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Meanings of Scut:

noun

The short tail of a hare, rabbit, or deer.

Usage examples:

Across the sward (rife with sandroses, wood anemones and wild cyclamen) a hare, its scut uplifted i…

Meanings of Scuta:

noun

Another term for scute.

proper noun

A small constellation near the celestial equator (the shield), lying in the milky way between aquila and serpens.

adjective

Used with preceding greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation scutum.

Usage examples:

The star beta scuti

Meanings of Scutch:

verb

Dress (fibrous material, especially retted flax) by beating it.

Usage examples:

It drove mills for scutching flax

Meanings of Scutching:

verb

Dress (fibrous material, especially retted flax) by beating it.

Usage examples:

It drove mills for scutching flax

Meanings of Scutes:

noun

A thickened horny or bony plate on a turtle's shell or on the back of a crocodile, stegosaurus, etc.

Usage examples:

Our recapture data indicated that texas tortoises accumulate 1 annulus/yr and the scute annuli tech…

Meanings of Scutter:

verb

(especially of a small animal) move hurriedly with short steps.

Usage examples:

A little dog scuttered up from the cabin

noun

An act or sound of scuttering.

Usage examples:

There was no sound in the wood, no scutter of tiny beast

Meanings of Scuttering:

verb

(especially of a small animal) move hurriedly with short steps.

Usage examples:

A little dog scuttered up from the cabin

noun

An act or sound of scuttering.

Usage examples:

There was no sound in the wood, no scutter of tiny beast

Meanings of Scuttle:

noun

A metal container with a handle, used to fetch and store coal for a domestic fire.

Usage examples:

Carrying endless scuttles of coal up from the cellar

verb

Run hurriedly or furtively with short quick steps.

Usage examples:

A mouse scuttled across the floor

Meanings of Scuttling:

verb

Run hurriedly or furtively with short quick steps.

Usage examples:

A mouse scuttled across the floor

noun

A metal container with a handle, used to fetch and store coal for a domestic fire.

Usage examples:

Carrying endless scuttles of coal up from the cellar

Meanings of Scutum:

noun

Another term for scute.

proper noun

A small constellation near the celestial equator (the shield), lying in the milky way between aquila and serpens.

adjective

Used with preceding greek letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation scutum.

Usage examples:

The star beta scuti

Meanings of Scyllaea:

proper noun

A female sea monster who devoured sailors when they tried to navigate the narrow channel between her cave and the whirlpool charybdis. in later legend scylla was a dangerous rock, located on the italian side of the strait of messina.

Meanings of Scyllarus:

proper noun

A female sea monster who devoured sailors when they tried to navigate the narrow channel between her cave and the whirlpool charybdis. in later legend scylla was a dangerous rock, located on the italian side of the strait of messina.

Meanings of Scyphistoma:

noun

The fixed polyp-like stage in the life cycle of a jellyfish, which reproduces asexually by budding (strobilation).

Usage examples:

A larva metamorphoses into a small polyp termed the scyphistoma.

Meanings of Scyphistomae:

noun

The fixed polyp-like stage in the life cycle of a jellyfish, which reproduces asexually by budding (strobilation).

Usage examples:

A larva metamorphoses into a small polyp termed the scyphistoma.

Meanings of Scyphistomas:

noun

The fixed polyp-like stage in the life cycle of a jellyfish, which reproduces asexually by budding (strobilation).

Usage examples:

A larva metamorphoses into a small polyp termed the scyphistoma.

Meanings of Scyphozoa:

plural noun

A class of marine coelenterates which comprises the jellyfishes.

Usage examples:

The phylum has traditionally been divided into four classes (anthozoa, scyphozoa, hydrozoa and cubo…

Meanings of Scythe:

noun

A tool used for cutting crops such as grass or corn, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole attached to one or two short handles.

Usage examples:

He also often bears a scythe or sickle in his arms, reflecting that time's eroding force cuts down …

verb

Cut with a scythe.

Usage examples:

The grass was scythed at regular intervals

Meanings of Scythed:

verb

Cut with a scythe.

Usage examples:

The grass was scythed at regular intervals

noun

A tool used for cutting crops such as grass or corn, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole attached to one or two short handles.

Usage examples:

He also often bears a scythe or sickle in his arms, reflecting that time's eroding force cuts down …

Meanings of Scything:

verb

Cut with a scythe.

Usage examples:

The grass was scythed at regular intervals

noun

A tool used for cutting crops such as grass or corn, with a long curved blade at the end of a long pole attached to one or two short handles.

Usage examples:

He also often bears a scythe or sickle in his arms, reflecting that time's eroding force cuts down …

adjective

Moving sideways quickly, as if to cut through something or someone

Usage examples:

A scything tackle

Meanings of Sd:

abbreviation

South dakota (in official postal use).

Meanings of Se:

prefix

In words adopted from latin originally meaning ‘apart’ (as in separate ) or meaning ‘without’ (as in secure ).

abbreviation

South-east or south-eastern.

Usage examples:

Se regional offices

noun

The chemical element of atomic number 34, a grey crystalline non-metal with semiconducting properties.

The chemical element selenium.

Meanings of Sea-change:

noun

A complete change

Usage examples:

There will have to be a sea change in people's attitudes if public transport is ever to replace the…

Meanings of Sea-coast:

noun

The edge of the land next to the sea

Meanings of Sea-salt:

noun

Salt that is taken from the sea

Usage examples:

Season with sea salt and freshly ground pepper., the artefacts should be soaked in fresh water as s…

Meanings of Sea-wall:

noun

A wall that protects land from being covered or damaged by the sea or protects a port from the action of powerful waves