English words: scrimpingly to scrummaging machine

300 English words, part 37 of 245 of the words starting with S, A to Z. 37 have a page of their own.

English words scrimpingly to scrummaging machine

scrimpingly adverb: In a scrimping or miserly manner.
scrimple verb: To save money.
scrimply adverb: In a scanty manner.
scrimpness noun: The state of being scrimp.
scrimpt noun: A small amount.
scrimption noun: A small portion; a little bit; a scrap.
scrimpy adjective: scanty; meagre
scrimshander noun, verb /ˈskɹɪmʃændə/: Someone who scrimshaws.
scrimshank verb: To shirk duty.
scrimshanker noun: A shirker; one who scrimshanks.
scrimshaw noun, verb /ˈskɹɪmʃɔː/: To create (a small ornamental handicraft also called a scrimshaw) by carving or engraving on bone (originally whalebone or whales' teeth), ivory, or other...
scrimshawer noun: A person who makes scrimshaws.
scrimy adjective: Unreasonably cheap in expending funds or in spending money.
scrinchy adjective: scrunchy; creased or wrinkled
scrine noun /ˈskɹaɪn/: A chest or other box for storing valuables.
scringe noun, verb /skɹɪnd͡ʒ/: The act or sound of scratching or scraping.
scrip noun /skɹɪp/: A small medieval bag used to carry food, money, utensils etc.
scripholder noun: The holder of a share certificate.
scripholding adjective: In possession of a share certificate.
scripless adjective: Without scrip.
scripophily noun: The hobby of collecting paper documents, particularly business stock certificates.
scrippage noun: The contents of a scrip, or wallet.
scripsit noun: An inscription indicating the identity of the person who wrote something.
script noun, verb /skɹɪpt/: A writing; a written document.
script doctor noun: A consultant hired to adapt an existing script for use in film, theater, etc.
script editor noun: A member of a television drama production team who liases with a team of writers to ensure conformity and suitability
script fill noun: The act or an instance of reading a script written by another person; fulfilling a script offer.
script monkey noun: An operator at a call center who works entirely from a script and is therefore unable to help with any problems for which no script exists.
script out verb: To simplify or automate a process using scripts (a file containing a list of user commands, allowing them to be invoked once to execute in sequence).
script supervisor noun: A member of a film crew responsible for maintaining the film's internal continuity and for marking the production unit's daily progress in shooting the...
scripta continua noun: Synonym of scriptio continua.
scriptability noun: The ability to be driven programmatically as well as interactively.
scriptable adjective, noun: That can be extended or automated through scripting.
scriptaid noun: A particular histone deacetylase inhibitor
scriptal adjective /ˈskɹɪptəl/: Of or relating to a written script used in language.
scriptbook noun: A book of scripts.
scripted adjective, verb: Planned; something written or prepared before it is read or performed.
scriptedness noun: The property of being scripted, or planned out in advance; absence of spontaneity.
scripter noun: A programmer who uses a scripting language.
scripting noun, verb /ˈskɹɪptɪŋ/: The act by which something is scripted.
scripting language noun: A computer language designed to be used as part of a larger application.
scriptio continua noun: A style of writing without spacing between the words of the text, particularly writing without any punctuation at all.
scription noun: handwriting
scriptitious adjective: In the form of writing.
scriptless adjective: Without a script.
scriptlessness noun: The lack of a script.
scriptlet noun: A small script, especially a section of Java code embedded in JavaServer Pages code.
scriptlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a script.
scriptment noun: A written work by a movie or television screenwriter that combines elements of a script and treatment, especially the dialogue elements, which are formatted...
scriptocentric adjective: Being or relating to scriptocentrism; privileging writing over other forms of language such as speech.
scriptocentrism noun: The practice of regarding writing as the central part of language, and giving less importance to speech etc.
scripton noun: A segment of DNA or RNA that is under the control of a single autonomous promotor. A single scripton may encode multiple cistrons involving separate...
scriptor noun: A writer, regarded as producing a work but not as providing its explanation (which is instead determined by the reader), according to the theories of Roland...
scriptorial adjective /skɹɪpˈtɔːɹɪəl/: Of or pertaining to writing
scriptorian noun: One who is familiar with scripture or sacred writing, or who refers back to it frequently.
scriptorium noun /skɹɪpˈtɔː.ɹɪəm/: A room set aside for the copying, writing, or illuminating of manuscripts and records, especially such a room in a monastery.
scriptory adjective /ˈskɹɪptəɹi/: Of or pertaining to writing; expressed or used in writing; written.
scriptuary adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to scripture.
