rite). </DL>
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<B>Scottish terrier,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> one of a breed of short-legged terriers with rough, wiry hair and pointed, standing ears; Scotch terrier. Its short coat can range from black or gray to a sandy color. </DL>
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<B>Scott's oriole,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an oriole of Mexico and the southwestern United States, the male of which is light yellow with black head, throat, back, wings, and tail. </DL>
<A NAME="scotty">
<B>Scotty</B> or <B>scotty, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ties.</B> <B>=Scottie.</B></DL>
<A NAME="scoundrel">
<B>scoundrel, </B>noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a very bad person without honor or good principles; villain; rascal. <BR> <I>Ex. The scoundrels who set fire to the barn have been caught.</I> (SYN) blackguard, scamp. <DD><I>adj. </I> scoundrelly; villainous; unprincipled; base. <BR> <I>Ex. these scoundrel Doones (Richard D. Blackmore).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="scoundreldom">
<B>scoundreldom, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> scoundrels, or their ways or habits. </DL>
<A NAME="scoundrelism">
<B>scoundrelism, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the character or conduct of a scoundrel. <DD><B> 2. </B>a scoundrelly action. </DL>
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<B>scoundrelly, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>having the character of a scoundrel. <DD><B> 2. </B>having to do with or characteristic of a scoundrel. </DL>
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<B>scour</B> (1), verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to clean or polish by hard rubbing. <BR> <I>Ex. to scour the floor with a brush and soapsuds. Mother scours the frying pan with cleanser.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to remove dirt or grease from (anything) by rubbing. <BR> <I>Ex. to scour soiled clothing, scour woolens.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>to make clear by flowing through or over. <BR> <I>Ex. The stream had scoured a channel.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>to clean; cleanse; purge, as an animal. <DD><B> 5. </B>(Figurative.) to rid or clear of what is undesirable. <BR> <I>Ex. to scour the sea of the pirates (Sir Philip Sidney).</I> <DD><B> 6. </B>(Figurative.) to beat; scourge; punish. <BR> <I>Ex. But I will pay the dog, I will scour him (Henry Fielding).</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to rub something vigorously to clean or polish it. <DD><B> 2. </B>to remove dirt or grease, as from clothing. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the act of scouring. <DD><B> 2. </B>the cleansing substance used in scouring woolens and the like. <DD><B> 3. </B>a place in a river where the bottom is scoured by the stream. <BR><I>expr. <B>scours,</B> </I>(U.S.) diarrhea in cattle, horses, and other animals, especially newborn ones. <BR> <I>Ex. His calves will very likely take the "scours" (D. G. Mitchell).</I> </DL>
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<B>scour</B> (2), transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to move quickly over. <BR> <I>Ex. Men scoured the country round about looking for the lost child.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to look into every part of; search. <BR> <I>Ex. (Figurative.) to scour one's memory for a forgotten date. He cannibalized damaged machinery to get spare parts to get other machines running, repaired buildings, put order into production lines, scoured Germany for raw materials (Wall Street Journal).</I> (SYN) comb. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to go swiftly in search or pursuit. <BR> <I>Ex. The horsemen ... gave reins to their steeds and scoured for the frontier (Washington Irving).</I> </DL>
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<B>scourer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person who scours. <DD><B> 2. </B>a thing for scouring or scrubbing. <BR> <I>Ex. Brushes and sponges are household scourers.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a purgative agent; cathartic. </DL>
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<B>scourfish, </B>noun, pl. <B>-fishes</B> or (collectively) <B>-fish.</B> <B>=escolar.</B></DL>
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<B>scourge, </B>noun, verb, <B>scourged,</B> <B>scourging.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a whip; lash. <DD><B> 2. </B>any means of punishment. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) some thing or person that causes great trouble or misfortune, such as an outbreak of disease or a war. <BR> <I>Ex. Malaria, an old scourge, is now confined to the far jungles (Time).</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to punish severely; whip; flog; chastise. <BR> <I>Ex. the waves ... scourged with the wind's invisible tyranny (Shelley).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to trouble very much; afflict; torment. </DL>
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<B>scourger, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who scourges or punishes; flagellant. </DL>
