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sack ["sAk] 1. n. a bag or pouch
made of paper, cloth, etc.
2. n. the
contents of Q.
sacred ["se krId] adj. holy; blessed.
(Adv: sacredly.)
sacred cow something that is
regarded by some people with
such respect and veneration that
they do not like it being criticized
by anyone in any way.
sacrifice ["sA kr@ faIs] 1. n. giving
up something; not having some-
thing that is wanted or needed.
(Plural only for types and
instances.)
2. n. something that is
offered to a god or spirit.
3. tv. to
take the life of a creature as in W.
4. tv. to give up something of
value [for someone else’s benefit].
sad ["sAd] 1. adj. not happy; feeling
sorrow. (Adv: sadly. Comp: sadder;
sup: saddest.)
2. adj. unfortunate;
[of something] not bringing pleas-
ure. (Adv: sadly. Comp: sadder;
sup: saddest.)
sadden ["sAd n] 1. iv. to become
sad.

2. tv. to cause someone to
become sad.
saddle ["sAd l] 1. n. a leather seat
that fits on the back of a horse or
other animal that carries people.
2. n. a bicycle or motorcycle seat.
3. tv. to place Q on a horse or a
similar animal.
saddle
someone
with
something
to
give someone something undesir-
able, annoying, or difficult to deal
with. (Informal.)
sadness ["sAd n@s] n. sorrow; hav-
ing feelings of gloom or depres-
sion; a lack of happiness. (No
plural.)
safe ["sef] 1. n. a solid, sturdy, steel
or iron box—with a strong lock—
that money, jewelry, papers, or
other valuable objects are kept in
for protection.
2. adj. not danger-
ous; not risky; not causing or cre-
ating danger. (Adv: safely. Comp:
safer; sup: safest.)
3. adj. protected;

secure. (Adv: safely. Comp: safer;
sup: safest.)
→
play it safe
→ to be on the safe side
→ to be safe
safe and sound safe and whole or
healthy.
safeguard ["sef gard] 1. n. some-
thing that protects someone or
something from danger.
2. tv. to
protect someone or something
from danger; to keep someone or
something safe.
safekeeping ["sef "kip IN] n. keep-
ing someone or something safe; a
place or state where something is
safe. (No plural.)
→
for safekeeping
safety ["sef ti] 1. n. the state of
being safe; freedom from harm or
danger. (No plural.)
2. the adj. use
of Q.
safety belt ["sef ti bElt] n. a seat
belt; a set of straps that extend
across one’s lap from the top of
one’s shoulder across the body to

the opposite hip.
safe(ty)-deposit box ["sef (ti) d@
"paz @t "baks
] n. a metal box that
is used for holding valuable items
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and is locked in a large safe or
vault.
sag ["sAg] iv. to bend, hang, or
curve downward.
sage advice very good and wise
advice.
said ["sEd] past tense and past par-
ticiple of
say.
sail ["sel] 1. n. a sheet of cloth that
is stretched on a mast of a ship to
catch the energy of the wind.
2. iv.
to travel by boat or ship on the
water.
3. iv. [for a ship or boat] to
travel on the water.
4. iv. to glide

through the air the way a boat
moves through water.
5. tv. to
steer a boat or ship on the water.
6. tv. to cause something to glide
through the air.
→
smooth sailing
sail into
someone or something
1.
to crash into someone or some-
thing with a boat or ship.
2. to
crash into someone or something.
sail (right) through
something
1.
to travel through something in a
boat or ship.
2. to go through
something very quickly and easily.
(Figurative.)
sailboat ["sel bot] n. a boat that has
at least one sail and that moves by
the power of the wind.
sailor ["se l#] 1. n. someone who
works on a boat or a ship.
2. n.
someone who is in the navy.

