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scads

scad
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [skad]
    • /skæd/
    • /ˈskædz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [skad]
    • /skæd/

Definitions of scads word

  • noun plural scads any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters. 1
  • noun plural scads any of several related carangid fishes, as of the genera Trachurus or Selar. 1
  • noun plural scads large number of sth 1
  • quantifier scads If you refer to scads of people or things, you are emphasizing that there are a lot of them. 0
  • noun plural scads a large amount or number 0

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Origin of scads

First appearance:

before 1595
One of the 38% oldest English words
First recorded in 1595-1605; origin uncertain

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Scads

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

scads popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

scads usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for scads

noun scads

  • a lot — lot (def 14).
  • all kinds of — You can use all kinds of to emphasize that there are a great number and variety of particular things or people.
  • amount — The amount of something is how much there is, or how much you have, need, or get.
  • aplenty — If you have something aplenty, you have a lot of it.
  • billion — A billion is a thousand million.

adj scads

  • countless — Countless means very many.
  • heaper — a group of things placed, thrown, or lying one on another; pile: a heap of stones.
  • innumerous — very numerous.
  • lotsa — Eye dialect of lots of.
  • lousy with — infested with lice.

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