scriptura continua noun: Synonym of scriptio continua.
scriptural adjective /ˈskɹɪp.t͡ʃəɹəl/: Of, relating to, or in accordance with scripture.
scripturalism noun: The quality or state of being scriptural; literal adherence to the Scriptures.
scripturalist noun: One who adheres literally to the Scriptures.
scripturality noun: The quality of or state being scriptural; scripturalness.
scripturalization noun: The process or result of scripturalizing.
scripturalize verb: To make scriptural.
scripturally adverb: According to scripture.
scripturalness noun: The quality of being scriptural; scripturality.
scripture noun /ˈskɹɪpt͡ʃɚ/: The foundational text of a given religion, or a text considered especially holy.
scripture cake noun: A cake whose recipe references lines from the King James Bible as ingredients in encoded form, where the ingredient is a noun found in that verse. The...
scriptureless adjective: Without scripture; not conforming to, or sanctioned by, a holy text.
scripturelike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of scripture.
Scripturian noun: A Scripturist.
scripturiency noun: An inclination to write a great deal.
scripturient adjective /skɹɪpˈtjʊəɹiənt/: Inclined to write a great deal.
scripturism noun: Adherence to the Scriptures.
Scripturist noun: Someone who is strongly attached to, or versed in, the Scriptures, or who endeavours to live by them.
scriptwise adverb: In terms of a script.
scriptwriter noun: A person who writes scripts.
scriptwriting noun: The writing of scripts, usually for film or television.
scripty adjective: Resembling or characteristic of script, or handwriting.
scritch noun, verb /skɹɪt͡ʃ/: a screech
scritching noun, verb: A sound that scritches.
scritchy adjective: Making a scritch sound.
scrivan noun: A clerk or writer.
scrivano noun: A scribe or clerk.
scrive verb: To describe; to draw a line with a pointed tool.
Scriven proper noun: A village and civil parish in Harrogate district, North Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3458).
scrivener noun /ˈskɹɪvnə(ɹ)/: A professional writer; one whose occupation is to draw contracts or prepare writings.
scrivener's palsy noun: writer's cramp
scrivenership noun: The role or trade of a scrivener.
scrivenery noun: The practice or work of a scrivener.
scrivening noun /ˈskɹɪv.ɛn.ɪŋ/: The product of a scrivener; that which is written or copied.
scrivenry noun: Alternative form of scrivenery.
Scrivens proper noun: A surname.
Scriver proper noun: A surname.
scrivet noun: A type of fastener made of plastic, comprising a screw and a captive nut, made for one-sided access in fastening body panels, fairings, splash shields, and...
Scrivner proper noun: A surname.
SCRM noun: Initialism of supply chain risk management.
scRNA noun: small conditional RNA
scro noun /skroʊ/: Scrotum.
scroach verb: To scorch.
scroag noun: Alternative spelling of scrog.
scroat noun: Alternative spelling of scrote.
scrob verb: To scratch.
scrobal adjective: Of or relating to a scrobe.
scrobble noun, verb /ˈskɹɒbəl/: To waylay, kidnap or steal.
scrobbler noun: A program that scrobbles.
scrobe noun /skɹəʊb/: A trench.
scrobic noun: A vigorous, tufted (up to 60 cm diameter) and slender perennial grass (Paspalum scrobiculatum) growing to a height of 0.3-1 m.
scrobicula noun: A small groove, slit, or pit, commonly referring to roughness in the shell, or other firm surface, of an organism. cf. scrobe.
scrobicular adjective: Pertaining to, or surrounding, scrobiculae.
scrobiculate adjective: Having numerous small, shallow depressions or hollows; pitted.
scrobiculated adjective: Alternative form of scrobiculate.
scrobiculately adverb: In a scrobiculate manner.
scrobiculus noun: A pit or depression.
scrobitulation noun: The condition or quality of being scrobiculate.
scrod noun, verb /skɹɑd/: Any cod, pollock, haddock, or other whitefish.
scroddle verb: To mottle (pottery) with scraps of differently coloured clays.
scroddleware noun: scroddled pottery
scrofula noun /ˈskɹɒfjʊlə/: A form of tuberculosis, most common in women 30-40 years of age, tending to cause enlarged and degenerated lymph nodes, especially in the neck, and often...
scrofulide noun: Any affliction of the skin dependent on scrofula.
scrofulitic adjective, noun: Having or relating to scrofula.
scrofulo-rachitic adjective: Tending toward scrofula and rickets.
scrofulo-tuberculous adjective: Relating to, or tending toward, scrofula and tuberculosis.
scrofuloderma noun: A skin condition caused by tuberculous involvement of the skin by direct extension, usually from underlying tuberculous lymphadenitis.
scrofulosis noun: scrofula
scrofulous adjective /ˈskɹɒfjʊləs/: Of, related to, or suffering from scrofula (form of tuberculosis tending to cause enlarged lymph nodes and skin inflammation).
scrofulously adverb: morally degenerate; corrupt
scrofulousness noun: state of being morally degenerate or corrupt
scrog noun /skɹɒɡ/: A stunted or shrivelled bush.
scroggin noun: A prepared mixture of dried fruit and nuts to eat as a snack while bushwalking.