sake ["sek] [someone’s] benefit,
demands, or welfare.
→
for
someone’s or something’s
sake
→ for the sake of
someone or
something
salad ["sAl @d] n. a dish of mixed
vegetables, especially lettuce, or
other food mixed with vegetables,
usually with a sauce called salad
dressing.
→
toss a salad
salary ["sAl (@) ri] n. the amount of
money that someone is paid for
working. (Compare to
wage.)
sale ["sel] 1. n. the exchange of a
product or service for money; an
act of selling.
2. n. a special event
where products or services are
sold for less money than normal.
→
for sale
→ on sale
→ put

something
up (for sale)
sales n. the amount of products or
services sold during a certain
period of time. (Treated as plural,
but not countable.)
salesclerk ["selz kl#k] n. someone
who works in a store, helping cus-
tomers and selling products.
salesman ["selz m@n] n., irreg.
someone whose job is selling
things; a man whose job is selling
things. (Plural:
salesmen.)
salesmen ["selz m@n] plural of
salesman.
salespeople ["selz pi p@l] a plural
of
salesperson.
salesperson ["selz p# s@n] n.,
irreg. someone whose job is selling
things. (Plural:
salespeople or
salespersons.)
saleswoman ["selz wU m@n] n.,
irreg. a woman whose job is selling
things. (Plural:
saleswomen.)
saleswomen ["selz wI m@n] plural
of

saleswoman.
salmon ["sAm @n] 1. n., irreg. a
large food fish with soft, pale pink
salmon
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flesh. (Plural: salmon.) 2. n. the
meat of Q. (No plural.)
salt ["sOlt] 1. n. a white substance
used to season or preserve food
and to melt snow and ice. (No plu-
ral.)
2. n. a chemical substance
made by combining an acid with a
metal. (Plural only for types and
instances.)
3. tv. to season some-
thing by putting Q on it.
4. tv. to
cover something with Q.
→
back to the salt mines
→ rub salt in a wound
→ take
something
with a grain of salt
→ take
something
with a pinch of

salt
→ worth
one’s
salt
salt of the earth the most worthy
of people; a very good or worthy
person.
salt
something
away 1. to store and
preserve food by salting it.
2. to
store something; to place some-
thing in reserve. (Figurative.)
salt water ["sOlt "wat #] 1. n. water
with a high salt content, such as
that found in the oceans. (No plu-
ral.)
2. saltwater the adj. use of
Q.
salted ["sOl tId] adj. [of food] hav-
ing salt added.
salty ["sOl ti] adj. tasting like salt;
having salt. (Adv: saltily. Comp:
saltier; sup: saltiest.)
salute [s@ "lut] 1. tv. to show
respect for someone by bringing
the right hand to one’s head.
2. n.
an act of moving the hand to the

head as in Q.
same ["sem] 1. adj. not different;
being the identical person or
thing.
2. adj. being exactly like
someone or something else; not
different from someone or some-
thing else; alike.
→
amount to the same thing (as
something
)
→ by the same token
→ cast in the same mold
→ cut from the same cloth
→ in the same boat
→ in the same breath
→ speak the same language
→ tarred with the same brush
the same as
someone or something
identical to someone or some-
thing.
sameness ["sem n@s] n. the quality
of being the same; the degree of
being very similar to someone or
something. (No plural.)
sample ["sAm p@l] 1. n. a small
portion of something that shows
what the rest of it is like.

2. tv. to
take, try, or taste a small portion
of something.
sanctuary ["sANk tSu Er i] 1. n. a
sacred or holy building; a holy
place of worship. 2. n. a place of
safety or preservation, especially
for birds and other wild animals.
sand ["sAnd] 1. n. very tiny parti-
cles of rock or seashells, such as
are found on beaches and in
deserts. (Plural only for types and
instances.)
2. tv. to rub something
with sandpaper to make it smooth;
to smooth something with sand-
paper.
3. tv. to put or sprinkle Q
on a surface, such as an icy street.
→
bury
one’s
head in the sand
→ hide
one’s
head in the sand
sandpaper ["sAnd pe p#] n. a
paper lightly coated with sand
particles, used to polish or smooth
a surface. (Plural only for types

and instances.)
salt
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the sands of time the accumulated
tiny amounts of time; time repre-
sented by the sand in an hourglass.
sandwich ["sAnd wItS] 1. n. two
pieces of bread with some kind of
food in between.
2. tv. to put
someone or something tightly
between or among other persons
or objects.
sane ["sen] 1. adj. having a healthy
mind; not crazy. (Adv: sanely.
Comp: saner; sup: sanest.)
2. adj.
rational; sensible; having or show-
ing common sense. (Adv: sanely.
Comp: saner; sup: sanest.)
sang ["sAN] past tense of sing.
sanitary ["sAn @ tEr i] 1. adj. very
clean; not dangerous to one’s
health. (Adv: sanitarily.)
2. adj.
used for the disposal of waste that
is harmful to health.
sanitation [sAn @ "te S@n] n. the

