Index of English words, starting with "sc"

(1) - Scomber (n.) A genus of acanthopterygious fishes which includes the common mackerel.

(1) - Scombroid (n.) Any fish of the family Scombridae, of which the mackerel (Scomber) is the type.
(2) - Scombroid (a.) Like or pertaining to the Mackerel family.

(1) - Sconce (v. t.) To mulct; to fine.
(2) - Sconce (v. t.) To shut up in a sconce; to imprison; to insconce.
(3) - Sconce (p. p.) A fixed seat or shelf.
(4) - Sconce (p. p.) A fragment of a floe of ice.
(5) - Sconce (p. p.) A squinch.
(6) - Sconce (p. p.) Hence, the circular tube, with a brim, in a candlestick, into which the candle is inserted.
(7) - Sconce (p. p.) A protection for a light; a lantern or cased support for a candle; hence, a fixed hanging or projecting candlestick.
(8) - Sconce (p. p.) A poll tax; a mulct or fine.
(9) - Sconce (p. p.) Fig.: The head; the skull; also, brains; sense; discretion.
(10) - Sconce (p. p.) A piece of armor for the head; headpiece; helmet.
(11) - Sconce (p. p.) A hut for protection and shelter; a stall.
(12) - Sconce (p. p.) A fortification, or work for defense; a fort.

(1) - Scoop (n.) To make hollow, as a scoop or dish; to excavate; to dig out; to form by digging or excavation.
(2) - Scoop (n.) To empty by lading; as, to scoop a well dry.
(3) - Scoop (n.) To take out or up with, a scoop; to lade out.
(4) - Scoop (n.) The act of scooping, or taking with a scoop or ladle; a motion with a scoop, as in dipping or shoveling.
(5) - Scoop (n.) A sweep; a stroke; a swoop.
(6) - Scoop (n.) A place hollowed out; a basinlike cavity; a hollow.
(7) - Scoop (n.) A spoon-shaped instrument, used in extracting certain substances or foreign bodies.
(8) - Scoop (n.) A deep shovel, or any similar implement for digging out and dipping or shoveling up anything; as, a flour scoop; the scoop of a dredging machine.
(9) - Scoop (n.) A large ladle; a vessel with a long handle, used for dipping liquids; a utensil for bailing boats.