Scroggins proper noun: A surname.
Scroggs proper noun: A surname from Middle English.
scroggy adjective: Abounding in scrog.
Scrogham proper noun: A surname.
scroll noun, verb /skɹəʊl/: A roll of paper or parchment; a writing formed into a roll.
scroll bar noun: A graphical widget in the form of a horizontal or vertical bar, on the edges of a personal computer screen, that is used to move scrollable text or images.
scroll-gall noun: A leaf malformation caused by insects, making the leaf curl up on the side attacked.
scroll lock noun: A key on a standard extended keyboard, originally causing the arrow keys to scroll a window rather than moving a cursor, now sometimes used for other purposes.
scroll saw noun: A fine-toothed fretsaw with an oscillating blade that can be used to accurately cut out curves and other complicated shapes.
scroll wheel noun: A hard plastic or rubbery disc on a computer mouse, used for scrolling.
scrollable adjective: of text or images on a screen, that may be moved by the user to bring other parts of them into view
scrollback noun: The part of a scrolling display that precedes the current line or section.
scrollbar noun: Alternative spelling of scroll bar.
scrolled adjective, verb: Formed into a scroll.
scroller noun: One who, or that which, scrolls.
scrollery noun: Scrollwork.
scrollhead noun: An ornamental piece at the bow of a vessel.
scrolling noun, verb /ˈskɹoʊlɪŋ/: The continuous movement of text or images on a display screen in either a horizontal or vertical direction.
scrolloping adjective, verb /ˈskrɒləpɪŋ/: Having florid ornamentation.
scrollsaw noun: Alternative form of scroll saw.
scrolltext noun: Text displayed in an animated scrolling message, common in early demos.
scrollwheel noun: Alternative form of scroll wheel.
scrollwise adverb: In the manner of a scroll.
scrollwork noun: Ornamentation in a scroll pattern, especially in woodwork.
scrolly adjective, noun: Scrolling.
scrollytelling noun: Storytelling enriched with multimedial elements triggered while scrolling down a webpage.
scromiting noun: Cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, which has the characteristic symptom of screaming and vomiting.
scromlette noun /ˈskɹɑm.lət/: A scrambled omelette.
Scrooby proper noun /ˈskɹuːbi/: A small village and civil parish in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6590).
scrooch verb: To crouch, or hunker down.
scrooge noun, verb /skɹuːd͡ʒ/: A miserly person; a person with an excessive dislike of spending money or other resources.
scrooge-like adjective: Like a scrooge in being miserly, tight-fisted, and a kill-joy.
Scrooge McDuck noun, verb: To dive into money; to swim around in money.
Scroogean adjective: Alternative form of Scroogian.
Scroogelike adjective: Like Ebenezer Scrooge; bad-tempered, selfish and miserly.
Scroogesque adjective: Resembling or characteristic of Ebenezer Scrooge; bad-tempered, selfish and miserly.
Scroogey adjective: Resembling or characteristic of Ebenezer Scrooge; bad-tempered, selfish and miserly.
Scroogian adjective: Of or relating to Ebenezer Scrooge.
scroogie noun: Alternative form of screwgie.
scroonch verb /skɹʊnt͡ʃ/: to crouch
scroop noun, verb: To make sounds such as of a chair on the floor or chalk on a blackboard.
scroot noun: A cur, a dog.
scrootch verb: Alternative spelling of scrooch.
