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- [skalp]
- /skælp/
- /skælp/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skalp]
- /skælp/
Definitions of scalp word
- noun scalp the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures. 1
- noun scalp a part of this integument with the accompanying hair, severed from the head of an enemy as a sign of victory, as by some North American Indians and others during the colonial and frontier periods in the U.S. 1
- noun scalp any token of victory. 1
- noun scalp the integument on the top of the head of an animal. 1
- noun scalp Informal. a small profit made in quick buying and selling. 1
- verb with object scalp to cut or tear the scalp from. 1
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Origin of scalp
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English (north) (noun), perhaps < Old Norse skālpr sheath (hence, metaphorically a covering)
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Scalp
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scalp popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
scalp usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scalp
noun scalp
- capitula — Biology. any globose or knoblike part, as a flower head or the head of a bone.
- capitulum — a racemose inflorescence in the form of a disc of sessile flowers, the youngest at the centre. It occurs in the daisy and related plants
- coconut — A coconut is a very large nut with a hairy shell, which has white flesh and milky juice inside it.
- head — Edith, 1897–1981, U.S. costume designer.
- noddle — the head or brain.
verb scalp
- flay — to strip off the skin or outer covering of.
- hulled — retaining the hull during threshing; having a persistent enclosing hull: hulled wheat.
- hulling — the hollow, lowermost portion of a ship, floating partially submerged and supporting the remainder of the ship.
- husking — the dry external covering of certain fruits or seeds, especially of an ear of corn.
- mark down — a visible impression or trace on something, as a line, cut, dent, stain, or bruise: a small mark on his arm.
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