English words: screeching to scrimping bar

300 English words, part 36 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 32 have a page of their own.

English words screeching to scrimping bar

screeching noun, verb /ˈskɹiːt͡ʃɪŋ/: The act of producing a screech.
screeching frog noun: Any of a group of frogs in the family Arthroleptidae, with distinctive high-pitched calls.
screechingly adverb: In a screeching way; with screeching noises.
screechy adjective /ˈskɹit͡ʃi/: Resembling a screech.
screed adjective, noun, verb /skɹiːd/: A piece of writing (such as an article, letter, or list) or a speech, especially if long.
screeder noun: A person who lays floor screeds
screeding noun, verb: The process of producing a smooth flat layer of concrete or similar material.
screek noun, verb: Alternative form of screak.
screel noun, verb: A discordant high-pitched noise.
screelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of scree.
screen noun, verb /ˈskɹiːn/: A physical divider intended to block an area from view, or provide shelter from something dangerous.
screen burn noun: Alternative form of screenburn.
screen capture noun: A picture or image captured from a computer screen; a screenshot.
screen crunch noun: The condition in which a video game's camera focuses too closely on the player character, partially obscuring the player's sight radius within the game.
screen door noun: A light door of mesh, outside of another door, used to prevent ingress by insects.
screen-door effect noun: A visual artifact of displays, where the fine lines separating pixels (or subpixels) become visible in the displayed image.
screen door on a submarine noun: Something that is useless or absurd.
screen dump noun: Synonym of screenshot.
screen-free adjective: That does not involve watching a (television or computer) screen.
screen grab noun, verb: Alternative form of screengrab.
screen in verb: To cover (a building, especially a porch) with window screens.
screen mask noun: A tool that follows the mouse or touch input and helps eliminate distractions on a page.
screen matched adjective: Of a prop or costume; that has unique, identifiable details (like a specific scratch, paint pattern, or wear) that definitively prove it is the exact same...
screen memory noun: A childhood memory that is invented or exaggerated to cover up some other possibly traumatic memory.
screen motion capture noun: The digital recording, by software, of a moving image displayed upon a screen in order to allow manipulation and playback.
screen name noun: a string of characters used to identify a user of a bulletin board, e-mail etc; a pseudonym used for online communication.
screen neck noun: Synonym of tech neck
screen of death noun: A screen or a message indicating an unrecoverable error or failure.
screen off verb: To cover or shield with a screen.
screen out verb: To use a screen, grate, sieve or similar means to separate large from small (objects or particles).
screen pass noun: A short pass to a receiver protected by blockers.
screen peek verb: To look at another player's portion of a television screen during a competitive multiplayer game in which multiple players are sharing a screen.
screen print noun, verb: A print produced by screen printing.
screen-printed adjective, verb: That has been designed or produced using a screen printing process.
screen printing noun, verb: A printing technique in which ink is forced through a woven mesh with an ink-blocking stencil on it.
screen protector noun: An additional sheet of material, commonly polyurethane or glass, that can be attached to the screen of an electronic device to protect it against physical...
screen reader noun: A software application that speaks aloud information from a computer display, for users with impaired vision.
screen saver noun: Alternative spelling of screensaver.
screen-scrape verb: To extract data from (a source such as a webpage) by picking it out from among the human-readable content.
screen-scraper noun: A piece of software that screen-scrapes.
screen scraping noun, verb: A form of web scraping in which a program visually captures and processes data from a webpage.
screen share verb: To transmit the content of one's computer screen (or a portion of it) to another device.
screen tearing noun: A phenomenon where the image on a screen appears to horizontally "tear" in two due to lack of synchronization between the video feed and the display's...
screen test noun, verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see screen, test; a test of, or involving, a screen.
screen time noun /ˈskɹiːn ˌtaɪ̯m/: The duration for which something is visible on film or television.
screen used adjective: Of an item, like a prop or costume; physically present and used during the filming or shooting of a movie, television show, or production, appearing in the...
screen wall noun: a nonstructural wall erected around units or curbs on a roof. Typically the framing consists of girts with a wood or metal covering attached to the frame.
screen wiper noun: Synonym of windscreen wiper (“device for a vehicle”).
screenable adjective, noun: Able to be screened (in any sense).
screenage noun: The process of screening, or filtering out.
screenager noun /ˈskɹiːneɪd͡ʒɚ/: A teenager who spends a lot of time in front of the screen of a personal computer or video game console.
screenaholic noun: One who is addicted to screen time.