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<B>scouring cinder,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a slag low in silica which wears out the lining of a furnace. </DL>
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<B>scouring pad,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a soft mass of steel wool or plastic mesh used for cleansing and polishing. </DL>
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<B>scouring rush,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various horsetail plants formerly used to scour and polish. </DL>
<A NAME="scourings">
<B>scourings, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>dirt, refuse, or other material, removed by scouring; dregs. <BR> <I>Ex. (Figurative.) a gang built up from the scourings of the slums.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>refuse removed from grain before milling. </DL>
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<B>scours, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> See under <B>scour</B> (1). </DL>
<A NAME="scourway">
<B>scourway, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a channel eroded by a stream, especially by a former glacial stream. </DL>
<A NAME="scourwort">
<B>scourwort, </B>noun. <B>=soapwort.</B></DL>
<A NAME="scouse">
<B>scouse</B> (1), noun. <B>=lobscouse.</B></DL>
<A NAME="scouse">
<B>Scouse</B> or <B>scouse</B> (2), noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British Slang.) <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the dialect of Liverpool, England. <BR> <I>Ex. substituting scouse for Etonian slang (Punch).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a native of Liverpool, England; Scouser. <DD><I>adj. </I> of Liverpool. <BR> <I>Ex. a Scouse accent.</I> </DL>
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<B>scouse kettle,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (Nautical.) an iron kettle for cooking. </DL>
<A NAME="scouser">
<B>Scouser</B> or <B>scouser, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British Slang.) a native of Liverpool, England. </DL>
<B>scout</B> (1), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1a. </B>a person sent to find out what the enemy is doing. A scout wears a uniform; a spy does not. <DD><B> b. </B>a warship, airplane, or other thing used to find out what the enemy is doing. <DD><B> 2. </B>a person who is sent out to get information. <DD><B> 3. </B>a person sent out to get information about athletes or athletic teams. <DD><B> 4. </B>the act of scouting. <BR> <I>Ex. on scout, to the scout.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>a person belonging to the Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts. <DD><B> 6. </B>(Informal.) a fellow; person. <BR> <I>Ex. He's a good scout. George, old scout, you were sore-headed about something (Sinclair Lewis).</I> <DD><B> 7. </B>(British.) a college servant at Oxford University. <DD><I>v.i. </I> to act as a scout; hunt around to find something. <BR> <I>Ex. Go and scout for firewood for the picnic.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to observe or examine to get information; reconnoiter. noun <B>scouter.</B> adv. <B>scoutingly.</B> </DL>
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<B>scout</B> (2), transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to refuse to believe in; reject with scorn. <BR> <I>Ex. He scouted the idea of a dog with two tails. A large, looming man, Wenning is alleged to have been a significant athlete at college ... although he scouts the idea (Newsweek).</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>=scoff.</B> </DL>
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<B>scout car,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various fast, open-top vehicles designed for military reconnaissance. </DL>
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<B>scoutcraft, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> knowledge and skill in activities required to be a good boy or girl scout. </DL>
<B>scouting, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the activities of scouts. </DL>
<A NAME="scoutmaster">
<B>scoutmaster, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the man in charge of a troop of boy scouts. <DD><B> 2. </B>the leader of a band of scouts. </DL>
<A NAME="scow">
<B>scow, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a large, rectangular boat with a flat bottom, used to carry freight, coal, sand, or other like things. </DL>
<A NAME="scowl">
<B>scowl, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to look angry or sullen by lowering the eyebrows; frown. <BR> <I>Ex. The angry man scowled at his son. She scowls dreadfully ... out of pure ugliness of temper (Hawthorne).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to have a gloomy or threatening aspect. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to affect by scowling. <DD><B> 2. </B>to express with a scowl. <BR> <I>Ex. to scowl one's disapproval.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>an angry, sullen look; frown. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) a gloomy or threatening aspect. noun <B>scowler.</B> adv. <B>scowlingly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="scp">
<B>SCP</B> (no periods),<DL COMPACT><DD> single-cell protein. </DL>
<A NAME="scr">
<B>scr.,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> scruple or scruples. </DL>
