5-letter words starting with sc
- scada — Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
- scads — any carangid fish of the genus Decapterus, inhabiting tropical and subtropical shore waters.
- scaff — food
- scail — a scattering or dispersion
- scald — to burn or affect painfully with or as if with hot liquid or steam.
- scale — a succession or progression of steps or degrees; graduated series: the scale of taxation; the social scale.
- scall — dandruff.
- scalp — the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
- scaly — covered with or abounding in scales or scale.
- scamp — an unscrupulous and often mischievous person; rascal; rogue; scalawag.
- scanf — The C library routine that reads data from the standard input stream stdin into the locations given by each entry in its argument list. The first argument is a format string which controls interpretation of the input and each subsequent argument points to a variable with a type that corresponds to a type specifier in the format-string.
- scant — barely sufficient in amount or quantity; not abundant; almost inadequate: to do scant justice.
- scape — Botany. a leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
- scare — to fill, especially suddenly, with fear or terror; frighten; alarm.
- scarf — a long, broad strip of wool, silk, lace, or other material worn about the neck, shoulders, or head, for ornament or protection against cold, drafts, etc.; muffler.
- scarp — a line of cliffs formed by the faulting or fracturing of the earth's crust; an escarpment.
- scart — to scratch or scrape
- scary — causing fright or alarm.
- scatt — (in the Shetland and Orkney Islands) a crown tax, as for use of common lands.
- scaup — any of several diving ducks of the genus Aythya, especially A. marila (greater scaup) of the Northern Hemisphere, having a bluish-gray bill.
- sceat — a silver Anglo-Saxon coin of the 7th and 8th centuries, sometimes including an amount of gold.
- scelp — to slap, smack, or strike (someone), especially on the buttocks; spank.
- scena — an extended operatic vocal solo, usually including an aria and a recitative.
- scend — to heave in a swell.
- scene — the place where some action or event occurs: He returned to the scene of the murder.
- scent — a distinctive odor, especially when agreeable: the scent of roses.
- schav — a cold soup of sorrel to which chopped egg, sour cream, lemon juice, and chopped scallions are sometimes added.
- schmo — a foolish, boring, or stupid person; a jerk.
- schul — shul.
- schwa — the mid-central, neutral vowel sound typically occurring in unstressed syllables in English, however spelled, as the sound of a in alone and sofa, e in system, i in easily, o in gallop, u in circus.
- scil. — scilicet
- scion — a descendant.
- sclim — to climb
- scode — The internal representation used by the Liar compiler for MIT Scheme.
- scody — unkempt; dirty
- scoff — to speak derisively; mock; jeer (often followed by at): If you can't do any better, don't scoff. Their efforts toward a peaceful settlement are not to be scoffed at.
- scoke — pokeweed.
- scold — to find fault with angrily; chide; reprimand: The teacher scolded me for being late.
- scone — a village in central Scotland: site of coronation of Scottish kings until 1651.
- scoop — a ladle or ladlelike utensil, especially a small, deep-sided shovel with a short, horizontal handle, for taking up flour, sugar, etc.
- scoot — to go swiftly or hastily; dart.
- scopa — pollen brush.
- scope — extent or range of view, outlook, application, operation, effectiveness, etc.: an investigation of wide scope.
- scops — an Old English bard or poet.
- score — the record of points or strokes made by the competitors in a game or match.
- scorn — open or unqualified contempt; disdain: His face and attitude showed the scorn he felt.
- scots — a native or inhabitant of Scotland.
- scott — Barbara Ann, 1928–2012, Canadian figure skater.
- scoup — to jump or scamper
- scour — to range over, as in a search: They scoured the countryside for the lost child.
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