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- [skuhd]
- /skʌd/
- /skʌd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [skuhd]
- /skʌd/
Definitions of scud word
- verb without object scud to run or move quickly or hurriedly. 1
- verb without object scud Nautical. to run before a gale with little or no sail set. 1
- verb without object scud Archery. (of an arrow) to fly too high and wide of the mark. 1
- noun scud a surface-to-surface missile, especially one deployed on a mobile launcher. 1
- verb with object scud to cleanse (a trimmed and roughly depilated skin or hide) of remaining hairs or dirt. 1
- intransitive verb scud move rapidly: clouds, etc. 1
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Origin of scud
First appearance:
before 1525 One of the 28% oldest English words
First recorded in 1525-35, scud is from the Middle Low German word schudden to shake
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Parts of speech for Scud
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
scud popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for scud
verb scud
- aviate — to pilot or fly in an aircraft
- barreling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- barrelled — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- barrelling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
noun scud
- barm — the yeasty froth on fermenting malt liquors
- cloud — A cloud is a mass of water vapour that floats in the sky. Clouds are usually white or grey in colour.
- ebullition — a seething or overflowing, as of passion or feeling; outburst.
- froth — an aggregation of bubbles, as on an agitated liquid or at the mouth of a hard-driven horse; foam; spume.
- haziness — characterized by the presence of haze; misty: hazy weather.
Top questions with scud
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