All English words - page 5205
nounA piece of writing; a letter or its contents; a document. in later use sometimes: specifically a letter or other piece of writing used by a beggar to appeal for money.
verbTo write. also with object: to write (something). chiefly scottish in later use.
nounA writer.
nounThe activity or skill of writing.
nounAn irregular written or printed line or mark; a squiggle.
verbTo wriggle; to struggle to move or escape. also with adverbs, as about, away, through, etc. english regional (chiefly east anglian) or informal in later use.
adjectiveThat wriggles, wriggly.
nounStrong, coarse fabric, chiefly used for heavy-duty lining or upholstery.
Usage examples:
A plain scrim for backcloth and good lighting are all that are needed
nounA confused struggle or fight.
Usage examples:
There was a considerable scrimmage, with people anxious to obtain cabs
verbEngage in a scrimmage.
Usage examples:
I recommended that we be able to scrimmage against other schools during the spring
verbEngage in a scrimmage.
Usage examples:
I recommended that we be able to scrimmage against other schools during the spring
nounA confused struggle or fight.
Usage examples:
There was a considerable scrimmage, with people anxious to obtain cabs
nounA confused struggle or fight.
Usage examples:
There was a considerable scrimmage, with people anxious to obtain cabs
verbEngage in a scrimmage.
Usage examples:
I recommended that we be able to scrimmage against other schools during the spring
verbEngage in a scrimmage.
Usage examples:
I recommended that we be able to scrimmage against other schools during the spring
nounA confused struggle or fight.
Usage examples:
There was a considerable scrimmage, with people anxious to obtain cabs
verbBe thrifty or parsimonious; economize.
Usage examples:
I have scrimped and saved to give you a good education
phraseIf you scrimp and save, you manage to live on very little money in order to pay for something
Usage examples:
I've been scrimping and saving all year to pay for our holiday., my parents scrimped and saved to p…
verbBe thrifty or parsimonious; economize.
Usage examples:
I have scrimped and saved to give you a good education
nounInsufficiency, meagreness; slightness, scantness.
verbBe thrifty or parsimonious; economize.
Usage examples:
I have scrimped and saved to give you a good education
adverbIn a mean, stingy, or parsimonious manner; scantly; grudgingly.
verbBe thrifty or parsimonious; economize.
Usage examples:
I have scrimped and saved to give you a good education
nounA very small amount or degree, a bit.
nounStrong, coarse fabric, chiefly used for heavy-duty lining or upholstery.
Usage examples:
A plain scrim for backcloth and good lighting are all that are needed
nounAnother term for scrimshaw.
nounSmall articles, typically of ivory or bone, decorated with engraved designs, originally produced (especially from whalebone or whales' teeth) by seamen employed on whaling ships, as a means of passing the time during long voyages; = "scrimshaw". now only attributive in "scrimshandy work", in the same sense.
verb(especially of a person in the armed services) shirk one's duty.
Usage examples:
I was just telling hilary we saw him scrimshanking yesterday
verbAdorn ivory or shells with carved or coloured designs.
Usage examples:
The scrimshawed jewellery and antique furniture on sale
nounScrimshawed ivory or shells.
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A collection of scrimshaw
verbAdorn ivory or shells with carved or coloured designs.
Usage examples:
The scrimshawed jewellery and antique furniture on sale
nounScrimshawed ivory or shells.
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A collection of scrimshaw
nounA small vein of an ore or mineral.
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