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scam·pi noun, plural scampi [ORIGIN: It]

: a usu. large shrimp; also : large shrimp prepared with a garlic-flavored sauce

1scan verb scanned; scan·ning 1 : to read (verses) so as to show metrical structure

2 : to examine closely

3 : to input or examine systematically in order to obtain data esp. for display or storage

4 : to make a scan of (as the human body)

Synonyms

audit, check, examine, inspect, review, scrutinize, survey—more at INSPECT

2scan noun 1 : the act or process of scanning

2 : a picture of the distribution of radioactive material in something; also : an image of a bodily part produced (as by computer) by combining radiographic data obtained from several angles or sections

Synonyms

audit, check, checkup, examination, inspection, review, scrutiny, survey—more at INSPECTION

Scand abbreviation Scandinavia

scan·dal noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. LL scandalum stumbling block, offense, fr. Gk skandalon]

1 : a circumstance or action that offends propriety or established moral conceptions or disgraces those associated with it : DISGRACE, DISHONOR

2 : malicious gossip : SLANDER

— scan·dal·ize verb

Synonyms

crime, disgrace, dishonor, reflection, reproach—more at DISGRACE

scan·dal·mon·ger noun : a person who circulates scandal

scan·dal·ous adjective : containing defamatory information; also : offensive to propriety or morality

— scan·dal·ous·ly adverb

Synonyms

defamatory, libelous, slanderous—more at LIBELOUS

appalling, awful, distasteful, dreadful, obnoxious, obscene, odious, offensive, repellent, repugnant, shocking

Scan·di·na·vian noun : a native or inhabitant of Scandinavia

— Scandinavian adjective

scan·di·um noun : a silvery white metallic chemical element

scan·ner noun 1 : a radio receiver that sequentially scans a range of frequencies for a signal

2 : a device that scans an image or document esp. for use or storage on a computer

1scant adjective 1 : barely sufficient

2 : having scarcely enough

Synonyms

light, meager, niggardly, poor, scanty, scarce, skimpy, slender, slim, spare, sparse, stingy—more at MEAGER

2scant verb 1 : SKIMP

2 : to provide with a meager or inadequate portion or supply : STINT

Synonyms

skimp, spare, stint—more at SPARE

scant·i·ness noun : the quality or state of being scanty

Synonyms

dearth, deficiency, deficit, failure, famine, inadequacy, insufficiency, lack, paucity, poverty, scarcity, shortage, want—more at DEFICIENCY

scant·ling noun : a small piece of lumber (as an upright in a house)

scanty adjective scant·i·er; -est : barely sufficient : SCANT

— scant·i·ly adverb

Synonyms

light, meager, niggardly, poor, scant, scarce, skimpy, slender, slim, spare, sparse, stingy—more at MEAGER

scape·goat noun : one that bears the blame for others

scape·grace noun [ORIGIN: scape (escape)]

: an incorrigible rascal

scap·u·la noun, plural -lae or -las [ORIGIN: L]

: SHOULDER BLADE

scap·u·lar noun : a pair of small cloth squares worn on the breast and back under the clothing esp. for religious purposes

scar noun : a mark left after injured tissue has healed

— scar verb

Synonyms

blemish, defect, deformity, disfigurement, fault, flaw, imperfection, mark, pockmark—more at BLEMISH

scar·ab noun [ORIGIN: MF scarabee, fr. L scarabaeus]

: any of a family of large stout beetles; also : an ornament (as a gem) representing such a beetle

scarce adjective scarc·er; scarc·est 1 : deficient in quantity or number : not plentiful

2 : intentionally absent

Synonyms

deficient, inadequate, insufficient, short, shy, wanting—more at SHORT

scarce·ly adverb 1 : by a narrow margin : BARELY

2 : almost not

3 : very probably not

Synonyms

barely, hardly, just, marginally, slightly—more at JUST

scar·ci·ty noun : the quality or state of being scarce; especially : want of provisions for the support of life

Synonyms

dearth, deficiency, deficit, failure, famine, inadequacy, insufficiency, lack, paucity, poverty, scantiness,