screenbound adjective: Presented on, or limited to, a screen (display of television etc.).
screenburn noun: Damage caused to certain types of computer screens where a frequently-displayed image "burns" a dull copy of itself onto the screen, and remains permanently...
screencap noun, verb: A screenshot.
screencast noun: A digital recording of a computer screen's display.
screencasting noun: The use of screencasts.
screencraft noun: The art of creating film and television works.
screendom noun: The world or sphere of films and television.
screendoor noun: Alternative spelling of screen door.
screendump noun: Alternative form of screen dump.
screened cable noun: Wire for the transmission of electricity or electronic signals, protected by an enclosing web of earthed wire mesh to avoid electromagnetic interference...
screenee noun: One who undergoes screening.
screener noun /ˈskɹiːnəː/: A person employed to filter the mined coal through a metal screen to remove impurities.
screenful noun: As much as fits on a screen.
screengrab noun, verb: A screenshot.
screenhouse noun: A building, protected from natural species, in which plants and fruits can be grown for study.
screenie noun: A screenshot.
screening noun, verb /ˈskɹiːnɪŋ/: Mesh material that is used to screen (as in a "screen door").
screening constant noun: A measure of the screening / shielding of an electron from the charge of the nucleus by other, inner electrons
screening length noun: Distance from the source of a smoke screen to the point downwind where the background begins to become recognizable.
screening room noun: A room in which films are shown on a large screen for a small private audience.
screening smoke noun: Smoke clouds used by the military for blinding, cover and deception
screenland noun: The industry of films and filmmaking.
screenless adjective: Without a screen.
screenlessness noun: The lack of a screen.
screenlet noun: A visual widget or small application that can be placed on the desktop.
screenlife noun: A subgenre or format of film in which the majority of the action is presented via diegetic digital interfaces (such as video calls or instant messages).
screenlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a screen.
screenman noun: A person employed to screen the coal to remove impurities.
screenname noun: a string of characters used to identify a user of a bulletin board, e-mail etc; a pseudonym used for online communication.
screeno noun /ˈskɹiːnəʊ/: A form of bingo played in American movie theaters during the Great Depression, with numbers displayed on the screen.
screenoscope noun: A large screen for an auditorium, with moving parts allowing its shape to be changed for a more immersive viewing experience.
screenout noun: The process by which something is screened out.
screenphone noun: An advanced telephone that also offers Internet facilities on a screen.
screenplay noun, verb /ˈskɹiːnˌpleɪ/: A script for a movie or (less commonly) a television show.
screenprint noun, verb /ˈskɹinˌpɹɪnt/: An artwork produced by means of screen printing.
screenprinting noun: Alternative form of screen printing.
screenreader noun: Alternative spelling of screen reader.
screenreading noun: The operation of speaking information aloud from a computer display, performed by screen reader software.
screens passage noun: The passage at one end of the great hall of an English medieval house or castle, and separated from it in a timber house by the spere.
screensaver noun /ˈskɹiːnˌseɪ.və(ɹ)/: A computer program that displays aesthetic patterns or images when the computer is not being used, originally intended to prevent screenburn.
screensavery adjective: Resembling a screensaver.
screenscape noun: The view offered by a screen display; its arrangement of visual elements.
screenscrape verb: Alternative spelling of screen-scrape.
screenshare verb: Alternative form of screen share.
screenshoot verb: Synonym of screenshot.
screenshort noun: A screenshot of text posted to social media.
screenshot noun, verb /ˈskriːn.ʃɒt/: An image of computer or smartphone screen output at a given moment in time.
screenshottable adjective: Of which a screenshot may be taken.
screenshotter noun: Someone who takes a screenshot.
screensman noun: Alternative form of screenman (“type of mine worker”).
screenspace noun: The space available on a screen display.
screentest noun: Alternative form of screen test.
screentime noun: Alternative form of screen time.
screentone noun: A technique for applying textures and shades to drawings from preprinted sheets, used as an alternative to hatching.
screenwash noun, verb: A fluid used to clean the windscreen of a motor vehicle; windshield washer fluid.
screenwise adverb: In terms of, or by means of, a screen or screens.
screenwork noun: Work in the form of a screen.
screenworthy adjective: Worthy of being screened; deserving of being adapted into a film or television show.
screenwrite verb: To write (a script) for film or television.
screenwriter noun: One who writes for the screen, who writes drama for film or television; especially a professional who knows the conventions appropriate to such work.
screenwriting noun: The art of writing screenplays.
screeny adjective, noun: Resembling or characteristic of a screen.
screeplot noun: Alternative form of scree plot.
screeve noun, verb /skɹiːv/: To write.
screever noun: One who screeves, or draws with chalks on a pavement or sidewalk.
screlt noun, verb: To sing (something, especially high notes in musical theater) in a particular forceful way that combines screaming and belting.
scrench noun: A tool, used for the maintenance of chainsaws, that combines two wrench sockets and a screwdriver.
