Words in english starting with S

• scribe — Noun – English ～ French playwright (1791-1861)
• scribe — Noun – English ～ someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
• scribe — Noun – English ～ informal terms for journalists
• scribe — Noun – English ～ a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut
• scribe — Verb – English ～ score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking
• scriber — Noun – English ～ a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut
• scribing block — Noun – English ～ gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand; used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces
• scrim — Noun – English ～ a firm open-weave fabric used for a curtain in the theater
• scrimmage — Noun – English ～ (American football) practice play between a football team's squads
• scrimmage — Noun – English ～ a noisy riotous fight
• scrimmage line — Noun – English ～ line parallel to the goal lines where football linesmen line up at the start of each play in American football; "the runner was tackled at the line of scrimmage"
• scrimmage — Verb – English ～ practice playing (a sport)
• scrimp — Verb – English ～ subsist on a meager allowance; "scratch and scrimp"
• scrimpy — Adjective – English ～ deficient in amount or quality or extent; "meager resources"; "meager fare"
• scrimshank — Verb – English ～ British military language: avoid work
• scrimshanker — Noun – English ～ a shirker
• scrimshaw — Noun – English ～ a carving (or engraving) on whalebone, whale ivory, walrus tusk, etc., usually by American whalers
• scrimy — Adjective – English ～ petty or reluctant in giving or spending; "a niggardly tip"
• scrimy — Adjective – English ～ dirty and disgusting; "worry about the gossip and secretiveness and other scrimy sides"- Al Hine
• scrip — Noun – English ～ a certificate whose value is recognized by the payer and payee; scrip is not currency but may be convertible into currency

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