--- title: S — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 12 description: The 2316 words of the English dictionary under S, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/12/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / S # S — The English dictionary · page 12 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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*Everyday, meaning 1:* To scare someone is to make them feel afraid.[↗](../../scare/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «Scared» means afraid.[↗](../../scare/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A scare is a sudden fright, or a worry that many people feel about a danger: a health scare.[↗](../../scare/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To scare away or off is to make an animal or person go away by frightening them.[↗](../../scare/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* You scared me\![↗](../../scare/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I'm scared of the dark.[↗](../../scare/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The loud bang scared the birds away.[↗](../../scare/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't scare the baby.[↗](../../scare/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We had a scare when the dog ran off.[↗](../../scare/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Clap your hands to scare off the geese.[↗](../../scare/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The film was too scary for my sister.[↗](../../scare/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It's okay to feel scared.[↗](../../scare/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He expected to scare the Cranes just by swinging the sling in the air, and shouting loudly at them.[↗](../../scare/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **scarecrow** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A scarecrow is a figure made to look like a person, often stuffed with straw and dressed in old clothes, put in a field to scare birds away from crops.[↗](../../scarecrow/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Someone who looks thin and messy can be jokingly called a scarecrow.[↗](../../scarecrow/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The farmer put a scarecrow in the cornfield.[↗](../../scarecrow/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a scarecrow for the school garden.[↗](../../scarecrow/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The crows weren't scared of the scarecrow at all.[↗](../../scarecrow/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In «The Wizard of Oz», the Scarecrow wants a brain.[↗](../../scarecrow/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our village holds a scarecrow competition every summer.[↗](../../scarecrow/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · After the windy walk, my hair made me look like a scarecrow.[↗](../../scarecrow/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **scared** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Feeling fear; frightened or afraid.[↗](../../scared/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Scared of something: afraid of it: «scared of spiders».[↗](../../scared/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Past form of the verb «scare»: «The noise scared the dog».[↗](../../scared/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I'm scared of the dark.[↗](../../scared/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The loud thunder scared the puppy.[↗](../../scared/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She was too scared to jump into the pool.[↗](../../scared/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · If someone makes you feel scared, tell an adult.[↗](../../scared/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't be scared — the dog is friendly.[↗](../../scared/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He looked scared when the lights went out.[↗](../../scared/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · It's okay to feel scared.[↗](../../scared/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · My brother called me a scaredy-cat.[↗](../../scared/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The Hare, scared by the noise, awoke and scudded away.[↗](../../scared/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **scarf** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A long strip of warm cloth worn around the neck, or a square piece of cloth worn on the head or shoulders.[↗](../../scarf/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Informal American: to scarf (down) food means to eat it very quickly.[↗](../../scarf/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Wear your scarf; it's freezing outside.[↗](../../scarf/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma knitted me a stripy scarf.[↗](../../scarf/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Tuck your scarf in when you ride your bike.[↗](../../scarf/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She wore a red headscarf.[↗](../../scarf/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The fans waved their team scarves.[↗](../../scarf/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I wrapped my scarf around my face against the wind.[↗](../../scarf/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He lost his scarf on the bus.[↗](../../scarf/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't scarf down your lunch so fast\![↗](../../scarf/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Have you got my scarf and my bouquet?’[↗](../../scarf/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **scarlet** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Scarlet is a bright, strong red colour, a little bit orange.[↗](../../scarlet/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Something scarlet is coloured this bright red, like a fire engine or a ripe strawberry.[↗](../../scarlet/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* If someone turns scarlet, their face goes very red because they are embarrassed, angry or out of breath.[↗](../../scarlet/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* In names of illnesses and creatures, «scarlet» describes a red rash or colour, as in «scarlet fever» or «scarlet macaw».[↗](../../scarlet/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She wore a scarlet coat in the snow.[↗](../../scarlet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The robin has a scarlet-orange breast.[↗](../../scarlet/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · When the teacher read out his love poem, Jack went scarlet.[↗](../../scarlet/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Poppies make the fields scarlet in summer.[↗](../../scarlet/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Scarlet fever is treated with antibiotics from the doctor.[↗](../../scarlet/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The scarlet macaw squawked from its perch.[↗](../../scarlet/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Mix red with a tiny bit of yellow to get scarlet.[↗](../../scarlet/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Her face was scarlet after running the cross-country race.[↗](../../scarlet/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · He took off his scarlet cloak, and spread it across the puddle.[↗](../../scarlet/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · and blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine linen, and goats' hair; (Torah EXO.25.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scarlet/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And he made the ephod of gold, blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen.[↗](../../scarlet/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.39.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scarlet/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And he shall take to cleanse the house two birds, and cedar-wood, and scarlet, and hyssop.[↗](../../scarlet/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.14.49, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scarlet/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · She is not afraid of the snow for her household; for all her household are clothed with scarlet.[↗](../../scarlet/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.31.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scarlet/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · They that did feed on dainties are desolate in the streets; they that were brought up in scarlet embrace dunghills.[↗](../../scarlet/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings LAM.4.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scarlet/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Ye daughters of Israel, weep over Saul, who clothed you in scarlet, with other delights, who put ornaments of gold upon your apparel.