study and practice of preserving
the health of the public, especially
concerning the removal of waste.
(No plural.)
sanity ["sAn @ ti] n. sound mental
health. (No plural.)
sank ["sANk] a past tense of sink.
sap ["sAp] 1. n. a fluid in a tree that
carries important nutrients to its
parts. (No plural.)
2. tv. to take
away someone’s or something’s
strength or energy.
sarcasm ["sar kAz @m] n. the use of
words that have the opposite
meaning from what is said. (No
plural.)
sarcastic [sar "kAs tIk] adj. using
sarcasm; using irony; mocking.
(Adv: sarcastically [
Ik li].)
sardine [sar "din] n. a small, edible
fish, usually sold in flat cans.
→
packed (in) like sardines
sat ["sAt] past tense and past par-
ticiple of
sit.
Satan ["set n] n. the devil.
satellite ["sAt @ laIt] 1. n. a natural

body of rock and minerals that
orbits around a planet; a moon.
2. n. a spacecraft that orbits a
planet.
3. adj. dependent on some-
thing else that has more power.
satin ["sAt n] 1. n. a soft, silky,
smooth cloth that is shiny on one
side. (Plural only for types and
instances.)
2. adj. made from Q.
satisfaction [sAt Is "fAk S@n] n. a
feeling that one is content; fulfill-
ment. (Plural only for types and
instances.)
satisfactory [sAt Is "fAk t@ ri] adj.
adequate; meeting certain needs or
requirements. (Adv: satisfactorily.)
satisfy ["sAt Is faI] 1. tv. to make
someone content; to please some-
one; to make someone happy with
something.
2. tv. to meet or fulfill
certain needs or requirements.
Saturday ["sAt # de] Go to day.
sauce ["sOs] n. a liquid that is put
on food to add flavor. (Plural only
for types and instances.)
saucer ["sO s#] n. a small dish that
cups are set on.

sausage ["sO sIdZ] 1. n. a food
made of chopped meat mixed with
spices (in the United States). (No
plural.)
2. n. a food made of Q
stuffed into a thin tube of animal
intestine or artificial material and
made into segments.
3. adj. made
with Q.
sausage
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savage ["sAv IdZ] 1. adj. wild; not
tamed; not civilized; primitive.
(Adv: savagely.)
2. adj. fierce;
ready to fight; violent; vicious.
(Adv: savagely.)
3. n. someone
who is wild, not tamed, and not
civilized.
save ["sev] 1. tv. to make someone
or something safe from harm or
danger; to rescue someone or
something.
2. tv. to keep a supply
of something, especially money,
for future use; to place something

aside, especially money, for future
use.
3. tv. not to spend something;
not to use something; to reserve
something.
4. tv. to cause some-
thing to be unnecessary (for some-
one); to prevent the need (for
someone) to do something.
→
scrimp and save
save
something
for a rainy day to
reserve something—usually
money—for some future need.
save
something
up (for
something
)
to accumulate an amount of
money for the purchase of some-
thing.
save the day to produce a good
result when a bad result was
expected.
save up (for
something
) to accu-

mulate something for some pur-
pose.
saved by the bell rescued from a
difficult or dangerous situation
just in time by something that
brings the situation to a sudden
end.
savings ["sev INz] n. money that is
saved for future use; money that is
set aside, especially in a bank
account, for future use. (Treated as
plural, but not countable.)
savings account ["sev INz @
"kaUnt
] n. a bank account that is
intended for saving money over a
long period of time.
saw ["sO] 1. past tense of see. 2. n. a
cutting tool with a thin blade that
is notched with tiny, sharp teeth.
3. iv., irreg. to cut with W. (Past
tense: sawed; past participle: sawed
or
sawn.) 4. tv., irreg. to cut some-
thing with W.
sawn ["sOn] a past participle of saw.
say ["se] 1. tv., irreg. to pronounce
words; to speak words. (Past tense
and past participle:
said.) 2. tv.,

irreg. to state something; to
declare something; to express
something in words. (The object
can be a clause with
that U.) 3. n.
a role of authority or influence [in
making a decision]. (No plural.)
→
drop in (to say hello)
→ on
someone’s
say-so
say grace to say a prayer of grati-
tude before a meal.
scale ["skel] 1. n. a series of num-
bers at different levels, used for
measuring something.
2. n. the
relation between a measurement
on a map or design compared to
the actual measurement it corre-
sponds to.
3. n. a series of musical
notes, from low notes to high
notes or from high notes to low
notes.
4. n. the size or extent of
something, especially as compared
to something else or an average.
(No plural.)

