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...