Screven proper noun: A surname.
screw noun, verb /ˈskɹuː/: A simple machine, a helical inclined plane.
screw about verb: Synonym of screw around.
screw all noun: Synonym of fuck all.
screw anchor noun: A fixing that allows screws to be fitted into masonry walls; called a wall plug in UK English.
screw around verb /skɹuː əˈɹaʊnd/: To make out or engage in sexual activity, usually without actually having sex.
screw back verb: To cue the cue ball in such a way as to impart backspin. On impact, the ball will follow a reverse trajectory according to the spin.
screw bean noun: Alternative form of screwbean
screw bolt noun: A bolt threaded at one end for a nut.
screw box noun: A device, resembling a die, made of a type of spindle, for cutting the thread on a wooden screw.
screw cap noun: The cap of a container, especially a bottle or jar, which screws onto the threaded lip of the container.
screw drive noun: A slot in the head of a screw, of various shapes, enabling a screwdriver to lock into the screw.
screw driver noun: Alternative form of screwdriver.
screw elevator noun: A surgeon's or dentist's instrument for forcing open the jaws.
screw eye noun /ˈskɹu ˌaɪ/: A screw with a loop on one end and threads on the other end.
screw head noun: Alternative form of screwhead.
screw-in adjective: Able to be screwed into a threaded hole.
screw jack noun: jackscrew
screw key noun: A lever for turning the nut of a screw.
screw loose noun: A state of insanity or eccentricity.
screw machine noun: Any of a class of machine tools for the manufacture of screws and other small metal parts, typically from wire or small-diameter bars; it works by...
screw nail noun: A nail with a spiral shank.
screw off adjective, interjection, noun, verb: To remove the lid of a jar or other container by unscrewing it.
screw palm noun: The tree Pandanus spindalis, of tropical northern Australia.
screw peg noun: A small headless screw for fastening soles.
screw picket noun: A steel stake, used for barbed-wire defences, the lower half of which is corkscrew shaped, to enable it to be screwed into the ground.
screw pile noun: A steel pile having a wide helical blade attached towards the base to provide a large bearing area when fixed in the ground.
screw-pile lighthouse noun: A formerly common type of lighthouse supported on a series of screw piles, typically a hexagonal building surmounted by a cupola for the light.
screw pine noun: Pandanus amaryllifolius, species which leaves are used in Southeast Asian cooking, pandan
screw pod mesquite noun: Synonym of screwbean (“a plant”).
screw pump noun: A pump based on the Archimedean screw mechanism
screw shoe noun: A regular shoe with screws (1/4 to 3/8 inch) screwed into the bottom to give it grip while running on ice and snow.
screw stair noun: spiral staircase
screw steamer noun: A boat or ship powered by a steam-driven propellor.
screw-stone noun: The fossil stem of an encrinite.
screw the pooch verb: to make a large mistake, to fail in dramatic and ignominious fashion.
screw theory noun: The algebraic calculation of pairs of vectors, such as linear and angular velocity, that arise in the kinematics of rigid bodies.
screw this for a game of soldiers phrase: Synonym of sod this for a game of soldiers.
screw this for a lark phrase: Synonym of sod this for a game of soldiers.
screw thread noun: A helical ridge formed around a cylinder, or a helical groove formed around the inner wall of a bore, used mostly on fasteners and their connection points.
screw top noun: Alternative form of screw top.
screw-type adjective: Having a fitting that screws into another part
screw up noun, verb: To tighten or secure with screws.
screw up one's courage verb: Synonym of pluck up one's courage.
screw valve noun: A stopcock opened and closed by means of a screw instead of a spigot.
screw ventilator noun: A kind of ventilating apparatus using a propeller.
screw with verb: To fiddle with; to tinker; to affect negatively.
screw wrench noun: A tool for grasping the flat sides of the heads of large screws.
screw you interjection, noun, verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see screw, you.
screwability noun: The degree to which something is screwable.
screwable adjective: That can be screwed (fastened mechanically).
