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scap-ula /'skaepjula/ noun {pi. scapulae /-li:/ or scapulas) {anatomy $$) the shoulder blade ( # ) — picture

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scar /ska:(r)/ noun, verb

m noun 1 a mark that is left on the skin after a wound has healed jfjM', H-tlS: a scar on his cheek %£±.

6M^2e 0 Will the operation leave a scar? 77i£7z£f§

• 77 It? o scar tissue ililR 2 a permanent feeling of great sadness or mental pain that a person is left with after an unpleasant experience ( fit ft ± ). ,&![

f2j; ifi 'M: His years in prison have left deep scars, ffefe f + M ft o 3 something

unpleasant or ugly that spoils the appearance or public image of sth ) 67EA; 7

JxUi:A£h: The town still bears the scars of war. ilt IH % iE #• 6lJ M o 0 Racism has been a scar on the game. 4 an area of a

hill or cliff where there is exposed rock and no grass

nverb (-rr-) [VN] [often passive] 1 (of a wound, etc. {jj P ) to leave a mark on the skin after it has healed $••••.£7# 2b; in---IT§1: His face was badly scarred. jfl&

•; 7 @ 7 7 $] S. W 21s 2H o 2 (of an unpleasant experience 71$i'R:6lJJ£J3j) to leave sb with a feeling of sadness or mental pain it ■ ■ ■ Hi 7 fi!l ifi: The experience left, her

scarred for life. 7 ^ 7 Eft frl {9j „ 3 to

spoil the appearance of sth Mir ■ ■ ■ Fft^Ml: The hills are scarred by quarries. 77^^77 7 M6lJ;f:$L 0 battle- scarred buildings #2m6iJ^$itJ scarab /’skaerab/ (also 'scarab beetle) noun a large black beetle (= an insect with a hard shell); a design showing a scarab beetle 7%7; S 7 7; 7 7^^*# scarce /skeas; NAmE skers/ adj., adv. a adj. (scar cer, scar cest) if sth is scarce, there is not enough of it and it is only available in small quantities I§fe2i67 7767 #767 scarce resources <C>

Details of the accident are scarce. ip7£6lJvMEEI '[f <517117 A ₀ 0 Food was becoming scarce. # ^ ® A IS % && „ CT make yourself 'scarce (informal) to leave somewhere and stay away for a time in order to avoid an unpleasant situation fyjjf;

m adv. (literary) only just; almost not M^PM ; M'J; 777;

M-1l7: I can scarce remember him. ^/L7iI7^i#,7o scarce-ly /'skeasli; NAmE ‘skers-/ adv. 1 only just; almost not M ?S; R'J; 777; fti fi 7: I can scarcely believe it. 7c777tS[tPfs o o We scarcely ever meet. 0*1#JO, -ffio 0 Scarcely a week goes by without some new scandal in the papers.

|7 o 2 used to say that sth happens immediately after sth else happens ( ) H'j — ---8ft: He had

scarcely put the phone down when the doorbell rang, fife fW$7 , n#fcf>(R] 7„ o Scarcely had the game

started when it began to rain.

3 used to suggest that sth is not at all reasonable or likely ^77JSZil; M777ft: It was scarcely an occasion for laughter. 7 JITf o She could

scarcely complain, could she? MJEEMJL&lt A£FM,£g67 JI7JI? o note at hardly

scarcity /‘skeasati; NAmE ‘skers-/ noun [U, C] {pi. -ies) if there is a scarcity of sth, there is not enough of it and it is difficult to obtain it 7; 7 /£ ; #7 ETI71 shortage: a time of scarcity 0 a scarcity

of resources

scare 0-w /skea(r); NAmEsker/ verb, noun m verb 1 to frighten sb ; {£77 ; 7® 17: [VN] You scared me. ffctfF7^~0 [VN to inf] It scared me to think I was alone in the building. 7IR 7 7 ^ 7 A, 17 iF M Fft ₀ o note at frighten 2 [V] to become frightened 7"^ 7; 77; ,77: He doesn’t scare easily. 1E7$£Jlir'7o —see also scary iT»m scare the ‘shit out of sb | scare sb 'shitless {taboo, slang) to frighten sb very much — more at daylights,

death, life nhujtj .scare sb—a'way/'off to make sb go away by frightening them jE ■ • • tff : They managed to scare the bears away. ftkf]i£jfiM71® 7₀ 'scare sb into doing sth to frighten sb in order to make them do sth iSBf ( ^ Ajfe^^ ) : Local businesses were

scared into paying protection money. 7 % I? i& 7

7 .scare sb—'off to make sb afraid of or

nervous about doing sth, especially without intending to ( AMA,i:7 ) tEABFfiJ, $A*7, Rising

prices are scaring customers off. 7®T±?f ^Ilf 167. .scare 'up sth {NAmE, informal) to find or make sth by using whatever is available (

