Part 69

~Sanctification~, _n._ ~1.~ Justification, absolution, remission of sin.

~2.~ Consecration.

~Sanctified~, _a._ Consecrated, hallowed.

~Sanctifier~, _n._ [With _The_ prefixed.] The Holy Spirit.

~Sanctify~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Make holy, cleanse from sin.

~2.~ Consecrate, hallow.

~Sanctimonious~, _a._ Pharisaical, affectedly holy, hypocritically devout.

~Sanctimoniousness~, _n._ Pharisaism, hypocrisy, cant, formalism, pietism, sanctimony, assumed piety.

~Sanctimony~, _n._ Affected holiness, hypocritical devoutness, pretence of holiness, sanctimoniousness.

~Sanction~, _n._ Confirmation, ratification, countenance, support, authority, warranty, authorization.

~Sanction~, _v. a._ Ratify, confirm, countenance, support, authorize, warrant, allow, legalize, bind.

~Sanctity~, _n._ ~1.~ Purity, holiness, godliness, saintliness, goodness, piety, grace, religion, devotion.

~2.~ Sacredness, inviolability, solemnity.

~Sanctuary~, _n._ ~1.~ Sacred or holy place, consecrated spot, holy ground, SANCTUM SANCTORUM, Holy of Holies.

~2.~ Temple, church, place of worship, consecrated building.

~3.~ Asylum, refuge, shelter.

~Sanctum Sanctorum~, [L.] Sanctuary, Holy of Holies.

~Sand~, _n._ Gravel, small pebbles.

~Sand~, _v. a._ Cover or sprinkle with sand.

~Sand-flea~, _n._ Beach-flea, sandhopper.

~Sand-fly~, _n._ Midge (_Simulium nocivum_).

~Sandhopper~, _n._ Sand-flea, beach-flea.

~Sandiver~, _n._ Glass-gall.

~Sandy~, _a._ Sabulous.

~Sane~, _a._ Sound (_especially in mind_), healthy, sober, lucid, not disordered, not insane.

~Saneness~, _n._ Sanity.

~Sang froid~, [Fr.] Coolness, unconcern, indifference, cold blood.

~Sanguinary~, _a._ ~1.~ Bloody, murderous.

~2.~ Cruel, blood-thirsty, savage, inhuman, barbarous, ruthless, pitiless, fell.

~Sanguine~, _a._ ~1.~ Red, crimson.

~2.~ Warm, ardent, lively, animated.

~3.~ Confident, hopeful, enthusiastic, buoyant.

~Sanity~, _n._ Saneness, soundness.

~Sans-culotte~, _n._ [Fr.] ~1.~ Ragamuffin, tatterdemalion, ragged fellow.

~2.~ Jacobin, radical, republican.

~Sans souci~, [Fr.] Without care, with unconcern, free and easy.

~Sap~, _n._ Juice (_of a plant_).

~Sap~, _v. a._ Mine, undermine.

~Sap-head~, _n._ [_Cant term._] Simpleton, DUNCE.

~Sapid~, _a._ Savory, relishing.

~Sapidness~, _n._ Savoriness, savor, taste, sapidity.

~Sapidity~, _n._ SAPIDNESS.

~Sapience~, _n._ Wisdom, sageness, knowledge, sagacity, shrewdness, intelligence, sense.

~Sapient~, _a._ Wise, sage, sagacious, sensible, shrewd, acute, intelligent.

~Sapless~, _a._ ~1.~ Without sap, destitute of sap.

~2.~ Decayed, dry, old.

~Saponaceous~, _a._ Soapy.

~Sapor~, _n._ Taste, flavor, savor, gust, relish, smack.

~Sappiness~, _n._ ~1.~ Juiciness, succulence.

~2.~ [_Colloquial._] Silliness.

~Sappy~, _a._ ~1.~ Juicy, succulent.

~2.~ [_Colloquial._] Silly, underwitted, half-witted, foolish.

~Sap-rot~, _n._ Dry-rot, POWDER-POST.