screwage noun: Political pressure applied in order to bring about a desired outcome.
screwback noun: The period of screw rotation during injection molding when the plastic can flow into the mold.
screwball adjective, noun /ˈskɹuːbɔːl/: A pitch thrown with added pressure by the index finger and a twisting wrist motion resulting in a motion to the right when thrown by a right-handed pitcher.
screwball comedy noun: A genre of motion picture or play where opposites are juxtaposed; characterized by snappy dialog, and a blend of sophistication and slapstick
screwballer noun: A screwball comedy.
screwballery noun: Synonym of screwballism.
screwballish adjective: Characteristic of a screwball, being wacky or crazy.
screwballism noun: The nature or behavior of a screwball, being wacky or crazy.
screwbean noun: Prosopis pubescens, a flowering shrub or small tree in the pea family, native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
screwbean mesquite noun: Synonym of screwbean
screwboard noun: A vertical board that has an array of holes into which may be placed pins for holding tools etc
screwcap noun: Alternative form of screw cap.
screwcapped adjective: Fitted with a screw cap.
screwdown noun: A plastic case, fastened with screws, for storing and displaying a trading card.
screwdrive verb: To assemble or fasten with a screwdriver.
screwdriver noun /ˈskɹuˌdɹaɪvɚ/: A hand tool or power tool which engages with the head of a screw and allows torque to be applied to turn the screw, thus driving it in or loosening it.
screwdriver operation noun: A mechanical task requiring relatively little skill.
screwdriving noun: The work of fastening or loosening a screw with a screwdriver.
screwed and chopped noun: Synonym of chopped and screwed.
screwed, glued and tattooed adjective: Synonym of screwed, blued and tattooed.
screwed up adjective, verb /ˈskɹuːd ʌp/: Having been screwed into a ball.
screwedness noun: The state of being screwed.
screwee noun: One who is screwed over.
screwer noun: Somebody or something that screws.
screwery noun: an act of screwing
screweye noun /ˈskɹuˌaɪ/: Alternative form of screw eye.
screwface noun, verb: A contorted facial expression of anger, frustration, or aggression.
screwfaced adjective, verb: Having a screwface (an angry facial expression); angry, frustrated.
screwfly noun: An insect, Cochliomyia hominivorax
screwgate noun: A kind of carabiner that is fastened by means of a screw thread.
screwgie noun: A screwball.
screwhead noun: The head of a screw, into which a screwdriver fits.
screwhorn antelope noun: The addax.
screwin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of screwing.
screwiness noun: The property of being screwy. Insanity, craziness, eccentricity.
screwing adjective, noun, verb: The act by which something is screwed (in various senses).
screwish adjective: Characteristic of an old, worn-out, unsound and worthless horse.
screwjack noun: Synonym of jackscrew.
screwjob noun: An incident where management disadvantages a wrestler without their prior knowledge.
screwless adjective: Without screws (the mechanical fasteners); possessing no screws.
screwlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a screw (mechanical fastener).
screwman noun: A laborer who uses screws to make adjustments
screwmatics noun: Rheumatism.
screwpile noun: Alternative form of screw pile.
screwpine noun: Alternative form of screw pine.
screwplate noun: A metal plate having a graduated series of holes, with internal screws used in forming external screws.
screwpress noun: A press where pressure is applied by turning a screw.
screwpump noun: Alternative form of screw pump.
screwstem noun: Any of the gentians in the genus Bartonia.
screwstone noun: Alternative form of screw-stone.
screwtape noun, verb: To mess things up, to corrupt, to be devilish.
screwthread noun: Alternative form of screw thread.
screwtop adjective, noun: Of a container: having a threaded lid (rather than a cork or push-on top).
screwup noun: A substantial mistake, usually causing problems for more people than just the person or group who made it.
screwwise adverb: clockwise
screwworm noun: A larva of a blowfly of species Cochliomyia hominivorax (New World screwworm fly) or Chrysomya bezziana (Old World screwworm fly), of tribe Chrysomyini,...
screwy adjective /ˈskɹuː.i/: Crazy; silly; ridiculous
Scriabinian adjective: Of or relating to Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915), Russian composer.
scribable adjective: Capable of being written, or written on.
scribaceous adjective: Alternative form of scribacious.
scribacious adjective: Prone to excessive writing.
scribaciousness noun: The quality of being scribacious.
scribal adjective: Relating to scribes and their work.
scribality noun /skɹaɪˈbælɪti/: The practice of using scribes.
