| SC |
abbreviation of "South Carolina," a southeastern U.S. state on the Atlantic coast, between North Carolina and Georgia. |
| scab |
the protective crust that forms over a wound during the healing process. [6 definitions] |
| scabbard |
a sheath or case for a sword, dagger, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| scaffold |
an elevated temporary platform that is used to hold workers and materials during the construction or maintenance of a building. [5 definitions] |
| scale1 |
one of the many small, hard, thin plates that cover fish, reptiles, and certain mammals. [7 definitions] |
| scale2 |
(often pl.) an apparatus used for weighing. |
| scale3 |
a series of successive steps or degrees. [10 definitions] |
| scalene triangle |
a triangle that has three sides with different lengths. |
| scallion |
an onion with a small bulb; green onion. [2 definitions] |
| scallop |
any of various sea mollusks that have rounded, ribbed, bivalve shells and are able to swim rapidly. [6 definitions] |
| scalp |
the skin that covers the part of the human head that is usu. protected by hair. [5 definitions] |
| scaly |
covered with scales. [2 definitions] |
| scamper |
to run quickly or playfully. [2 definitions] |
| scan |
to read or look over quickly; skim. [10 definitions] |
| scandal |
a reported behavior or event that is illegal or considered morally wrong and which causes strongly negative public reaction. [4 definitions] |
| Scandinavia |
the northernmost region of Europe, comprising Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland. |
| Scandinavian |
of or pertaining to Scandinavia or its peoples, cultures, languages, or the like. [3 definitions] |
| scanner2 |
a device that scans printed material and changes it into an electronic signal that can be read by a computer. |
| scant |
barely enough in quantity or amount; very little. [6 definitions] |
| scar |
the mark that remains on living tissue when a wound or burn has healed, or on a stem when a leaf, flower, or fruit has dropped from a plant. [5 definitions] |
| scarce |
in short supply; insufficient. [2 definitions] |