Nouns
Words that name people, places, things, or ideas
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screwbean
noun
shrub or small tree of southwestern United States and northw...
screwtop
noun
the top of a container that must be screwed off and on
scriber
noun
a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut
scrimshanker
noun
a shirker
scrophularia
noun
type genus of Scrophulariaceae; named for the plants' suppos...
scrophulariaceae
noun
a family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales;...
scrophulariales
noun
used in some classification systems; often included in the o...
scrubbiness
noun
the property of being stunted and inferior in size or qualit...
scrubbird
noun
small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and fre...
scrupulousness
noun
strict attention to minute details
scrutiniser
noun
a careful examiner; someone who inspects with great care
scrutinizer
noun
a careful examiner; someone who inspects with great care
scsi
noun
interface consisting of a standard port between a computer a...
scudding
noun
the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
scuffer
noun
a lightweight flexible sandal with a sturdy sole; worn as pl...
sculling
noun
rowing by a single oarsman in a racing shell
sculpturer
noun
an artist who creates sculptures
scunner
noun
a strong dislike
scutellaria
noun
an asterid dicot genus that includes the skullcaps
scutigera
noun
a genus of Scutigeridae
scutigerella
noun
garden centipedes
scutigeridae
noun
a family of Chilopoda
scyliorhinidae
noun
small bottom-dwelling sharks
seabag
noun
a cylindrical drawstring bag used by sailors to hold their c...
seaborgium
noun
a transuranic element
seagrass
noun
any of various seaweeds that grow underwater in shallow beds
sealyham
noun
a wire-haired terrier with short legs that was first bred in...
seamster
noun
a person whose occupation is making and altering garments
seanad
noun
the upper house of the parliament of the Irish Republic
searobin
noun
American gurnard; mostly found in bays and estuaries
seasoner
noun
something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
seawall
noun
a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from sh...
seaworthiness
noun
fitness to traverse the seas
sebastodes
noun
rockfishes
sebe
noun
the compass point that is one point east of southeast
sebs
noun
the compass point that is one point south of southeast
secale
noun
cereal grass widely cultivated for its grain: rye
secernment
noun
the organic process of synthesizing and releasing some subst...
secessionism
noun
a doctrine that maintains the right of secession
sechuana
noun
the dialect of Sotho spoken by the Tswana in Botswana
seckel
noun
small yellowish- to reddish-brown pear
secobarbital
noun
barbiturate that is a white odorless slightly bitter powder...
seconder
noun
someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary pre...
secotiaceae
noun
a family of fungi that have a stalk and cap and a wrinkled m...
secotiales
noun
an order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes
secpar
noun
a unit of astronomical length based on the distance from Ear...
secretariate
noun
an administrative unit responsible for maintaining records a...
secretaryship
noun
the position of secretary
secretase
noun
a set of enzymes believed to snip pieces off a longer protei...
secreter
noun
any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by t...