5. n. a device that
measures how much something
weighs. (Singular or plural with
the same meaning.)
6. n. one of
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the small, thin pieces of hardened
skin on the bodies of most fish
and snakes.
7. n. a flake of some-
thing, especially dead skin.
8. tv.
to climb something.
9. tv. to
remove Y from a fish.
→
tip the scales at
something
scale
something
down to make
something smaller by a certain
amount.
scalp ["skAlp] n. the skin and any
hair growing on it on the top and
back of the head.
scan ["skAn] 1. tv. to examine

something closely and carefully, as
though one were searching for
something.
2. tv. to look through
something quickly and carelessly;
to glance at something; to read
through something quickly.
3. tv.
to put a picture or a text into a
computer file by placing the pic-
ture or book on a scanner.
scandal ["skAn d@l] n. an event that
causes disgrace; an instance of
actions that are not legal, moral, or
ethical and that become known by
other people.
scanner ["skAn #] n. a machine
that converts a page of a book or a
picture to an image that can be
stored, viewed, or changed on a
computer.
scapegoat ["skep got] 1. n. some-
one who is blamed for the mis-
takes of others; someone who
takes the blame for the mistakes of
others.
2. tv. to blame someone for
the mistakes of others.
→
make

someone
the scapegoat for
something
scar ["skar] 1. n. a mark that is left
on the surface of something, such
as skin, that has been torn, cut,
burned, or otherwise damaged.
2. tv. to cause someone or some-
thing to have Q.
scarce ["skErs] adj. rare; hard to
find. (Adv: scarcely. Comp: scarcer;
sup: scarcest.)
→
(as) scarce as hens’ teeth
scarcer than hens’ teeth Go to
(as) scarce as hens’ teeth.
scare ["skEr] 1. tv. to cause some-
one to feel fear or fright; to cause
someone to be afraid.
2. n. a bad
fright; an instance of being afraid;
a feeling of fear.
scare
someone or something
off to
frighten someone or some crea-
ture away.
scared ["skErd] adj. feeling fright;
filled with fear.
scarf ["skarf] n., irreg. a long strip

of cloth that is wrapped around
the neck or face for decoration or
to keep warm when it is cold.
(Plural:
scarves.)
scarves ["skarvz] plural of scarf.
scary ["skEr i] adj. causing fear; fill-
ing one with fear; causing one to
be afraid. (Adv: scarily. Comp:
scarier; sup: scariest.)
scatter ["skAt #] 1. tv. to cause
each person or thing in a group to
move in a different direction.
2. tv.
to spread things—such as seeds,
papers, ashes, etc.—over a wide
area by throwing them.
3. iv. [for
each person or thing in a group] to
move in a different direction.
scene ["sin] 1. n. all that can be
seen from one place.
2. n. the
place where something happens; a
setting.
3. n. a division of an act of
scene
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a play; an incident in a movie or
play.
4. n. a display of emotion or
action, especially an angry or vio-
lent action.
→
arrive (up)on the scene (of
something
)
→ burst onto the scene
→ burst (up)on the scene
scenery ["sin (@) ri] 1. n. the natu-
ral surroundings—trees, moun-
tains, valleys—of an area. (No
plural.)
2. n. the things that are
built or bought and put on a stage
to represent the place where the
action of a play takes place. (No
plural.)
→ a
change of scenery
scent ["sEnt] 1. n. a smell; an
aroma; an odor; the way someone
or something smells.
2. tv. to sense
the smell of someone or some-
thing.
schedule ["skE dZ@l] 1. n. a list
showing the times that events are

supposed to happen.
2. tv. to put
someone or something on Q.
→
ahead of schedule
→ behind schedule
scheme ["skim] 1. n. a plan; a
method for doing something; a
way of doing something, possibly
dishonestly.
2. iv. to plot; to make
plans, especially dishonest ones.
scheme against
someone or some-
thing
to plot or conspire against
someone or something.
scholar ["skal #] 1. n. someone
who studies a subject thoroughly.
2. n. a student; a pupil. 3. n. some-
one who has a scholarship.
scholarly ["skal # li] 1. adj. con-
cerning scholarship and school-
work.
2. adj. having a lot of
knowledge about a certain subject.
scholarship ["skal # SIp] 1. n.
knowledge that a person receives
by studying; evidence of one’s
knowledge. (No plural.)

