Lexicon: scald – 'scape

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scald (-s), v. [OFr 'burn, scorch, make red-hot' < L. 'to wash in hot water'.]

Burn; boil; scathe; sear.

scald (-ing), verbal adj. [see scald, v.]

Burning; paltry; seething.

scale (-d), v. [ON skál, bowl, shell, hust, drinking cup, weighing.]

Compare; estimate; To weigh as in scales.

scalp (-s), v. [L.]

Cut; carve; engrave; scrape; scratch; strip; peel; remove; dismantle. (315/477)

scan (-s, scanned, scanning), v. [L. 'to climb'.] (webplay: care, critical, true).

  1. View; examine; survey; peruse; look over.
  2. Analyze; evaluate; criticize; scrutinize; appraise; inspect; judge.
  3. Search; hunt.

scant (-est, -y), adj. [ON skamt, short, brief.]

  1. Small; meagre.
  2. Of small consequence; minor.
  3. Few; not many.

scantily (scantly), adv. [see scant, adj.]

  1. Meagre; hardly; minorly.
  2. Carefully; sparely.

scanty, adj. [see scant, adj.]

Not abundant; insufficient quantity.

'scape, n. [see escape, n.]

'scape ('scaping), v. [see escape, v.]