~Saracen~, _n._ ~1.~ Arabian, Arab.

~2.~ Mussulman, Mahometan.

~Sarcasm~, _n._ Taunt, gibe, fling, satire, irony, ridicule, cutting jest, satirical remark.

~Sarcastic~, _a._ Severe, cutting, taunting, satirical, sharp, biting, mordacious.

~Sarcophagus~, _n._ Stone coffin.

~Sard~, _n._ Carnelian, sardel, sardine, sardius, sardoin.

~Sardel~, _n._ Sard.

~Sardine~, _n._ SARD.

~Sardius~, _n._ SARD.

~Sardoin~, _n._ SARD.

~Sarlac~, _n._ Yak, grunting ox of Tartary.

~Sarlyk~, _n._ Yak, grunting ox of Tartary.

~Sarment~, _n._ Runner, long twig; prostrate, filiform stem.

~Sash~, _n._ Girdle, band, belt, scarf.

~Satan~, _n._ Belial, Apollyon, Devil, the evil one, the arch-enemy, the arch-fiend, the tempter, the author of evil, the wicked one, the old serpent, the prince of darkness, the foul fiend.

~Satanic~, _a._ Diabolical, infernal, hellish, devilish, malicious, malignant.

~Sate~, _v. a._ SATIATE.

~Satellite~, _n._ ~1.~ Moon, secondary planet.

~2.~ Attendant, follower, dependant, retainer, vassal.

~Satiate~, _v. a._ Sate, glut, gorge, surfeit, cloy, pall, overfeed.

~Satiety~, _n._ Repletion, surfeit, fulness, glut.

~Satire~, _n._ Ridicule, sarcasm, invective, irony, phillipic, diatribe, fling, squib, lampoon, pasquinade, cutting remark.

~Satirical~, _a._ Sarcastic, severe, taunting, censorious, cutting, biting, sharp, keen, poignant, invective, mordacious.

~Satirize~, _v. a._ Censure, ridicule, abuse, lampoon, lash, inveigh against.

~Satisfaction~, _n._ ~1.~ Gratification.

~2.~ Contentment, content, enjoyment, ease, comfort.

~3.~ Compensation, amends, requital, remuneration, indemnification, reparation, atonement, recompense.

~4.~ Discharge, payment.

~Satisfactorily~, _ad._ In a satisfactory manner, to one's heart's content.

~Satisfactory~, _a._ ~1.~ Gratifying, pleasing.

~2.~ Sufficient, conclusive, convincing, decisive.

~3.~ Compensating, atoning, that makes amends.

~Satisfy~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Please, gratify, content.

~2.~ Recompense, requite, indemnify.

~3.~ Pay, discharge, settle.

~4.~ Convince, persuade.

~5.~ Fulfil, answer.

~Saturate~, _v. a._ Drench, fill full (_with a liquid absorbed_), impregnate or imbue fully.

~Saturation~, _n._ Repletion, fulness.

~Saturnalia~, _n. pl._ [L.] Revels, orgies, BACCHANALS.

~Saturnian~, _a._ ~1.~ Of Saturn.

~2.~ Palmy, joyous, halcyon, golden, happy.

~Saturnine~, _a._ Dull, heavy, grave, sad, gloomy, sedate.

~Sauce~, _n._ ~1.~ Seasoning, relish, condiment, appetizing compound.

~2.~ [_Low._] Impertinence, SAUCINESS.

~3.~ [_Colloquial._] Culinary vegetables.

~Saucebox~, _n._ [_Colloquial._] Saucy fellow, impudent fellow.

~Sauciness~, _n._ Impertinence, insolence, impudence, pertness, malapertness, rudeness, SAUCE.

~Saucy~, _a._ Impertinent, impudent, pert, insolent, cavalier, rude, forward, bold, flippant, malapert.

~Saunders-blue~, _n._ Ultramarine.

~Saunter~, _v. n._ Loiter, linger, lag, delay, lounge, stroll, dilly- dally, wander about idly, move slowly.

