| scavenger |
an animal that finds and eats dead animals or rotting plants; a person who finds things that others no longer want. |
| scene |
the place where any event takes place. [4 definitions] |
| scenery |
the way the land looks in a particular place. [2 definitions] |
| scent |
a smell. [5 definitions] |
| scepter |
a rod carried by a king or queen as a symbol of royal power. |
| schedule |
a plan of when certain actions or events will be carried out. [4 definitions] |
| scheme |
a plan or plot. [5 definitions] |
| scholar |
a person who has much knowledge, usually acquired from research and study. [2 definitions] |
| scholarship |
money given to students to help pay for their education. [2 definitions] |
| school1 |
a place for teaching and learning. [3 definitions] |
| school2 |
a large group of the same kind of fish or sea animals. |
| schoolhouse |
a building used as a school. |
| schoolwork |
study or practice done at school or as homework. |
| schooner |
a sailing ship with at least two masts and having its front mast shorter than its other masts. |
| schwa |
a vowel sound that is spoken without any stress, such as the first "a" in "away." [2 definitions] |
| science |
a system of studying, testing, and experimenting on things in nature. Science is a search for general laws about how the world works. [2 definitions] |
| scientific |
having to do with science. |
| scientist |
a person who works in some branch of science. |
| scissors |
a tool used for cutting. Scissors are made up of two blades that are joined so that their edges may be opened and closed. |
| scold |
to speak in a sharp or angry way. [2 definitions] |
| scoop |
a tool with a short handle attached to a deep, curved bowl, used to take up food or grain. [6 definitions] |