Scrope proper noun: A surname.
scrophulariaceous adjective: Of or relating to the family Scrophulariaceae of figworts.
scropolioside noun: Any of a group of iridoid glycosides present in Scrophularia deserti.
scrot noun /ˈskɹɒt/: Synonym of scrote: (UK, slang, derogatory) a worthless or contemptible person.
scrot rot noun: Synonym of jock itch.
scrotal adjective /ˈskɹoʊtəl/: Of or relating to the scrotum.
scrotal sac noun: The scrotum
scrotalgia noun: Pain in the scrotum.
scrotally adverb: With respect to, or via, the scrotum.
scrote noun /skɹoʊt/: The scrotum.
scrotectomy noun /skɹəʊˈtɛk.tə.mi/: The complete or partial removal of the scrotum.
scrotiform adjective: Shaped like a scrotum, or two paired bags.
scrotitis noun: Inflammation of the scrotum.
scroto- prefix: Relating to the scrotum.
scrotocele noun: A rupture or hernia in the scrotum.
scrotodynia noun: A condition characterized by dysesthesia of the scrotum.
scrotofemoral adjective: Relating to the scrotum and femur.
scrotoplasty noun /skɹəʊ.təˈplæs.ti/: Plastic surgery to construct or repair the scrotum.
scrotty adjective: grotty; dirty; unpleasant
scrotum noun /ˈskɹəʊ.təm/: The sac of skin and muscle that contains and protects the testicles in most placental mammals.
scrotum frog noun: Synonym of Titicaca water frog.
scrotumed adjective: Having a (specified kind of) scrotum.
scrouge verb /skɹaʊd͡ʒ/: To crowd; to squeeze.
scrouger noun: Something large; a whopper.
scround noun: Alternative form of sqround.
scrounge noun, verb /ˈskɹaʊ̯nd͡ʒ/: To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.
scrounge down verb: To eat (something) heartily; to eat (all of something).
scrounge out verb: To scrounge (something of minimal value); to barely survive or succeed.
scrounge up verb: To seek or find despite a lack of apparent resources or availability.
scrounger noun: One who scrounges.
scrounginess noun: The quality of being scroungy.
scrounging noun, verb: The act of one who scrounges.
scroungy adjective: dirty or shabby
scrow noun /skrəʊ/: scroll
scrowdge verb: Alternative form of scrouge (“to crowd; squeeze”).
scrowge verb: To encroach on the space of another.
scrowl verb: To cook (pilchards) on a gridiron.
scrowler noun: A pilchard cooked by scrowling.
scroyle noun: A mean person; a wretch.
SCRP noun: Initialism of steel cord reinforced polymer/plastic.
scrub adjective, noun, verb /skɹʌb/: Mean; dirty; contemptible; scrubby.
scrub ash noun: Synonym of blueberry ash
scrub baseball noun: A casual form of baseball played without teams, where the fielders progressively work their way up to bat.
scrub bird noun: A shy, secretive, ground-dwelling passerine bird of the genus Atrichornis, found in Australia.
scrub board noun: Synonym of rubboard.
scrub brush noun: Alternative form of scrubbing brush.
scrub bull noun: A bull living in (or bred in) the wild; a feral bull in the outback.
scrub dasher noun: Someone who travels at speed through the scrub, especially chasing wild or lost livestock.
scrub down verb: To clean through a scrubbing action; to thoroughly clean up by scrubbing.
scrub fowl noun: Alternative form of scrubfowl
scrub gun noun: A short firearm, designed for use in dense foliage.
scrub hare noun: Lepus saxatilis, a hare found in southern Namibia, Mozambique, South Africa, Swaziland and Lesotho. The fur on the dorsal side is grizzled-gray with small...
scrub in verb: To thoroughly wash one's hands and forearms in preparation for performing a surgery.
scrub jay noun: Any bird of four species in the genus Aphelocoma of New World jays.
scrub nurse noun: A nurse that manages instruments during an operation, assists the surgeon, and performs nursing tasks for the patient.
scrub oak noun: California scrub oak (Quercus berberidifolia)
scrub out verb: To leave a surgical operating theater where one has previously scrubbed in.
scrub pine noun: A species of pine, Pinus virginiana
scrub rider noun: One who rides in search of cattle that stray from the herd into the scrub.
scrub robin noun: An Australian singing bird of the genus Drymodes.
scrub the ground verb: To perform a dance move in which the dancer squats and lowers their body to rub it along or above the ground.
scrub turkey noun: A brush turkey.
scrub turpentine noun: An Australian tree, Canarium australianum.
scrub typhus noun: A form of typhus caused by the intracellular parasite Orientia tsutsugamushi carried by certain mites.
scrub up verb: To clean or wash by scrubbing.
scrub wallaby noun: Any of various wallabies living in dense vegetation, especially the black-striped wallaby, Macropus dorsalis, of eastern Queensland and New South Wales.
scrub wren noun: Alternative form of scrubwren
scrubbability noun: The property of being scrubbable.
scrubbable adjective: Suitable for being scrubbed.
scrubbed adjective, verb: Dwarfed or stunted; scrubby.