~Saunterer~, _n._ Loiterer, lounger, stroller, lagger, laggard, rambler, idle wanderer.

~Sauria~, _n. pl._ Lizards.

~Saurian~, _n._ Lizard.

~Saury-pike~, _n._ Skipper (_Scomberesox saurus_).

~Savage~, _a._ ~1.~ Uncultivated (_as a forest_), wild, rough, sylvan.

~2.~ Uncivilized (_like an inhabitant of the woods_), untaught, rude, barbarous, unpolished, bearish.

~3.~ Untamed, fierce, ferocious, rapacious, ravenous, ferine, sanguinary, blood-thirsty.

~4.~ Inhuman, brutal, brutish, brute, cruel, fell, remorseless, pitiless, unmerciful, ruthless, merciless, heathenish, relentless, hard-hearted, sanguinary, bloody, vandalic.

~Savage~, _n._ Barbarian.

~Savanna~, _n._ [Written also _Savannah_.] Meadow, plain, plateau, prairie, pampas, open country, champaign country, table-land, steppe.

~Savant~, _n._ [Fr. _pl._ Savants.] Scholar, learned man, erudite person, one of the literati, man of science.

~Save~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Deliver, rescue, protect, preserve, redeem.

~2.~ Reserve, keep, hold, husband, lay up, lay by.

~3.~ Spare, prevent, hinder, obviate, insure against.

~Save~, _prep._ Except, leaving out, not including.

~Saver~, _n._ ~1.~ Rescuer, deliverer, savior, preserver.

~2.~ Economist.

~Saving~, _a._ Economical, frugal, sparing, thrifty, careful.

~Savior~, _n._ ~1.~ Rescuer, saver, deliverer, preserver, protector, defender, guardian.

~2.~ [With _The_ or _Our_ prefixed.] Christ, Jesus, Immanuel, the Messiah, the Redeemer, the Mediator, the Intercessor, the Advocate, the Judge, the Anointed, the Word, the Son of God, the Son of man, the Lamb of God.

~Saviour~, _n._ ~1.~ Rescuer, saver, deliverer, preserver, protector, defender, guardian.

~2.~ [With _The_ or _Our_ prefixed.] Christ, Jesus, Immanuel, the Messiah, the Redeemer, the Mediator, the Intercessor, the Advocate, the Judge, the Anointed, the Word, the Son of God, the Son of man, the Lamb of God.

~Savor~, _n._ ~1.~ Taste, flavor, relish, gust, smack, GOÛT.

~2.~ Odor, scent, smell, fragrance.

~Savor~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Taste, smack.

~2.~ Partake, have a touch of.

~Savorless~, _a._ Tasteless, insipid, vapid, gustless, mawkish, stale, flat, without savor or relish.

~Savory~, _a._ Relishing, piquant, luscious, palatable, delicious, flavorous, nice, well-tasted.

~Saw~, _n._ Saying, maxim, adage, proverb, aphorism, apothegm, dictum, by-word, sententious precept.

~Sawney~, _n._ Simpleton, DUNCE.

~Saw-set~, _n._ Saw-wrest.

~Saw-wrest~, _n._ Saw-set.

~Say~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Speak, utter, allege, tell, affirm, declare, pronounce.

~2.~ Repeat, rehearse, recite.

~Saying~, _n._ ~1.~ Expression, observation, remark, declaration, statement.

~2.~ Proverb, saw, maxim, aphorism, adage, apothegm, dictum, by-word, sententious precept.

~Scabbard~, _n._ Sheath (_of a sword or a dagger_), case.

~Scabies~, _n._ [L.] (_Med._) The itch, psora.

~Scabrous~, _a._ Rough, rugged, scraggy, cragged, uneven.

~Scaffold~, _n._ Stage, frame, scaffolding, STAGING.

~Scaffolding~, _n._ SCAFFOLD.

~Scalawag~, _n._ [_Low._] Scapegrace, miserable scamp, worthless fellow.

