Words in english starting with S

• Scophthalmus — Noun – English ～ a genus of Bothidae
• Scophthalmus aquosus — Noun – English ～ very thin translucent flounder of the Atlantic coast of North America
• Scophthalmus rhombus — Noun – English ～ European food fish
• scopolamine — Noun – English ～ an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures; "transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness"; "someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying"
• Scopolia — Noun – English ～ genus of European perennial herbs yielding medicinal alkaloids
• Scopolia carniolica — Noun – English ～ herb that is a source of scopolamine
• scops owl — Noun – English ～ any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call
• scorbutic — Adjective – English ～ of or relating to or having or resembling scurvy; "scorbutic symptoms"
• scorbutus — Noun – English ～ a condition caused by deficiency of ascorbic acid (vitamin C)
• scorch — Noun – English ～ a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
• scorch — Noun – English ～ a surface burn
• scorch — Noun – English ～ a discoloration caused by heat
• scorch — Verb – English ～ become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"
• scorch — Verb – English ～ make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside"
• scorch — Verb – English ～ become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"
• scorch — Verb – English ～ destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land"
• scorch — Verb – English ～ burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling"
• scorched-earth policy — Noun – English ～ the target company defends itself by selling off its crown jewels
• scorched — Adjective – English ～ having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable by an enemy; "Sherman's scorched earth policy"
• scorched — Adjective – English ～ dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; "a vast desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat"; "parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare"; "sunbaked salt flats"

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