Index of English words, starting with "sc"

(1) - Scourer (n.) A rover or footpad; a prowling robber.
(2) - Scourer (n.) One who, or that which, scours.

(1) - Scourge (n.) To harass or afflict severely.
(2) - Scourge (n.) To punish with severity; to chastise; to afflict, as for sins or faults, and with the purpose of correction.
(3) - Scourge (n.) To whip severely; to lash.
(4) - Scourge (n.) Hence, a means of inflicting punishment, vengeance, or suffering; an infliction of affliction; a punishment.
(5) - Scourge (n.) A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip.

(1) - Scourger (n.) One who scourges or punishes; one who afflicts severely.

(1) - Scout (v. i.) To go on the business of scouting, or watching the motions of an enemy; to act as a scout.
(2) - Scout (v. t.) To pass over or through, as a scout; to reconnoiter; as, to scout a country.
(3) - Scout (v. t.) To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout.
(4) - Scout (n.) The act of scouting or reconnoitering.
(5) - Scout (n.) A fielder in a game for practice.
(6) - Scout (n.) A college student's or undergraduate's servant; -- so called in Oxford, England; at Cambridge called a gyp; and at Dublin, a skip.
(7) - Scout (n.) A person sent out to gain and bring in tidings; especially, one employed in war to gain information of the movements and condition of an enemy.
(8) - Scout (v. t.) To reject with contempt, as something absurd; to treat with ridicule; to flout; as, to scout an idea or an apology.
(9) - Scout (n.) A projecting rock.
(10) - Scout (n.) A swift sailing boat.