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Emoji
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#7830
🦅
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scavenger
/ˈskævɪndʒər/
noun
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an animal or person that feeds on dead or discarded material
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Vultures are natural scavengers that clean up the environment. |
scavenger hunt |
a game in which players try to find items from a list
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forager, picker, cleaner, searcher, hunter
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producer, creator
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scavenger hunt, scavenger bird, scavenger species, natural scavenger
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#7831
✂️
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scission
/ˈsɪʒ.ən/
noun
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the act of cutting or dividing something
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The political party suffered a scission over ideological disputes. |
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split, division, separation, severance
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union, unity, connection
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political scission, scission of groups, ideological scission
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#7832
🌱
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scion
/ˈsaɪ.ən/
noun
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a descendant of a wealthy, aristocratic, or influential family
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He is the scion of a wealthy industrialist family. |
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descendant, heir, offspring, successor, progeny
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ancestor, forebear
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scion of a family, wealthy scion, scion of nobility
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#7833
📖
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sciolism
/ˈsaɪ.ə.lɪz.əm/
noun
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pretentious show of superficial knowledge
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His speech was full of sciolism, impressing no one. |
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superficiality, pretentiousness, ignorance, shallowness
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wisdom, depth, knowledge
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mere sciolism, display of sciolism, empty sciolism
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#7834
💎
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scintillating
/ˈsɪn.tɪ.leɪ.tɪŋ/
adjective
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brilliantly clever, exciting, or sparkling
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Her scintillating conversation kept everyone entertained. |
scintillating wit |
brilliant and entertaining cleverness
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brilliant, sparkling, dazzling, witty, lively
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boring, dull, uninteresting
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scintillating performance, scintillating speech, scintillating personality
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#7835
✨
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scintillate
/ˈsɪn.tɪ.leɪt/
verb
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scintillated
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scintillated
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scintillates
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scintillating
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to sparkle or shine brightly; to emit flashes of light
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The diamond ring scintillated under the bright lights. |
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sparkle, glitter, twinkle, flash, gleam
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dull, fade, darken
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scintillate with charm, scintillate with wit, scintillate brilliantly
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#7836
✨
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scintilla
/sɪnˈtɪl.ə/
noun
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A tiny trace or spark of a specified quality or feeling.
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There wasn’t a scintilla of doubt in her mind. |
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trace, spark, bit, fragment, shred
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abundance, plenty
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scintilla of doubt, not a scintilla, without a scintilla
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#7837
🏫
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school
/skuːl/
noun
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An institution for educating children; also a group of people sharing the same ideas or discipline.
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The children walked to school together. |
school of thought |
A particular philosophy or way of thinking shared by a group.
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academy, institute, college, university, class
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home, workplace
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primary school, high school, school building, school bus, school of thought
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#7838
🏫
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scholastic
/skəˈlæstɪk/
adjective
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Relating to schools, education, or academic learning.
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The school organizes scholastic competitions every year. |
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academic, educational, instructional, pedagogical
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nonacademic, informal
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scholastic achievement, scholastic performance, scholastic competition, scholastic aptitude
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#7839
📚
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scholarly
/ˈskɒl.ə.li/
adjective
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Having or showing knowledge, learning, or devotion to academic study.
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She wrote a scholarly article on medieval literature. |
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academic, intellectual, erudite, learned
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ignorant, uneducated
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scholarly article, scholarly work, scholarly journal, scholarly approach
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#7840
⚡
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schism
/ˈskɪz.əm/ or /ˈsɪz.əm/
noun
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A division or split between strongly opposed parties, often in religion or organizations.
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The schism in the church led to the formation of two separate groups. |
religious schism |
A major division within a religious community or institution.
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division, split, separation, rift, discord
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unity, agreement, harmony
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religious schism, political schism, deep schism, cause a schism
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#7841
🗂️
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scheme
/skiːm/
noun, verb
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schemed
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schemed
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schemes
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scheming
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a plan or arrangement, especially one that is secret or dishonest
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They devised a scheme to cheat investors. |
grand scheme of things |
the overall perspective or broader context
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plan, plot, project, conspiracy, arrangement
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honesty, openness
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government scheme, savings scheme, secret scheme, scheme against
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#7842
📊
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schematic
/skiːˈmætɪk/
noun, adjective
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a simplified or symbolic representation of a system or plan
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The engineer showed a schematic of the electrical circuit. |
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diagram, plan, chart, blueprint, outline
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detail, reality
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schematic diagram, schematic drawing, schematic representation
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#7843
😏
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schadenfreude
/ˈʃɑːdənfrɔɪdə/
noun
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pleasure derived from another person's misfortune
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He felt a sense of schadenfreude when his rival failed. |
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gloating, relish, smugness, spite
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compassion, sympathy
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feeling schadenfreude, sense of schadenfreude, express schadenfreude
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#7844
📖
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scenario
/səˈnɛərioʊ/
noun
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a possible situation or sequence of events
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The company prepared for the worst-case scenario. |
worst-case scenario |
the most serious or unfavorable situation possible
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situation, case, plan, circumstance, event
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certainty, reality
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best-case scenario, worst-case scenario, future scenario, likely scenario
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#7845
🗡️
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scabbard
/ˈskæb.ərd/
noun
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A sheath for the blade of a sword or dagger, typically made of leather or metal.