scribally adverb: In a scribal manner; in terms of the way something is written.
scribatious adjective: Alternative spelling of scribacious.
scribbet noun /ˈskɹɪbɪt/: A painter's pencil.
scribblage noun: scribbling
scribblative adjective: Scribbling, or producing inferior writing.
scribble noun, verb /ˈskɹɪbəl/: To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry.
scribble down verb: To write down in a scribble.
scribble lark noun: A bird, the writing master.
scribble off verb: To write down hastily.
scribble-scrabble noun: Scribbly writing or drawing; scrawl.
scribbleable adjective: Suitable for scribbling upon.
scribbledom noun: The world or sphere of bad writing.
scribblemania noun: A compulsion for writing.
scribblement noun: A scribble; bad or hasty writing.
scribbleomania noun: Synonym of scribblemania.
scribbler noun /ˈskɹɪbələ(ɹ)/: One who scribbles; a hasty or untalented writer or artist.
scribbleress noun: A female scribbler.
scribblery noun: Writing.
scribblesome adjective: Characteristic of scribbling; scribbly
scribbley adjective: Alternative spelling of scribbly.
scribbliness noun: The quality of being scribbly.
scribbling noun, verb /ˈskɹɪblɪŋ/: That which has been scribbled, written in a scrawled or careless hand.
scribblingly adverb: In a scribbling manner.
scribbly adjective /ˈskɹɪb(ə)li/: Like a scribble; roughly scrawled; illegible or messy.
scribbly gum noun: Any of a variety of Australian eucalyptus trees that play host to the larvae of scribbly gum moths.
scribbly gum moth noun: Any of the moths of the genus Ogmograptis, which leave scribbly patterns on eucalyptus trees.
scribe noun, verb /skɹaɪb/: Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist.
scribedom noun: The world or sphere of scribes.
scribely adjective: Of, relating to, or characteristic of a scribe; scribal.
scriber noun: A sharp-pointed tool, used by joiners for drawing lines; a marking awl.
scriber block noun: Alternative form of scribing block.
scribeship noun: The state or business of a scribe.
scribess noun: A female scribe.
scribing noun, verb: Something scribed; an inscription.
scribing block noun: A device for scribing (marking) lines at a specific height from the base of an object, prior to machining.
scribing compass noun: An instrument used in saddlery and cooper-work.
scribing iron noun: An iron-pointed instrument for scribing, or marking, casks and logs.
scribism noun: The character and opinions of a Jewish scribe in the time of Jesus Christ.
Scriblerian adjective, noun: Of or relating to the Scriblerus Club, an informal 18th-century association of authors based in London, England, including the satirists Jonathan Swift and...
Scribner proper noun: A surname.
Scribonian adjective: Of or relating to the Scribonia gens, a plebeian family in Ancient Rome.
scrid noun: a shred; a fragment.
scriddan noun: A kind of landslide in which rain loosens the side of a mountain or hill and rocks slide down.
scrieve noun, verb: To glide or move smoothly.
scrieve board noun: A large section of floor in the mold loft, on which the lines of the body plan are scribed or cut with a knife.
scrieve knife noun: The knife used to cut lines into a scrieve board.
scriggle noun, verb: To squirm, wriggle or squiggle.
scriggly adjective: wiggly; wavy
scrike verb: To shriek; to screech.
scrill noun /skɹɪl/: Money.
scrilla noun /ˈskɹɪl.ə/: Money
scrillion noun: An unspecified large number (of).
scrim noun, verb /skɹɪm/: A kind of light cotton or linen fabric, often woven in openwork patterns, used for curtains, etc,.
Scrimgeour proper noun: A surname.
scrimmage noun, verb /ˈskɹɪmɪd͡ʒ/: A rough fight.
scrimmager noun: One who scrimmages.
scrimmaging noun, verb: A scrimmage.
scrimp adjective, noun, verb /skɹɪmp/: A pinching miser; a niggard.
scrimp and save verb: To scrimp greatly; to economize; to live very frugally, particularly when saving for something.
scrimp together verb: To amass in small amounts by virtue of frugality.
scrimped adjective, verb: pinched
scrimper noun: One who scrimps.
scrimpily adverb: In a scrimpy manner.
scrimpiness noun: The quality of being scrimpy.
scrimping noun, verb: An amount saved little by little.
scrimping bar noun: A device used in connection with a calico printing machine for stretching the fabric breadthwise to make it smooth for printing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under S: 73,223 words, in 245 parts.