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Scatch
- - A kind of bit for the bridle of a horse; -- called also scatchmouth.
Scorch
- noun - a discoloration caused by heat
- a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues
- a surface burn
- become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions; "The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun"
- become superficially burned; "my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames"
- burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling"
- destroy completely by or as if by fire; "The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes"; "the invaders scorched the land"
- make very hot and dry; "The heat scorched the countryside"
Scotch
- adjective - a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
- avoiding waste; "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
- make a small cut or score into
- of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; "Scots Gaelic"; "the Scots community in New York"; "`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'"; "`Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen ph
Scutch
- - To beat or whip; to drub.
Search
- noun - an investigation seeking answers; "a thorough search of the ledgers revealed nothing"; "the outcome justified the search"
- an operation that determines whether one or more of a set of items has a specified property; "they wrote a program to do a table lookup"
- boarding and inspecting a ship on the high seas; "right of search"
- inquire into; "the students had to research the history of the Second World War for their history project"; "He searched for information on his relatives on the web"; "Scientists are exploring the nature of consciousness"
- search or seek; "We looked all day and finally found the child in the forest"; "Look elsewhere for the perfect gift!"
- subject to a search; "The police searched the suspect"; "We searched the whole house for the missing keys"
- the activity of looking thoroughly in order to find something or someone
- the examination of alternative hypotheses; "his search for a move that would avoid c
Sirach
- noun - an Apocryphal book mainly of maxims (resembling Proverbs in that respect)
Sketch
- noun - a brief literary description
- a humorous or satirical drawing published in a newspaper or magazine
- describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"
- make a sketch of; "sketch the building"
- preliminary drawing for later elaboration; "he made several studies before starting to paint"
- short descriptive summary (of events)
Skinch
- - To give scant measure; to squeeze or pinch in order to effect a saving.
Slatch
- - The period of a transitory breeze. (b) An interval of fair weather. (c) The loose or slack part of a rope; slack.
Slouch
- noun - a stooping carriage in standing and walking
- an incompetent person; usually used in negative constructions; "he's no slouch when it comes to baseball"
- assume a drooping posture or carriage
- Hunch over.
- walk slovenly