The meaning of Scamps

noun

(in christian and jewish belief) the supreme spirit of evil; satan.

Usage examples:

Belief in the devil

verb

Act as a junior assistant for a barrister or other professional.

Usage examples:

There is the possibility of devilling for fellow members of the bar

noun

An evil being, often represented in human form but with a tail and horns

Usage examples:

What the devil are you doing?

noun

A rowdy or mischievous person, especially a child.

Usage examples:

One minute she would sound like a wounded angel, the next like a streetwise hellion.

noun

Someone who causes a lot of trouble

Usage examples:

Some children are very cute and sweet as infants but turn into hellions once they become toddlers.,…

noun

An intense feeling of fear, shock, or disgust.

Usage examples:

Children screamed in horror

noun

A strong feeling of fear, shock, or disgust, or an event that produces such a feeling

Usage examples:

[ c ] the horrors of war, [ u ] people cried out in horror as they watched the building burn.

noun

An extremely strong feeling of fear and shock, or the frightening and shocking character of something

Usage examples:

In horror the crowd cried out in horror as the car burst into flames., fill someone with horror the…

noun

A small, mischievous devil or sprite.

Usage examples:

You say, ‘i've never seen any imps, sprites or goblins in this whole neighborhood!’

verb

Repair a damaged feather in (the wing or tail of a trained hawk) by attaching part of a new feather.

abbreviation

Manx pound(s).

noun

A small to medium-sized primate that typically has a long tail, most kinds of which live in trees in tropical countries.

Usage examples:

It was a place where you can see wild monkeys living in the trees.

verb

Behave in a silly or playful way.

Usage examples:

I saw them monkeying about by the shop

noun

Any of various long-tailed primates

noun

A large, ugly, and frightening imaginary creature.

Usage examples:

A monster with the head of a hyena and hindquarters of a wolf

verb

Criticize or reprimand severely.

Usage examples:

My mum used to monster me for coming home so late

noun

Any imaginary frightening creature, esp. one that is large and strange

Usage examples:

To the whole world, he was a monster., a monster shark

noun

A mischievous or awkward person, especially a child.

Usage examples:

Some pushy little perisher

noun

A child who is being annoying

noun

A relish consisting of vegetables or fruit preserved in vinegar or brine.

Usage examples:

Cheese and pickle

verb

Preserve (food or other perishable items) in vinegar or brine.

Usage examples:

Fish pickled in brine

noun

A cucumber (= a green, tube-shaped vegetable) that has been preserved in a liquid containing salt and other spices or vinegar

Usage examples:

A sweet/dill pickle, pickled tomatoes/herring

noun

A person fond of playing pranks.

Usage examples:

He talks about his passion for cricket and his days as a prankster fond of practical jokes.

noun

Someone who plays pranks on people

noun

A mischievous person.

Usage examples:

They were the rapscallions behind this practical joke

noun

A mischievous or cheeky person, especially a child or man (typically used in an affectionate way).

Usage examples:

A lovable rascal

noun

A person who behaves badly or dishonestly but who is usually likable

Usage examples:

The group includes thieves, politicians, and rascals of every sort.

verb

Tear or pull (something) quickly or forcibly away from something or someone.

Usage examples:

A fan tried to rip his trousers off during a show

noun

A long tear or cut.

Usage examples:

There was a rip in his sweatshirt

noun

A stretch of fast-flowing and rough water in the sea or in a river, caused by the meeting of currents.

Usage examples:

The onslaught of the trojan army is ‘charging in as a heavy surf roars in against the rip at a rive…

noun

A dishonest or unprincipled man.

Usage examples:

You are a rogue and an embezzler

verb

Remove inferior or defective plants or seedlings from (a crop).

Usage examples:

The sowing has to be rogued to remove aberrant seedlings

noun

A person, organization, or country that does not behave in the usual or acceptable way

Usage examples:

Buzzy’s a fun-loving teenage rogue., a rogue employee might tap into the computer.

noun

A person, typically a child, who behaves badly but in an amusingly mischievous rather than harmful way; a rascal.

Usage examples:

That scallywag of a son of yours

noun

Someone, especially a child, who has behaved badly but who is still liked

noun

A rascal.

Usage examples:

The two spalpeens laughed and dodged through traffic to the opposite side of the narrow street.

noun

Extreme fear.

Usage examples:

People fled in terror

noun

A person who habitually causes difficulty or problems, especially by inciting others to defy those in authority.

Usage examples:

Authorities described the youths as troublemakers bored during a current school summer vacation.

noun

Someone who causes problems for other people

noun

A small child, especially a cheeky or mischievous one.

Usage examples:

Is the little tyke up to his tricks again?

noun

A small child

noun

A troublesome wild animal.

Usage examples:

The long punishing jaws of a borzoi can snatch up small and not-so-small varmints both wild or dome…

noun

An annoying or harmful small animal or insect

Usage examples:

A ferret to some is a household pet and to others a varmint that threatens agriculture and native w…

noun

An unfortunate or unhappy person.

Usage examples:

Can the poor wretch's corpse tell us anything?

noun

Someone who has suffered a lot and deserves sympathy

Usage examples:

The poor wretches had no chance to survive.