~Scald~, _v. a._ Burn (_with a hot liquid_).

~Scald-head~, _n._ PORRIGO, ringworm of the scalp.

~Scale~, _n._ ~1.~ Dish (_of a balance_).

~2.~ Balance.

~3.~ Gradation, progressive series.

~4.~ Lamina, layer, flake, LAMELLA, thin plate.

~Scale~, _v. a._ CLIMB, ascend, escalade, mount, clamber up.

~Scale off~, Exfoliate, shell off, peel off, fall off in scales.

~Scallion~, _n._ (_Bot._) Shallot (_Allium Ascalonicum_).

~Scallop~, _v. a._ Indent, notch.

~Scaly~, _a._ ~1.~ Flaky, lamelliform.

~2.~ [_Low._] Mean, scurvy, stingy, contemptible.

~Scaly ant-eater~, Pangolin.

~Scamp~, _n._ [_colloquial._] Rogue, rascal, cheat, knave, swindler, sharper, trickster, scoundrel, villain, scapegrace, SCALAWAG, worthless fellow.

~Scamper~, _v. n._ Scud, run, trip, hie, haste, hasten, speed.

~Scan~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Recite metrically, divide into feet.

~2.~ Scrutinize, examine, investigate, sift, inquire into, look into.

~Scandal~, _n._ ~1.~ Defamation, aspersion, calumny, backbiting, slander, detraction, traducement, reproach, obloquy.

~2.~ Disgrace, dishonor, shame, infamy, discredit, disrepute, ignominy, odium, opprobrium, ingloriousness.

~Scandalize~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Offend, give offence to.

~2.~ Vilify, asperse, defame, backbite, decry, calumniate, slander, reproach, libel, revile, satirize, lampoon, bring disgrace on, inveigh against.

~Scandalous~, _a._ ~1.~ Opprobrious, defamatory, libellous, slanderous.

~2.~ Disgraceful, shameful, infamous, disreputable, ignominious, atrocious, odious, inglorious.

~Scant~, _v. a._ Limit, straiten, stint.

~Scant~, _a._ Insufficient, SCANTY.

~Scantiness~, _n._ Insufficiency, meagreness, narrowness, deficiency, short supply, short measure.

~Scanty~, _a._ Insufficient, short, narrow, slender, meagre, lean, scant, deficient, not plentiful, not enough.

~Scapegrace~, _n._ Rogue, knave, SCAMP, SCALAWAG.

~Scaphoid~, _a._ (_Anat._) Boat-shaped, cymbiform, navicular.

~Scapula~, _n._ Shoulder-blade.

~Scar~, _n._ Cicatrix, cicatrice, seam.

~Scaramouch~, _n._ Buffoon, harlequin, clown, zany, PUNCH.

~Scarce~, _a._ ~1.~ Deficient, wanting, not plentiful, not abundant.

~2.~ Rare, uncommon, infrequent.

~Scarcely~, _ad._ Hardly, barely, but just, with difficulty.

~Scarcity~, _n._ Deficiency, dearth, want, insufficiency, lack.

~Scarcity-root~, _n._ Field-beet, mangel-wurzel (_Beta altissima_).

~Scare~, _v. a._ Frighten, affright, FRIGHT, intimidate, daunt, appall, terrify, make afraid, put in fear.

~Scarfskin~, _n._ Cuticle, epidermis.

~Scarlatina~, _n._ Scarlet-fever.

~Scarlet-fever~, _n._ Scarlatina.

~Scath~, _v. a._ Injure, harm, blast, destroy, damage, waste.

~Scathe~, _v. a._ Injure, harm, blast, destroy, damage, waste.

~Scathless~, _a._ Uninjured, unhurt, intact, unharmed, untouched.

~Scatter~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Strew, sprinkle, throw about loosely.

~2.~ Dissipate, disperse, diffuse, distribute, spread.

~Scatter-brain~, _n._ Scatter-brains, shatter-brain; giddy, thoughtless person.