scrubbed up adjective, verb: Cleaned up; dressed up; having been made smart (Good-looking; well dressed; fine; fashionable).
scrubber noun /ˈskɹʌbə/: A person or appliance that cleans floors or similar by scrubbing.
scrubbie noun: Alternative spelling of scrubby (noun).
scrubbily adverb: In a scrubby way.
scrubbin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of scrubbing.
scrubbiness noun: The state or condition of being scrubby.
scrubbing noun, verb: An act of scrubbing.
scrubbing brush noun: A short brush with stiff bristles, usually handheld, used for scrubbing floors etc. Sometimes with a broom handle like a push broom.
scrubbird noun: A shy, secretive, ground-dwelling bird of the genus Atrichornis, found in Australia.
scrubboard noun: A washboard for scrubbing laundry or as an informal musical instrument
scrubby adjective, noun /ˈskɹʌbi/: Covered with or consisting of scrub.
scrubdown noun: A thorough scrubbing to clean something from top to bottom.
scrubeenie noun: substitute
scrubfowl noun: A bird of the genus Megapodius; stocky, medium-large chicken-like birds with small heads and large feet.
scrubgrass noun: A plant, the scouring rush.
scrubland noun: A plant community characterized by scrub vegetation, consisting of low shrubs, mixed with grasses, herbs, and geophytes.
scrubless adjective: Without scrubby vegetation.
scrubman noun: A man employed to do general housework, such as cleaning a house or office.
scrubout noun: A session of cleaning.
scrubs noun: Clothing worn while performing surgery.
scrubster noun: A woman who tended to people confined with the Black Plague.
scrubstone noun: A form of calciferous sandstone.
scrubtit noun: A small bird of the thornbill family, taxonomic name Acanthornis magna, endemic to King Island and Tasmania.
scrubwoman noun: A woman employed to do general housework, such as cleaning a house or office.
scrubwood noun: Synonym of gumwood.
scrubwren noun: Any of various small, mainly insectivorous passerine birds of genus Sericornis in family Acanthizidae.
scrudge verb: Alternative form of scrouge (“to crowd; squeeze”).
scruff noun, verb /skɹʌf/: Someone with an untidy appearance.
scruffbag noun: A scruffy person or creature.
scruffball noun: Any scruffy creature.
scruffbucket noun: A scruffy or ill-kempt person; a ragamuffin.
scruffily adverb /ˈskɹʌfɪli/: In a scruffy way.
scruffiness noun: The state or condition of being scruffy; untidiness.
scruffle noun, verb /ˈskɹʌfəl/: A scuffle; a physical fight or struggle.
scruffy adjective, noun /ˈskɹʌf.i/: Untidy in appearance; scrubby; shabby.
scruffy chic adjective: Having the characteristics of style and lovable scruffiness combined.
Scruggs proper noun: A surname, variant of Scroggs.
scruin noun: An actin crosslinking protein.
scrum noun, verb /skɹʌm/: A tightly packed and disorderly crowd of people.
scrum cap noun: a form of headgear used by rugby players to protect the ears in the scrum.
scrum-diddly-umptious adjective: Alternative form of scrumdiddlyumptious.
scrum feed noun: The action, performed by the scrum-half, of feeding the ball into the scrum.
scrum half noun /ˈskrʌmhɑːf/: A player who introduces the ball into a scrum.
scrum machine noun: A padded, weighty device against which a pack of rugby football forwards can practice scrummaging and rucking. It is used by players of both rugby league...
Scrum master noun: In the Scrum framework, a facilitator of a developer team, who is accountable for removing impediments to the ability of the team to deliver the product...
scrum poker noun: Synonym of planning poker.
scrum up verb: To force an opponent upward during a scrum, in a move that is forbidden.
Scrumban noun: A hybrid of Scrum and kanban.
scrumbase noun: The back part of a scrum.
scrumble noun, verb /ˈskɹʌmbəl/: A small piece of freeform crochet or knitting that can be joined to make a larger piece of freeform work.
scrumdiddlyumptious adjective /ˌskrʌm.dɪd.lɪˈʌm(p).ʃəs/: Scrumptious; delicious.
scrumdown noun: scrum
scrumhalf noun: Alternative form of scrum-half.
scrummage noun, verb /ˈskɹʌm.ɪdʒ/: An ordered formation of forwards, typically bending down, binding to one another with their arms, and pushing opponents shoulder to shoulder, in which each...
scrummager noun: One who scrummages; usually used in reference to the qualities of front row forwards.
scrummaging machine noun: A scrum machine

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.