2. n. a
sum of money given by an organi-
zation to a student for school fees
or other expenses related to study-
ing.
school ["skul] 1. n. a building for
education and instruction.
2. n. all
the people who work at or attend a
school; all the people who teach or
study at a school.
3. n. a group of
fish that swim together.
4. n. the
education system; participation in
the education system. (No plural.)
→
from the old school
→ grammar school
→ high school
→ primary school
→ public school
→ tell tales out of school
school of thought a particular
philosophy or way of thinking
about something.
schoolchild ["skul tSaIld] n., irreg.
a child of school age, especially a
child in grades kindergarten
through eighth grade; a child who

attends school. (Plural:
school-
children
.)
schoolchildren ["skul tSIl drIn]
plural of
schoolchild.
schoolroom ["skul rum] n. a room
in a school building, especially one
where students are taught.
schoolteacher ["skul titS #] n.
someone who teaches in a school.
schoolwork ["skul w#k] n. work
that a student must do for a class;
the assigned projects that a stu-
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dent must do. (No plural. See also
homework.)
science ["saI @ns] 1. n. a system of
knowledge obtained by testing and
proving facts that describe the way
something acts, functions, or
exists. (No plural.)
2. n. a kind of
study that results in a system of
knowledge obtained by testing and
proving facts that describe the way

something acts, functions, or
exists.
scientific [saI @n "tIf Ik] 1. adj.
using the laws or facts of a science.
(Adv: scientifically [
Ik li].)
2. adj. of or about science. (Adv:
scientifically [
Ik li].)
scientist ["saI @n tIst] n. someone
who is skilled in a science; some-
one who works in a science.
scissors ["sIz #z] n. a set of two
sharp blades that have handles on
one end and are connected in the
middle. (Treated as singular or
plural. Number is expressed with
pair(s) of scissors.)
scold ["skold] 1. tv. to speak angrily
to someone who has done some-
thing wrong.
2. n. someone who
speaks as in Q.
scolding ["skol dIN] n. speaking
angrily to someone as punish-
ment.
scoop ["skup] 1. n. a shovellike
utensil or tool.
2. n. the contents
of Q.

scope ["skop] n. the range of some-
thing; the limit of something; the
extent of something. (No plural.)
score ["skor] 1. n. the number of
points that a person or team has
received in a game or contest; the
number of points that a person
has received on a test.
2. n. a writ-
ten piece of music for instruments
or voices.
3. n. a group of twenty
things. 4. tv. to earn one or more
points in a game or contest. 5. tv.
to cut lines or grooves into a sur-
face; to cut a surface with a series
of lines.
6. tv. to earn a certain
number of points on a test.
7. iv. to
achieve [a level of performance in
academic grades]. 8. iv. to earn [a
point in a game or contest].
→
know the score
scour
something
off ((of)
some-
thing

) to clean something off
something by rubbing with a
rough object.
scour
something
out to clean
something out by rubbing with a
rough object.
scout around (for
someone or
something
) to look around for
someone or something.
scout
someone or something
up to
search for and find someone or
something.
scowl ["skaUl] 1. n. a frown; an
angry look.
2. iv. to look angry; to
frown.
scrap ["skrAp] 1. n. a small piece of
something, especially a small piece
of something that is left over from
a larger piece, especially of food or
cloth.
2. n. material, such as metal,
that can be reused. (No plural.)
3. tv. to throw something away

that is no longer wanted, needed,
or able to be used.
scrape ["skrep] 1. tv. to damage
something by rubbing a sharp or
rough object against it.
2. tv. to
remove something by rubbing
scrape
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with a sharp or rough object. 3. iv.
to rub with force against some-
thing else.
4. n. damage or injury
to an object or the skin caused by
rubbing something sharp or rough
against it.
5. n. the sound that is
made when a rough object rubs
hard against something else.
→
bow and scrape
→ have a scrape (with
someone or
something
)
scrape by (on
something
) and

scrape by (with
something
) to
manage just to survive with some-
thing.
scrape by (
something
) to manage
just to move by something.
scrape by (with
something
) Go to
scrape by (on
something
).
scrape
something
away (from
something
) to scratch or rasp
something off something.
scrape
something
off ((of)
some-
one or something
) to rub or stroke
something off someone or some-
thing.
scrape