$]■ ) M'JtAil'n : I’ll see if I can scare up enough chairs for us aii.

a noun 1 [C] (used especially in newspapers A77M$) a situation in which a lot of people are anxious or frightened about sth 7fjf_L; ,77: a bomb/health scare 7# / 777'fjri 0 recent scares about pesticides in food jirA A ^7^77^1 0 a scare story {= a news

report that spreads more anxiety or fear about sth than is necessary) ^ I ^2 S # W tlx M o to cause a major scare 7 0 scare tactics (= ways of persuading

people to do sth by frightening them) 2 [sing.]

a sudden feeling of fear $ Bf; fg .7: You gave me a scare! 1&tff 7f£~~'®fc! 0 We’ve had quite a scare. 7cfH Pf 1#7$A — see also scary

scare-crow /'skeakrau; NAmE 'skerkrou/ noun a figure made to look like a person, that is dressed in old clothes and put in a field to frighten birds away A Scared 0-w /skead; NAmE skerd/ adj.

~ (of sb/sth) | ~ (of doing sth) | ~ (to do sth) | ~ (that ...) frightened of sth or afraid that sth bad might happen W 7; ®f7; M'7; -fi.7: She is scared of going out alone. M 7 M 7 A$Y7b o 0 He’s scared of heights. 1E 7 & iSi 2m ₀ o People are scared to use the buses late at night. A in # '7 7 ^ 7 A 7 A 7 o o I’m scared (that) I’m

going to fall. 7tS^jE f] A7₀ 0 The thieves got

scared and ran away. 7, WLM 7 ₀ o a scared

look At# o I was scared to death (= very fright

ened). 7 BT t! ^ fc o o We were scared stiff (= very frightened). 1H Bf % 7 % 7 X| ₀ IT»TO1 see shadow n., wit, witless o> note at afraid scaredy-cat /'skeadi kaet; NAmE 'skerdi/ {US also 'fraidy cat) noun {informal, disapproving) a children’s word for a person who is easily frightened ( JLUfr! in ) Jl&7m

scare-mon ger /'skeamAi3ga(r); NAmE ‘skerm-/ noun {disapproving) a person who spreads stories deliberately to make people frightened or nervous A; A; A ► scare-monger-ing

noun [U]

scarf /ska:f; NAmE skairf/ noun, verb h noun {pi. scarves /skaivz; NAmE skairvz/ or less frequent scarfs) a piece of cloth that is worn around the neck, for example for warmth or decoration. Women also wear scarves over their shoulders or hair. H 7 ; M 7 ; 7 r|a : a woollen/silk scarf #• 7 / #. 0 rfi —picture o

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■ verb [V, VN] {NAmE, informal) = scoff(2) scari fier /'skeerrfaia(r); 'skear-; NAmE 'sker-/ noun a tool with sharp points used for removing moss, etc. from grass ( M±S1

scar-ify /'skaerifai; 'skea-; NAmE 'sker-/ verb (scari-fies, scari-fy-ing, scari-fied, scari-fied) [VN] {technical Ai«) 1 to break up an area of grass, etc. and remove pieces of material from it that are not wanted IB )

2 to make cuts in the surface of sth, especially skin

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scar-let /'skarlat; NAmE 'skarrlat/ adj. bright red in colour ] ££ 69 : scarlet berries ^ il 61) % 0

She went scarlet with embarrassment.

► scar-let noun [U]

.scarlet 'fever noun [u] a serious infectious disease that causes fever and red marks on the skin MUM .scarlet 'woman noun {old-fashioned) a woman who has sexual relationships with many different people ffitQ scarp /skaip; NAmE skairp/ noun {technical 7to) a very steep slope }&J1

scar per /‘ska:p0(r); NAmE 'skairp-/ verb [V] {BrE, informal) to run away; to leave $§-7: The police arrived,

so we scarpered. 7, 7IkSltlB 7 7.

Scart (also SCART) /skait; NAmE skairt/ noun a device with 21 pins, used to connect video equipment to, for