[↗](../../scarlet/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.1.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scarlet/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **scarp** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (geography) A steep slope or cliff, often a long line of steep ground where land has been worn away or moved along a fault.[↗](../../scarp/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (castles) The inner steep wall of a ditch in a fortress.[↗](../../scarp/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The path climbs a steep scarp to the top of the hill.[↗](../../scarp/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · In geography we drew the scarp slope and the dip slope.[↗](../../scarp/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The earthquake left a scarp across the field.[↗](../../scarp/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Soldiers could not climb the castle's scarp.[↗](../../scarp/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · From the top of the scarp we could see the whole valley.[↗](../../scarp/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Chalk hills often have a scarp on one side.[↗](../../scarp/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **scarred** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Having scars, marks left on the skin after a wound heals.[↗](../../scarred/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Marked or damaged on the surface, such as land or a table.[↗](../../scarred/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Hurt deeply in the mind or feelings by a bad experience.[↗](../../scarred/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* His knee was scarred from falling off his bike.[↗](../../scarred/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The hillside was scarred by the old quarry.[↗](../../scarred/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The war scarred the whole town.[↗](../../scarred/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She was scarred by the dog bite and is now scared of dogs.[↗](../../scarred/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «I watched that scary film and I'm scarred for life!» he joked.[↗](../../scarred/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The old desk is scarred with names and scratches.[↗](../../scarred/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He was scarred all over with the marks of savage fights, but he was always ready for just one fight more.[↗](../../scarred/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **scary** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Scary means making you feel afraid or frightened.[↗](../../scary/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* That ghost story was really scary\![↗](../../scary/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The first day at a new school can be scary.[↗](../../scary/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog looked scary, but it was friendly.[↗](../../scary/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · This is the scariest ride at the fair.[↗](../../scary/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Thunderstorms can be scary.[↗](../../scary/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · If you see something scary online, tell an adult.[↗](../../scary/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We watched a scary film on Halloween.[↗](../../scary/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A chilly little wind came creeping with them making scary noises in the grass.[↗](../../scary/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **scat** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* «Scat!» is a shout to make an animal or a pest go away quickly: shoo.[↗](../../scat/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To scat is to run away quickly, to dash off.[↗](../../scat/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Scat, you cat\![↗](../../scat/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · When Miss Rabbit said «scat», they scatted.[↗](../../scat/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The mice scatted off the table when the cat came.[↗](../../scat/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **scatter** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To scatter is to throw or drop things so they land in many different places.[↗](../../scatter/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To scatter is also for people or animals to run away quickly in different directions.[↗](../../scatter/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A scatter is a small number of things spread out over an area.[↗](../../scatter/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The farmer scattered seeds across the field.[↗](../../scatter/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The pigeons scattered when the dog ran at them.[↗](../../scatter/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My toys were scattered all over the floor.[↗](../../scatter/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The children scattered when the rain started.[↗](../../scatter/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Scatter some cheese on top of the pizza.[↗](../../scatter/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The weather report said there would be scattered showers.[↗](../../scatter/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We made a scatter graph of height and shoe size.[↗](../../scatter/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a scatter of stars in the dark sky.[↗](../../scatter/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Fresh roses were scattered over her.[↗](../../scatter/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble for straw.[↗](../../scatter/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.5.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scatter/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · So the LORD scattered them abroad from thence upon the face of all the earth; and they left off to build the city.[↗](../../scatter/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.11.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scatter/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce, and their wrath, for it was cruel; I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.[↗](../../scatter/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.49.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scatter/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And He sent out arrows, and scattered them; lightning, and discomfited them.[↗](../../scatter/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.22.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scatter/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Cast forth lightning, and scatter them; send out Thine arrows, and discomfit them.[↗](../../scatter/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.144.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scatter/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · By what way is the light parted, or the east wind scattered upon the earth?[↗](../../scatter/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.38.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scatter/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **scatterbrain** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal) A person who is forgetful, disorganised and cannot keep their mind on one thing.[↗](../../scatterbrain/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I'm such a scatterbrain — I left my lunch at home again.[↗](../../scatterbrain/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa calls me a scatterbrain when I lose my glasses.[↗](../../scatterbrain/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The scatterbrain professor forgot where he parked.[↗](../../scatterbrain/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't be a scatterbrain: pack your bag the night before.[↗](../../scatterbrain/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She's a lovely scatterbrain who always forgets birthdays.[↗](../../scatterbrain/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Lists help a scatterbrain stay organised.[↗](../../scatterbrain/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **scavenge** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To scavenge is to search through rubbish or leftovers for something useful, such as food or materials.[↗](../../scavenge/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In nature, animals scavenge when they eat dead animals or scraps they did not kill themselves.[↗](../../scavenge/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Seagulls scavenge for chips on the beach.