~Scatter-brained~, _a._ Giddy, thoughtless, light-headed, shatter- brained.

~Scatter-brains~, _n. pl._ SCATTER-BRAIN.

~Scattered~, _a._ ~1.~ Strewn, sprinkled.

~2.~ Diffused, dispersed, spread about.

~3.~ Sporadic, occurring here and there.

~Scene~, _n._ Spectacle, exhibition, show, sight, view, display, representation, pageant.

~Scenery~, _n._ Landscape, prospect, view.

~Scenic~, _a._ Theatrical, dramatic.

~Scent~, _n._ Odor, smell, perfume, fragrance, redolence, balminess.

~Scent~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Smell, get scent of.

~2.~ Perfume, fill with odor, give odor to.

~Scentless~, _a._ Inodorous, without odor, destitute of smell.

~Sceptic~, _n._ [Written also _Skeptic_.] ~1.~ Doubter.

~2.~ Deist, infidel, unbeliever, free thinker.

~Sceptical~, _a._ [Written also _Skeptical_.] Doubting, disbelieving, incredulous.

~Scepticism~, _n._ [Written also _Skepticism_.] ~1.~ Doubt, incredulity, Pyrrhonism.

~2.~ Unbelief, infidelity, deism, free thinking.

~Sceptre~, _n._ [Written also _Scepter_.] ~1.~ Royal mace.

~2.~ Royal power, sovereign authority.

~Schedule~, _n._ ~1.~ Scroll, document.

~2.~ INVENTORY, list, CATALOGUE, record, roll, REGISTER.

~Scheme~, _n._ ~1.~ Plan, system.

~2.~ Device, design, project, contrivance, plot, stratagem, conspiracy, intrigue, cabal, machination.

~3.~ Draft, outline.

~Scheme~, _v. a._ Plan, contrive, project, plot, devise, design, imagine, frame.

~Scheme~, _v. n._ Intrigue, plot, plan, contrive, set one's wits to work, rack one's brains, cudgel one's brains, strain one's invention.

~Schemer~, _n._ Planner, projector, contriver.

~Schism~, _n._ ~1.~ Division (_in a church_), separation.

~2.~ Disunion, discord.

~Schismatic~, _n._ Sectary, heretic, nonconformist, dissenter, separatist.

~Schismatical~, _a._ Discordant, dissentient.

~Schistose~, _a._ Lamellate, lamellated, laminar, laminated, foliated, foliaceous, scaly, flaky.

~Schistous~, _a._ Lamellate, lamellated, laminar, laminated, foliated, foliaceous, scaly, flaky.

~Scholar~, _n._ ~1.~ Disciple, pupil, student, learner.

~2.~ SAVANT, learned man, erudite person, one of the literati.

~Scholarlike~, _a._ Scholarly.

~Scholarly~, _a._ Scholar-like.

~Scholars~, _n. pl._ LITERATI, savans, the learned, learned men.

~Scholarship~, _n._ ~1.~ Learning, erudition, knowledge, attainments, acquirements, acquired knowledge.

~2.~ Maintenance for a student.

~Scholastic~, _a._ ~1.~ Academic, literary, lettered, bookish.

~2.~ Pedantic, formal, after the manner of the schoolmen.

~Scholastic~, _n._ Schoolman.

~Scholiast~, _n._ Commentator, annotator, glossarist.

~Scholium~, _n._ Annotation, comment, remark, observation, note, elucidation, gloss.

~School~, _n._ ~1.~ Seminary, academy, institute, gymnasium, place of education.

~2.~ Sect, class, denomination.

~School~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Instruct, teach, educate, train, drill, exercise, indoctrinate.

~2.~ Tutor, discipline, control, govern, bring under subjection.

~School-book~, _n._ Text-book.

~School-fellow~, _n._ School-mate.

~Schooling~, _n._ Tuition, instruction, education, teaching, training, nurture, discipline.

~Schoolman~, _n._ Scholastic.

