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scoff

Short Definition : laugh (at); mock; ridicule; Ex. scoff at their threats

Definition
(noun) showing your contempt by derision Definition
(verb) laugh at with contempt and derision
Synonyms : barrack flout gibe jeer
Example Sentence
  • The crowd jeered at the speaker
Definition
(verb) treat with contemptuous disregard
Synonyms : flout
Example Sentence
  • flout the rules
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for scoff

SCOFF rhymes with cough. If someone coughs in the class we MOCK at them.

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scoff= SChool+ OFFice She wore her SChool frock to OFFice=> other ladies mock.. guys jeer and cheer ;)

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ITS SOUNDING SIMILAR TO SCARF OF LADIES...and treat it like this as wn girls in school wears scarff evry child laugh on them,

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the doctor SCOFFED at Ramdev's treatment of removing COUGH

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when a girl covers with a scarf,we mock at her

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SCOFF and MOCK are rhyming words which mean, to ridicule or jeer at someone, speak contemptuously.

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Scoff <-> Shroff .. Jackie Shroff is ridiculed by critics for his abysmal acting skills.

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scorch

Short Definition : sear; N.

Definition
(noun) a surface burn
Synonyms : singe
Definition
(noun) a plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues Definition
(noun) a discoloration caused by heat Definition
(verb) make very hot and dry
Synonyms : sear
Example Sentence
  • The heat scorched the countryside
Definition
(verb) become superficially burned
Synonyms : sear singe
Example Sentence
  • my eyebrows singed when I bent over the flames
Definition
(verb) destroy completely by or as if by fire
Example Sentence
  • The wildfire scorched the forest and several homes
  • the invaders scorched the land
Definition
(verb) burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
Synonyms : blacken char sear
Example Sentence
  • The cook blackened the chicken breast
  • The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece
  • the flames scorched the ceiling
Definition
(verb) become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions
Example Sentence
  • The exposed tree scorched in the hot sun
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for scorch

Scorch = scratch and make it dark and dirty

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scotch(wine) pite hi chehre ka rang ud jata hai , aur body mein garmi a jati hai

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think of Scorch as Torch.Torch is used by people who work in mines.And these people have to face extreme heat and bcoz they are in mine(e.g.coal mine)their face turns black.

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SCORCH is to singe or sear. You get scorched in the heat of the sun and that is when you get a sun burn.

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u score high(good marks) only when u have a BURNING desire.

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sc(schedule caste)orch(torch),The torch of schedule caste ppl is always have very little glow becoz of poverty. donot mind anyone only for learning..

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score

Short Definition : number of points; written form of a musical composition; reason; group of 20; notch or incision; Ex. full/vocal score; Ex. Don't worry on that score; V: mark with lines or notches; Ex. score the paper

Definition
(noun) a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
Synonyms : grade mark
Example Sentence
  • she made good marks in algebra
  • grade A milk
  • what was your score on your homework?
Definition
(noun) a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages
Synonyms : musical score
Example Sentence
  • he studied the score of the sonata
Definition
(noun) a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest
Example Sentence
  • the score was 7 to 0
Definition
(noun) a set of twenty members
Example Sentence
  • a score were sent out but only one returned
Definition
(noun) grounds
Synonyms : account
Example Sentence
  • don't do it on my account
  • the paper was rejected on account of its length
  • he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful
Definition
(noun) the facts about an actual situation
Example Sentence
  • he didn't know the score
Definition
(noun) an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)
Example Sentence
  • add it to my score and I'll settle later
Definition
(noun) a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
Synonyms : scotch
Definition
(noun) a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation
Synonyms : grievance grudge
Example Sentence
  • holding a grudge
  • settling a score
Definition
(noun) the act of scoring in a game or sport
Example Sentence
  • the winning score came with less than a minute left to play
Definition
(noun) a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse
Synonyms : sexual conquest
Example Sentence
  • calling his seduction of the girl a `score' was a typical example of male slang
Definition
(verb) gain points in a game
Synonyms : hit rack up tally
Example Sentence
  • The home team scored many times
  • He hit a home run
  • He hit .300 in the past season
Definition
(verb) make small marks into the surface of
Synonyms : mark nock
Example Sentence
  • score the clay before firing it
Definition
(verb) make underscoring marks
Synonyms : mark
Definition
(verb) write a musical score for Definition
(verb) induce to have sex
Synonyms : make seduce
Example Sentence
  • Harry finally seduced Sally
  • Did you score last night?
  • Harry made Sally
Definition
(verb) get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance
Example Sentence
  • She scored high on the SAT
  • He scored a 200
Definition
(verb) assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation
Synonyms : grade mark
Example Sentence
  • grade tests
  • score the SAT essays
  • mark homework
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for score

SCORE or FURROW - a line or mark cut into something, a groove.

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scotch

Short Definition : stamp out(put an end to); thwart; hinder; Ex. scotch the rumor; CF. cut; CF. ??? ??? ??

Definition
(noun) a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
Synonyms : score
Definition
(noun) whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still Definition
(verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
Example Sentence
  • What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
  • foil your opponent
Definition
(verb) make a small cut or score into Definition
(adj) of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language
Synonyms : scots scottish
Example Sentence
  • 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 phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'
Definition
(adj) avoiding waste
Example Sentence
  • 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
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for scotch

scotch leads to scotch(drink too much and u'll fall down being hurt)

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relate it with scratch, a small cut or notch.

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If you see a SCOTCH bottle, you PUT AN END TO it!

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he tried to SCOTCH from his father that he had taken SCOTCH

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we know abt butterscotch the flavour of ice cream ,most of us like it very mcuh,why has it got a grt tate,because it has the mixture of butter in it,since it thwatrs or scotches butter it attains a gud taste and hence its name.