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The knight drew his sword from the scabbard. |
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sheath, holster, covering, holder
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blade, weapon
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sword scabbard, leather scabbard, draw from scabbard, hang in scabbard
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#7846
🗑️
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scavenge
/ˈskævɪndʒ/
verb
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scavenged
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scavenged
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scavenges
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scavenging
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to search through waste or discarded material to find useful items
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The children scavenged for food in the garbage dump. |
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rummage, forage, hunt, search
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discard, abandon
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scavenge for food, scavenge materials, animals scavenge
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#7847
🔥
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scathing
/ˈskeɪðɪŋ/
adjective
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severely critical; harshly scornful
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The critic wrote a scathing review of the movie. |
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harsh, biting, severe, devastating, caustic
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gentle, mild, kind
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scathing remark, scathing attack, scathing review, scathing criticism
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#7848
🌱
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scarify
/ˈskærɪfaɪ/
verb
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scarified
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scarified
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scarifies
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scarifying
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to make shallow cuts or scratches; to loosen the surface of soil
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The farmer scarified the soil before planting seeds. |
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scratch, scrape, cut, incise
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smooth, polish
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scarify the soil, scarify the surface, scarify lawn
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#7849
⚠️
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scarcity
/ˈskɛərsəti/
noun
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a situation where something is in short supply
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The scarcity of jobs forced many people to leave the town. |
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shortage, lack, deficiency, insufficiency
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abundance, plenty, surplus
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water scarcity, food scarcity, scarcity of resources, scarcity problem
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#7850
💧
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scarce
/skɛərs/
adjective
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insufficient in quantity; hard to find
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Water was scarce during the long drought. |
make oneself scarce |
to leave quickly, usually to avoid trouble or being noticed
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rare, limited, insufficient, scant, meager
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abundant, plentiful, ample
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scarce resources, scarce supply, make oneself scarce, food is scarce
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#7851
🐐
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scapegoat
/ˈskeɪpˌɡoʊt/
noun
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A person who is unfairly blamed for problems, mistakes, or faults of others.
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He became the scapegoat for the company’s financial troubles. |
make someone a scapegoat |
to unfairly blame someone for others' mistakes
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victim, fall guy, blame-bearer, patsy
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culprit, offender
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political scapegoat, scapegoat for mistakes, scapegoat role, become a scapegoat
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#7852
🥄
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scanty
/ˈskænti/
adjective
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Small in quantity; insufficient or meager.
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The refugees survived on scanty food supplies. |
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meager, sparse, inadequate, minimal
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plentiful, abundant, adequate
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scanty resources, scanty food, scanty evidence, scanty clothing
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#7853
⚖️
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scant
/skænt/
adjective
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Barely sufficient or inadequate in amount, degree, or quantity.
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There was scant evidence to support the claim. |
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meager, insufficient, sparse, limited
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abundant, ample, sufficient
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scant evidence, scant attention, scant resources, scant detail
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#7854
📠
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scan
/skæn/
verb
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scanned
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scanned
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scans
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scanning
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To look at something carefully or quickly; to digitally copy or capture an image or document.
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She scanned the document before sending it by email. |
scan through |
to look quickly over something
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examine, inspect, browse, glance
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ignore, overlook, neglect
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scan document, scan quickly, scan image, scan barcode
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#7855
🔪
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scalpel
/ˈskælpəl/
noun
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A small and extremely sharp bladed instrument used for surgery and dissection.
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The surgeon carefully used a scalpel to make the first incision. |
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surgical knife, blade, cutter, lancet
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blunt instrument, dull tool
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sharp scalpel, surgical scalpel, use a scalpel, clean scalpel
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#7856
📏
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scale
/skeɪl/
noun/verb
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scaled
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scaled
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scales
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scaling
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A system of ordered marks used for measurement; also means to climb or to adjust in size.
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The company plans to scale its operations globally. |
tip the scales |
to influence the outcome of a situation
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measure, climb, grade, ratio, expand
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shrink, reduce, decrease
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scale up, scale down, scale of measurement, scale a mountain
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#7857
🏗️
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scaffold
/ˈskæf.əʊld/
noun
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A temporary platform used to support workers and materials during the construction or repair of a building.
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The workers stood on the scaffold to paint the building. |
end on the scaffold |
to be executed by hanging (historical expression)
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platform, staging, structure, framework
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ground, foundation
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build scaffold, scaffold tower, metal scaffold, scaffold collapse
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#7858
📦
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scads
/skædz/
noun (plural, informal)
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A large number or quantity of something (informal).
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She has scads of friends in the city. |
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lots, tons, heaps, loads, plenty
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few, little, scarcity
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scads of money, scads of friends, scads of opportunities, scads of time
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#7859
🐟
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scad
/skæd/
noun
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A type of fish of the jack family; also informally means a large number or quantity.
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The fisherman caught a scad in the net. |
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fish, horse mackerel, jack, abundance
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scarcity, lack
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catch scad, fried scad, scad fish, scad population
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