Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Lexicon: scathing – scheme
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scathing, adj. [ON scathian, hurt, injure, damage, slander, steal.]
Scorching; searing; scalding; [fig.] refining; purifying; [metaphor] rigorous; demanding; extreme; exacting.
scatter (-ed, -s), v. [see scatter, verbal adj.] (webplay: disperse).
- Spread; sprinkle; disseminate; diffuse.
- Disperse; depart; flee; dissipate.
scatter (-ed), verbal adj. [Sax. scateran, to pour out, to disperse.] (webplay: disperse).
Different; diverse; varied.
scene (-s), n. [Fr. < Gk. 'tent, booth, stage'.] (webplay: play, set, act).
- View; setting; picture.
- Conduct; action; manner; behavior; representation.
- Moment; instant; minute.
scenery, n. [see scene, n.]
Scene; landscape; view.
scent (-s), v. [ME < Fr. sentir, to feel, perceive, to smell.]
Perfume; imbue; suffuse; spread.
sceptic, adj. [Fr. < L. 'inquiring, reflective, look out, consider'.]
Doubting; unbelieving.
sceptre, n. [ME < Gk. 'staff, to prop oneself, lean on something'.]
Staff; baton; symbol of royalty; ensign of authority.
schedule, n. [ME < L.]
Agenda; structure; program; calendar.
scheme (-s), n. [L. < Gk. 'form, figure'.] (webplay: time).
- Project; contrivance of fortune.
- Calculation; plan of action; organization of time.
- Plot; intrigue; system for accomplishing a goal; [fig.] layout; blueprint; design of a house.