~School-master~, _n._ Instructor, preceptor, teacher, tutor, master, PEDAGOGUE.

~School-mate~, _n._ School-fellow.

~Sciatica~, _n._ Ischiagra, gout of the hip.

~Sciatic~, _a._ Of the hip, ischiadic, ischiatic.

~Sciatical~, _a._ Of the hip, ischiadic, ischiatic.

~Science~, _n._ ~1.~ Knowledge, information, learning.

~2.~ System of knowledge, body of knowledge, philosophical knowledge, knowledge of principles or general laws.

~3.~ Branch of knowledge.

~Scientific~, _a._ Philosophical, according to principles or general laws.

~Scilicet~, _ad._ [L.] Namely, VIDELICET, to wit, that is, that is to say, to particularize.

~Scintilla~, _n._ [L.] Spark, glimmer, jot, shadow, trace, iota, whit, tittle, bit, ace, grain, atom, particle, corpuscle, scrap, mite.

~Scintillant~, _a._ Sparkling.

~Scintillate~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Sparkle, twinkle, coruscate.

~2.~ Emit sparks.

~Scintillation~, _n._ ~1.~ Spark, sparkle, flash, coruscation.

~2.~ Twinkling, sparkling.

~Sciolism~, _n._ Smattering, shallowness, superficialness, imperfect knowledge, superficial knowledge, slight knowledge.

~Sciolist~, _n._ Smatterer, ignoramus, novice, greenhorn.

~Scion~, _n._ Sprout, shoot, twig, branch, cion, graft.

~Sclavonic~, _a._ Slavic, Slavonian.

~Sclerotic~, _n._ (_Anat._) White of the eye.

~Scoff~, _v. a._ Mock, deride, jeer, scoff at.

~Scoff~, _v. n._ Mock, jeer, jibe, sneer.

~Scoff~, _n._ ~1.~ Sneer, jibe, jeer, taunt, flout, biting jest.

~2.~ Derision, ridicule, mockery, raillery, scoffing, jeering.

~Scoffer~, _n._ Scorner, mocker, ridiculer, railer, derider, despiser, jeerer.

~Scold~, _v. a._ Berate, rate, censure, reprimand, blame, chide, scold at, BLOW UP.

~Scold~, _n._ Vixen, shrew, termagant.

~Scold at~, Rebuke, chide, reprimand, reprove, censure, condemn, denounce, blame, declaim against, inveigh against, exclaim against, rail at.

~Scolding~, _a._ Chiding, berating, abusive, vituperative.

~Scolding~, _n._ Railing, vituperation, abuse, JAW.

~Sconce~, _n._ [_Colloquial._] ~1.~ Head, skull.

~2.~ Brains, sense.

~Scoop~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Excavate, hollow, scoop out.

~2.~ Lade out.

~Scoop out~, ~1.~ Excavate, make hollow, hollow out.

~2.~ Scoop, lade out.

~Scooper~, _n._ Avoset.

~Scope~, _n._ ~1.~ Purpose, proposal, drift, tendency, aim, mark, intention, intent, purport, design, object, view.

~2.~ Room, opportunity, margin, range, liberty, latitude, amplitude, free course, free play, full play, elbow room.

~Scorch~, _v. a._ Burn (_slightly_), singe, char, roast, parch.

~Score~, _n._ ~1.~ Mark, incision, notch, furrow.

~2.~ Account, charge, bill, debt, reckoning.

~3.~ Reason, motive, ground, consideration, sake.

~4.~ Twenty.

~Score~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Mark, notch, furrow, cut, scratch.

~2.~ Record, note, charge, set down, jot down.

~Scoria~, _n._ Dross, slag, recrement.

~Scoriæ~, _n. pl_ Volcanic cinders, slaggy lavas.

~Scorn~, _v. a._ Contemn, despise, disdain, scout, slight, hold in contempt.

~Scorn~, _v. n._ Disdain.

~Scorn~, _n._ Contempt, disdain, derision, mockery, slight, sneer.

