Webster's Dictionary 1913

1675

Scolopendra

‖Scol′o‐pen″dra (?), n. 1. (Zoöl.) A genus of venomous myriapods including the centipeds. See Centiped.2. A sea fish. Spenser.

1676

Scolopendrine

Scol′o‐pen″drine (?), a.(Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the Scolopendra.

1677

Scolytid

Scol″y‐tid (?), n.(Zoöl.) Any one of numerous species of small bark-boring beetles of the genus Scolytus and allied genera. Also used adjectively.

1678

Scomber

‖Scom″ber (?), n.(Zoöl.) A genus of acanthopterygious fishes which includes the common mackerel.

1679

Scomberoid

Scom″ber‐oid (?), a. & n. [Cf. F. scombéroïde.] (Zoöl.) Same as Scombroid.

1680

Scombriformes

‖Scom′bri‐for″mes (skŏm′brĭ‐fôr″mēz), n. pl.(Zoöl.) A division of fishes including the mackerels, tunnies, and allied fishes.

1681

Scombroid

Scom″broid (skŏm″broid), a. [Scomber + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to the Mackerel family. — n. Any fish of the family Scombridæ, of which the mackerel (Scomber) is the type.

1682

Scomfish

Scom″fish (skŏm″fĭsh or skŭm″–), v. t. & i. To suffocate or stifle; to smother.

1683

Scomfit

Scom″fit (skŭm″fĭy), n. & v. Discomfit.

1684

Scomm

Scomm (skŏm), n. [L. scomma a taunt, jeer, scoff, Gr. �, fr. � to mock, scoff at.] 1. A buffoon. L'Estrange.2. A flout; a jeer; a gibe; a taunt. Fotherby.

1685

Sconce

Sconce (?), n. [D. schans, OD. schantse, perhaps from OF. esconse a hiding place, akin to esconser to hide, L. absconsus, p. p. of abscondere. See Abscond, and cf. Ensconce, Sco...

1686

Sconce (2)

Sconce, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Sconced (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Sconcing.] 1. To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce.Immure him, sconce him, barricade him in 't. Marston.2. To ...

1687

Sconcheon

Scon″cheon (?), n.(Arch.) A squinch.

1688

Scone

Scone (?), n. A cake, thinner than a bannock, made of wheat or barley or oat meal. [Written variously, scon, skone, skon, etc.] Burns.

1689

Scoop

Scoop (?), n. [OE. scope, of Scand. origin; cf. Sw. skopa, akin to D. schop a shovel, G. schüppe, and also to E. shove. See Shovel.] 1. A large ladle; a vessel with a long handl...

1690

Scoop (2)

Scoop, v. t. [imp. & p. p.Scooped (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Scooping.] [OE. scopen. See Scoop, n.] 1. To take out or up with, a scoop; to lade out.He scooped the water from the crysta...

1691

Scoop (3)

Scoop (?), n. A beat.

1692

Scoop (4)

Scoop, v. t. To get a scoop, or a beat, on (a rival).

1693

Scooper

Scoop″er (?), n. 1. One who, or that which, scoops.2. (Zoöl.) The avocet; — so called because it scoops up the mud to obtain food.

1694

Scoot

Scoot (?), v. i. To walk fast; to go quickly; to run hastily away.

1695

Scoparin

Sco″pa‐rin (?), n.(Chem.) A yellow gelatinous or crystalline substance found in broom (Cytisus scoparius) accompanying sparteïne.

1696

Scopate

Sco″pate (?), a. [L. scopae, scopa, a broom.] (Zoöl.) Having the surface closely covered with hairs, like a brush.

1697

Scope

Scope (?), n. [It. scopo, L. scopos a mark, aim, Gr. σκοπόσ, a watcher, mark, aim; akin to �, � to view, and perh. to E. spy. Cf. Skeptic, Bishop.] 1. That at which one aims; th...

1698

Scopeline

Sco″pe‐line (?), a.(Zoöl.) Scopeloid.

1699

Scopeloid

Sco″pe‐loid (?), a. [NL. Scopelus, typical genus (fr. Gr. � a headland) + -oid.] (Zoöl.) Like or pertaining to fishes of the genus Scopelus, or family Scopelodæ, which includes ...

1700

Scopiferous

Sco‐pif″er‐ous (?), a. [L. scopae, scopa + -ferous.] (Zoöl.) Bearing a tuft of brushlike hairs.

1701

Scopiform

Sco″pi‐form (?), a. [L. scopae, scopa, a broom + -form.] Having the form of a broom or besom. “Zeolite, stelliform or scopiform.” Kirwan.