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A SCOTCH is also a kind of NOTCH - a cut or a groove in something.

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Scotch=Seperating or removing the botch(mistakes).

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when we drink scotch everythin stops[HINDER]

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scourge

Short Definition : lash; whip (formerly used for punishment); source of severe punishment; V: whip; afflict

Definition
(noun) a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
Synonyms : flagellum
Definition
(noun) something causing misery or death
Synonyms : bane curse nemesis
Example Sentence
  • the bane of my life
Definition
(noun) a person who inspires fear or dread
Synonyms : terror threat
Example Sentence
  • he was the terror of the neighborhood
Definition
(verb) punish severely; excoriate Definition
(verb) whip
Synonyms : flagellate
Example Sentence
  • The religious fanatics flagellated themselves
Definition
(verb) cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
Example Sentence
  • The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for scourge

SCOld with COURaGE :: We first scold a person and then give him punishment(which needs courage)

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uncle scrooge ne severly punish kiya ducks ko

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Scourge=SCOld+URGE= From an urge to scold we give sever punishments like beating with a whip.

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sco+urge...When we were children we used to get a WHIP if we had the URGE to have a SCO(op) of icecream

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curse

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sound like courage... Screw the courage....if we get caught thn we have to face "severe punishment"

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I hope u guys know this word 'Scoundrel'. We use this word to lash out a person when he has done something wrong and we punish him(whip).

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cour(a)ge is required to handle a whip

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we shout when we are whipped, shout=scourge.

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SCOURGE or FLOG - to inflict pain by lashing out with a whip or a cane or something similar.

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Pronunciation : Skorj .. In old times, when you do not have money to end your KARJ, you were flogged to death in front of the village to set up as an example.

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Scourge=if u dont Score Good in exam u will be punished.

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scourge.sometime excessive courage causes great suffering bcoz it becomes overconfidence.

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scowl

Short Definition : frown angrily; N: angry frown

Definition
(noun) a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
Synonyms : frown
Definition
(verb) frown with displeasure
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for scowl

SCOLD sounds like same..when you are angry you scold

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scOWL sounds like owl.an awl is always in scowling(bringing eyerows together) angily

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sounds like 'school'. So kids usually dislike to go to school that you can observe from their facial expression.

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SCOWL or FROWN - a sullen or angry facial expression.

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scowl rhymes wid growl which is another form of gettin angry or scoldin

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he scowled when i called him a owl

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Glare of an Owl..

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scrap

Short Definition : small bit or fragment; discarded waste material; fight; Ex. a scrap of paper/cloth; V: break into parts for disposal; discard as worthless; fight; quarrel

Definition
(noun) a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
Synonyms : bit chip flake fleck
Example Sentence
  • a bit of rock caught him in the eye
Definition
(noun) worthless material that is to be disposed of
Synonyms : rubbish trash
Definition
(noun) a small piece of something that is left over after the rest has been used
Example Sentence
  • she jotted it on a scrap of paper
  • there was not a scrap left
Definition
(noun) the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
Synonyms : combat fight fighting
Example Sentence
  • a fight broke out at the hockey game
  • there was fighting in the streets
  • the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap
Definition
(verb) dispose of (something useless or old)
Synonyms : junk trash
Example Sentence
  • trash these old chairs
  • junk an old car
  • scrap your old computer
Definition
(verb) have a disagreement over something
Example Sentence
  • We quarreled over the question as to who discovered America
  • These two fellows are always scrapping over something
Definition
(verb) make into scrap or refuse
Example Sentence
  • scrap the old airplane and sell the parts
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for scrap

As "SCRAPPY" means "QUARRELSOME", so "SCRAP" means " QUARREL" OR "FIGHT"

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SCRAP or SCRAG - a fragment left after use, eating etc.

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rap likes the fastfood art, "sc"=as, sometimes fastfood would be regarded as junk food. need to be rejected

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scrappy

Short Definition : quarrelsome

Definition
(adj) full of fighting spirit
Example Sentence
  • a scrappy admiral
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for scrappy

Remember Scrappy-Doo, Scooby-Doo's nephew from the Scooby-Doo cartoon series, was always ready to fight, hence his appropriate name Scrappy.

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crappy is something which is bogus nd not interesting. crappy talks wud always result into quarrelsome or scrappy situation

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remember the name of the Zohan in the movie "Don't u mess with the zohan". In US his name was scrappy which he got from a dog and dogs are always quarrelsome.

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scraps

Short Definition : leftover food

Definition
(noun) food that is discarded (as from a kitchen)
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for scraps

SCRAPS or SCRAGS - left over food.

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sounds likecraps .U would not store craps in kitchen..right?

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screech

Short Definition : unpleasant high sharp sound; shriek; V.

Definition
(noun) a high-pitched noise resembling a human cry
Example Sentence
  • he ducked at the screechings of shells
  • he heard the scream of the brakes
Definition
(noun) sharp piercing cry
Example Sentence
  • her screaming attracted the neighbors
Definition
(verb) make a high-pitched, screeching noise
Example Sentence
  • The door creaked when I opened it slowly
  • My car engine makes a whining noise
Definition
(verb) utter a harsh abrupt scream
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for screech

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this sounds like scratch...so when you scratch..something you make a loud unpleasant noise.

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SCREECH is a SCREAM - a harsh high-pitched sound. You can even say - The speeding car came to a screeching halt when a dog suddenly ran across the road.

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SCREECH is a SCREAM - a harsh high-pitched sound. You can even say - The speeding car came to a screeching halt when a dog suddenly ran across the road.

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