~Scorner~, _n._ Scoffer, derider, despiser, ridiculer, jeerer, mocker.

~Scornful~, _a._ Contemptuous, disdainful, derisive, contumelious.

~Scot~, _n._ Tax, contribution, reckoning.

~Scotch~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Cut (_slightly_), wound (_superficially_).

~2.~ Stop (_as a wheel to prevent it from rolling back_), block.

~Scotch~, _a._ Scottish.

~Scotch-hoppers~, _n._ _pl._ Hoppers, hop-scotch.

~Scot-free~, _a._ ~1.~ Untaxed, without payment, without expense.

~2.~ Unhurt, uninjured, clear, safe.

~Scotticism~, _n._ Scottish idiom.

~Scottish~, _a._ Scotch.

~Scoundrel~, _n._ Knave, rogue, villain, rascal, scamp, cheat, trickster, swindler, sharper, scapegrace, caitiff, vile wretch, miscreant.

~Scoundrelism~, _n._ Knavery, roguery, villainy, rascality, turpitude, baseness.

~Scour~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Clean (_by friction_), make bright.

~2.~ Range over, brush along, pass swiftly over.

~3.~ Purge (_violently_).

~4.~ Rake, search closely.

~Scour~, _v. n._ Course, career, scamper, range, run swiftly.

~Scourge~, _n._ ~1.~ Whip, lash, thong, strap, cowhide.

~2.~ Punishment, affliction, curse, pest, bane, plague, annoyance, infliction, nuisance.

~Scourge~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Lash, whip.

~2.~ Punish, chastise, chasten.

~Scout~, _n._ Spy.

~Scout~, _v. n._ Act the spy.

~Scout at~, SCOUT, sneer at.

~Scout~, _v. a._ Ridicule, deride, disdain, despise, contemn, scorn, spurn, scoff at, laugh at, sneer at, hold in contempt.

~Scowl~, _v. n._ Frown; look angry, sour, or sullen.

~Scowl~, _n._ Frown.

~Scrabble~, _v._ _a._ Scribble, scrawl, scratch.

~Scrabble~, _v._ _n._ Scribble, scrawl.

~Scrabble~, _n._ [_Colloquial._] Scramble, struggle, muss.

~Scraggy~, _a._ ~1.~ Rough, rugged, uneven, broken, craggy, scabrous.

~2.~ Lean, thin, lank, meagre, gaunt, skinny, emaciated, attenuated, scranny, scrawny.

~Scramble~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Struggle (_as in climbing_), scrabble.

~2.~ Climb (_with difficulty_), clamber.

~Scramble~, _n._ Struggle, contest, muss, scrabble.

~Scranny~, _a._ [_Local._] Thin, lank, meagre, scraggy, SCRAWNY.

~Scrap~, _n._ ~1.~ Fragment, bit, fraction, remnant, little piece, small part.

~2.~ Crumb, morsel, bite, mouthful.

~Scrape~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Rub or abrade (_with something edged_).

~2.~ Gather, collect.

~Scrape~, _n._ Difficulty, perplexity, distress, embarrassment, hot water.

~Scrape acquaintance~, Make acquaintance, make one's self acquainted, curry favor.

~Scratch~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Mark with a scratch, or with scratches.

~2.~ Wound slightly (_as with the nails_).

~3.~ Scribble, write carelessly.

~4.~ Dig (_with the claws_).

~Scratch~, _n._ ~1.~ Incision (_slight and ragged_).

~2.~ Slight wound (_as with the nails_).

~3.~ Scratch-wig, small wig, periwig, peruke.

~4.~ Scribble, scrawl.

~Scratch-cradle~, _n._ Cat's cradle, cratch-cradle.

~Scratches~, _n. pl._ [_Farriery_.] Grease.

~Scratch out~, Erase, obliterate, rub out.

~Scratch-wig~, _n._ SCRATCH, small wig.

~Scrawl~, _v. a._ Scribble, scrabble, scratch, write carelessly.

~Scrawl~, _v. n._ Scribble, scrabble.