something
out to empty
something by scraping.
scrape
something
out (of
some-
thing
) to remove something by
scraping.
scrape the bottom of the barrel
to select from among the worst; to
choose from what remains.
scrape through (
something
) 1. to
move through something, scrap-
ing or rubbing the sides.
2. to sur-
vive something just barely; to pass
a test just barely.
scratch ["skrAtS] 1. tv. to damage
an object’s surface by causing a
sharp object to make a cut or tear
in it; to make a cut or tear in the
surface of something with a sharp
object.
2. tv. to remove something
from the surface of something
using a sharp object to cut or tear

into it.
3. tv. to rub a location of
the body that itches with one’s fin-
gers, fingernails, or a sharp object.
4. iv. to rub [a part of the body
that itches].
5. n. a cut, tear, or
damage as in Q.
→
make
something
from scratch
→ not up to scratch
→ start from scratch
scratch
someone or something
out
to mark off or cross out the name
of someone or something.
scratch
someone or something
up
to damage or mar someone or
something by scratching.
scratch the surface to just begin
to find out about something; to
examine only the superficial
aspects of something.
scream ["skrim] 1. iv. [for some-
one] to make a very loud noise,

especially when hurt, afraid,
excited, surprised, or filled with
emotion.
2. iv. to speak very
loudly; to talk in a very loud voice.
3. tv. to say something in a very
loud voice. (The object can be a
clause with
that U.) 4. n. a very
loud noise, especially made by
someone who is hurt, afraid,
excited, surprised, or filled with
emotion.
→ a
piercing scream
scream bloody murder Go to cry
bloody murder.
screen ["skrin] 1. n. a mesh made
of thin wires crossing each other.
2. n. a piece of cloth stretched over
scrape by (on something)
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a frame, used to block, protect, or
separate someone or something
from someone or something else.
3. n. a large white surface that
movies are projected onto.
4. n.

the glass part of a television set or
computer monitor on which
images are seen.
5. tv. to deter-
mine if someone will be allowed
to speak or meet with someone
else.
6. tv. to show a movie; to
make a movie available to the pub-
lic.
screw ["skru] 1. n. a piece of metal,
similar to a nail, having a sharp
ridge W wrapped around its shaft.
(A screw has a flat or rounded
head that has a single groove or
two crossed grooves.)
2. tv. to fas-
ten something to something else
with Q.
3. tv. to twist Q into
wood or metal with a screwdriver.
4. tv. to turn the lid, cap, or top of
a container to close it tightly.
screw
something
down to secure
something to the floor or a base by
the use of screws.
screw up
one’s

courage to build
up one’s courage.
screwdriver ["skru draI v#] n. a
common tool used to tighten and
loosen screws.
scribble ["skrIb @l] 1. tv. to draw or
write something quickly or in a
messy way, especially so that it is
hard to recognize or read. (The
object can be a clause with
that
U.) 2. iv. to draw or write quickly
or in a messy way so that the result
is hard to recognize or read.
3. n.
marks or words that are hard to
recognize or read because they
were drawn or written quickly or
in a messy way.
scrimp and save to be very
thrifty; to live on very little money,
often in order to save up for some-
thing.
script ["skrIpt] 1. n. a document
containing the words of a play,
movie, or speech.
2. n. a way of
writing in which the letters of a
word are joined together.
scripture ["skrIp tS#] n. holy writ-

ings; one or more holy writings.
(Plural only for types and
instances. Singular or plural with
the same meaning.)
scrub ["skr^b] 1. tv. to clean or
wash the surface of someone or
something by rubbing.
2. tv. to
remove something from some-
thing by rubbing.
3. iv. to clean or
wash [oneself] by rubbing, usually
with a stiff brush, cloth, or
sponge.
4. n. an area of small trees
and low bushes; a collection of
small trees and bushes. (No plu-
ral.)
scrub
someone or something
down
to clean someone or something
thoroughly by rubbing.
scrub
someone or something
off to
clean someone or something by
rubbing.
scrub
something

off ((of)
some-
thing
) to clean something off
something by scrubbing.
scrub
something
out to clean out
the inside of something by rub-
bing or brushing.
scrub
something
out (of
some-
thing
) to clean something out of
something by scrubbing.
scrub something out (of something)
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