The News of the World, a weekly tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom from 1843 to 2011, known for its focus on sensational celebrity gossip.

screwstemnoun

Any of the gentians in the genus Bartonia.

screwtapeverb

To mess things up, to corrupt, to be devilish.

screwtopadj

Of a container: having a threaded lid (rather than a cork or push-on top).

screwupnoun

A substantial mistake, usually causing problems for more people than just the person or group who made it.

screwwiseadv

clockwise

screwwormnoun

A larva of a blowfly of species Cochliomyia hominivorax (New World screwworm fly) or Chrysomya bezziana (Old World screwworm fly), of tribe Chrysomyini, parasitic in animals and sometimes humans, distinctive in eating living flesh of mammals, unlike most maggots, which eat only dead flesh.

screwyadj

Crazy; silly; ridiculous

Scriabinianadj

Of or relating to Alexander Scriabin (1872–1915), Russian composer.

scribableadj

Capable of being written, or written on.

scribaceousadj

Alternative form of scribacious.

scribaciousadj

Prone to excessive writing.

scribaciousnessnoun

The quality of being scribacious.

scribaladj

Relating to scribes and their work.

scribalitynoun

The practice of using scribes.

scriballyadv

In a scribal manner; in terms of the way something is written.

scribbetnoun

A painter's pencil.

scribblagenoun

scribbling

scribblativeadj

Scribbling, or producing inferior writing.

scribbleverb

To write or draw carelessly and in a hurry.

scribble-scrabblenoun

Scribbly writing or drawing; scrawl.

scribbleableadj

Suitable for scribbling upon.

scribbledomnoun

The world or sphere of bad writing.

scribblemanianoun

A compulsion for writing.

scribblementnoun

A scribble; bad or hasty writing.

scribblernoun

One who scribbles; a hasty or untalented writer or artist.

scribbleressnoun

A female scribbler.

scribblerynoun

Writing.

scribblesomeadj

Characteristic of scribbling; scribbly

scribblestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of scribble

scribblethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of scribble

scribbleyadj

Alternative spelling of scribbly.

scribblinessnoun

The quality of being scribbly.

scribblingnoun

That which has been scribbled, written in a scrawled or careless hand.

scribblinglyadv

In a scribbling manner.

scribblyadj

Like a scribble; roughly scrawled; illegible or messy.

scribenoun

Someone who writes; a draughtsperson; a writer for another; especially, an official or public writer; an amanuensis, secretary, notary, or copyist.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter S contains 54,294 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 1,086 pages, and you are currently viewing page 157. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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