~Scrawl~, _n._ Scribble, scratch, careless writing.

~Scrawler~, _n._ Scribbler.

~Scrawny~, _a._ [_Colloquial, U. S._] Thin, lank, meagre, scraggy, SCRANNY.

~Scream~, _v. n._ Shriek, screech, cry out (_in a shrill voice_).

~Scream~, _n._ Shriek, screech, yell, outcry, shrill cry.

~Screech~, _v. n._ Shriek, SCREAM.

~Screech~, _n._ SCREAM.

~Screed~, _n._ [_Scottish_.] ~1.~ Cry, outcry, shrill sound.

~2.~ Harangue, tirade.

~Screen~, _n._ ~1.~ Protection, guard, defence, shield.

~2.~ Veil, disguise, cloak, cover.

~Screen~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Hide, shelter, cover, conceal, shroud, mask, cloak, protect, defend.

~2.~ Riddle, sift.

~Screw~, _n._ Miser, niggard, curmudgeon, skinflint, churl, codger, scrimp, hunks, lickpenny, muckworm, sordid wretch, mean fellow.

~Screw-jack~, _n._ Jack-screw.

~Screw-shaped~, _a._ Cochleary, cochleated, spiral, helical, winding.

~Screw-steamer~, _n._ Propeller.

~Scribble~, _v. n._ Scrawl, scrabble, scratch.

~Scribbler~, _n._ ~1.~ Scrawler.

~2.~ Petty author.

~Scribe~, _n._ ~1.~ Writer, penman, chirographer, chirographist, amanuensis, copyist, scrivener.

~2.~ Clerk, secretary, notary.

~Scrimp~, _a._ [_Local._] Short, scanty.

~Scrimp~, _v. a._ [_Local._] Scant, contract, shorten, curtail, pinch, limit, straiten, reduce.

~Scrimp~, _n._ Miser, niggard, SCREW.

~Scrip~, _n._ ~1.~ Wallet, satchel, small bag.

~2.~ Certificate of stock.

~Scriptural~, _a._ Biblical, scripture, of the Scriptures, of the Bible.

~Scripture~, _n._ ~1.~ Writing, document.

~2.~ The Scriptures, the Bible, the Holy Scriptures.

~Scriptures~, _n. pl._ [With _The_ prefixed.] The Bible, The Holy Scriptures, Scripture, Holy Writ, the word of God.

~Scripture~, _a._ SCRIPTURAL.

~Scrivener~, _n._ Writer (_by profession_), SCRIBE.

~Scrofula~, _n._ Struma, King's evil.

~Scroll~, _n._ ~1.~ Schedule, roll of paper or parchment.

~2.~ Flourish, paraph.

~3.~ Volute, spiral ornament.

~Scrouge~, _v. a._ [_Local, England_; _Colloquial, U. S._] Crowd, squeeze.

~Scrub~, _v. a._ Scour, cleanse, clean, rub hard.

~Scrub~, _v. n._ Work hard.

~Scrub~, _n._ Mean fellow.

~Scrubby~, _a._ ~1.~ Vile, mean, pitiful, poor, shabby, sorry, miserable, despicable.

~2.~ Small, diminutive, puny, stunted, dwarfed, dwarfish, pygmy, pygmean.

~Scruple~, _n._ ~1.~ Hesitation, hesitancy, doubt, perplexity, qualm.

~2.~ Twenty grains.

~Scruple~, _v. n._ Hesitate, doubt, waver, fluctuate.

~Scrupulosity~, _n._ Over-nicety, conscientiousness, punctiliousness, scrupulousness, tenderness of conscience.

~Scrupulous~, _a._ ~1.~ Conscientious, punctilious, strict, nice.

~2.~ Cautious, careful, exact, vigilant.

~Scrupulousness~, _n._ SCRUPULOSITY.

~Scrutinize~, _v. a._ Examine, investigate, search, canvass, study, sift, explore, overhaul, probe, dissect, look into, search into, pry into.