Nouns

scrivener

noun

someone employed to make written copies of documents and man...

scrod

noun

flesh of young Atlantic cod weighing up to 2 pounds; also yo...

scrofula

noun

a form of tuberculosis characterized by swellings of the lym...

scrummage

noun

(rugby) the method of beginning play in which the forwards o...

scrumpy

noun

strong cider (as made in western England)

scrutineer

noun

someone who examines votes at an election

sculler

noun

someone who sculls (moves a long oar pivoted on the back of...

scumble

noun

the application of very thin coat of color over the surface...

scup

noun

porgy of southern Atlantic coastal waters of North America

scuppernong

noun

amber-green muscadine grape of southeastern United States

scurrility

noun

foul-mouthed or obscene abuse

scurf

noun

a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the...

scute

noun

large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or th...

scutcheon

noun

a shield; especially one displaying a coat of arms

scylla

noun

(Greek mythology) a sea nymph transformed into a sea monster...

scyphus

noun

an ancient Greek drinking cup; two handles and footed base

scyphozoan

noun

any of various usually free-swimming marine coelenterates ha...

scythian

noun

a member of the ancient nomadic people inhabiting Scythia

seaborg

noun

United States chemist who was one of the discoverers of plut...

seabird

noun

a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gul...

seacoast

noun

the shore of a sea or ocean

seafowl

noun

a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gul...

sealskin

noun

the pelt or fur (especially the underfur) of a seal

seaquake

noun

an earthquake at the sea bed

seasnail

noun

small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins form...

seasonableness

noun

being at the right time

sebum

noun

the oily secretion of the sebaceous glands; with perspiratio...

seborrhea

noun

a condition in which overactivity of the sebaceous glands ca...

secant

noun

ratio of the hypotenuse to the adjacent side of a right-angl...

secessionist

noun

an advocate of secessionism

secondo

noun

the second or lower part of a duet (especially a piano duet)

secretaire

noun

a desk used for writing

secretin

noun

a gastrointestinal hormone that stimulates the secretion of...

sectionalism

noun

a partiality for some particular place

sedateness

noun

a trait of dignified seriousness

sedimentation

noun

the phenomenon of sediment or gravel accumulating

sedulity

noun

the quality of being constantly diligent and attentive

sedulousness

noun

the quality of being constantly diligent and attentive

seedcase

noun

the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds...

seedbed

noun

a bed where seedlings are grown before transplanting

seeder

noun

a person who seeds clouds

seedtime

noun

any time of new development

seedsman

noun

a dealer in seeds

seedman

noun

a dealer in seeds

segmentation

noun

(embryology) the repeated division of a fertilised ovum

segno

noun

(music) a notation written at the beginning or end of a pass...

segregationist

noun

someone who believes the racial groups should be kept apart

segregator

noun

someone who believes the racial groups should be kept apart

seigneur

noun

a man of rank in the ancient regime

seigneury

noun

the estate of a seigneur