[↗](../../scavenge/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Vultures scavenge on dead animals.[↗](../../scavenge/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Foxes scavenge through bins at night.[↗](../../scavenge/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The castaways scavenged the wreck for tools.[↗](../../scavenge/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We did a scavenger hunt in the park.[↗](../../scavenge/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Raccoons scavenge in city rubbish in North America.[↗](../../scavenge/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Scavenging animals help recycle nutrients in nature.[↗](../../scavenge/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **scavenger** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An animal that feeds on dead animals or scraps that other creatures have left, such as a vulture, hyena or crab.[↗](../../scavenger/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A person who searches through rubbish for things to use or sell.[↗](../../scavenger/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A scavenger hunt is a game in which you search for a list of things.[↗](../../scavenger/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Vultures are scavengers that eat dead animals.[↗](../../scavenger/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Hyenas are hunters and scavengers.[↗](../../scavenger/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Seagulls are scavengers that steal chips.[↗](../../scavenger/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We had a scavenger hunt in the park for leaves, pine cones and feathers.[↗](../../scavenger/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Crabs are scavengers on the sea floor.[↗](../../scavenger/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Scavengers help recycle nutrients back into the soil.[↗](../../scavenger/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **scene** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A scene is one part of a story, play or film shown at one place and time.[↗](../../scene/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A scene is a place where something happens: the scene of the crime.[↗](../../scene/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A scene is a view you can see: a winter scene.[↗](../../scene/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To make a scene is to make a fuss in public.[↗](../../scene/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Scene 2.[↗](../../scene/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") The table is empty.[↗](../../scene/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Scene 1.[↗](../../scene/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") I put three apples on the table.[↗](../../scene/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In this scene, nothing is on the table at the start.[↗](../../scene/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In the first scene, the prince meets a frog.[↗](../../scene/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We practised our scene for the school play.[↗](../../scene/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The picture shows a snowy scene with a cabin.[↗](../../scene/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The firefighters quickly arrived at the scene.[↗](../../scene/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Please don't make a scene in the shop.[↗](../../scene/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Mr. Terrapin appears upon the Scene XI.[↗](../../scene/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **scenery** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The natural features of a place, like hills, rivers, trees and sky, especially when beautiful.[↗](../../scenery/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (theatre) The painted backgrounds and objects on a stage that show where the play is happening.[↗](../../scenery/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (idiom) "A change of scenery" means going somewhere different for a rest or new start.[↗](../../scenery/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The scenery in Scotland is amazing.[↗](../../scenery/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We painted the scenery for the school play.[↗](../../scenery/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Look out of the window and enjoy the scenery.[↗](../../scenery/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad needed a change of scenery after a hard week.[↗](../../scenery/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The stage scenery fell over in the middle of the show\![↗](../../scenery/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The mountain scenery was covered in snow.[↗](../../scenery/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The sound of these bells is often heard amidst Alpine scenery.[↗](../../scenery/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **scent** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A smell, especially a pleasant one.[↗](../../scent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "the scent of roses".[↗](../../scent/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The smell an animal or person leaves behind, which dogs can follow.[↗](../../scent/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Perfume: a liquid that makes you smell nice.[↗](../../scent/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* As a verb, to smell or notice something.[↗](../../scent/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "The dog scented a rabbit."[↗](../../scent/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The garden was full of the scent of lavender.[↗](../../scent/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog followed the fox's scent.[↗](../../scent/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Bees are attracted by the scent of flowers.[↗](../../scent/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum's scent smells of oranges.[↗](../../scent/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The police dog picked up the scent.[↗](../../scent/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The fox ran through the stream to lose the scent.[↗](../../scent/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The candle has a vanilla scent.[↗](../../scent/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · They had the scent of fir-trees.[↗](../../scent/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a plant.[↗](../../scent/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.14.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scent/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · They that dwell under his shadow shall again make corn to grow, and shall blossom as the vine; the scent thereof shall be as the wine of Lebanon.[↗](../../scent/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HOS.14.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scent/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **scented** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Having a nice smell, either naturally or because perfume has been added.[↗](../../scented/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "scented flowers", "scented soap".[↗](../../scented/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She bought a scented candle for Grandma.[↗](../../scented/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The roses are sweetly scented.[↗](../../scented/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I have a set of scented gel pens.[↗](../../scented/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Lavender is a scented plant.[↗](../../scented/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · This soap is scented with lemon.[↗](../../scented/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people are allergic to scented products.[↗](../../scented/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She was so scented with wild-thyme, that it made the sentry sneeze.[↗](../../scented/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **scepter** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* American spelling of «sceptre»: a short rod carried by a king or queen as a sign of power.[↗](../../scepter/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There he sat on his throne, with a sceptre in his hand.[↗](../../scepter/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The queen held her sceptre high.[↗](../../scepter/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A crown and a sceptre show the king's power.[↗](../../scepter/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **sceptic** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A sceptic is a person who doubts whether something is true and wants to see evidence before believing it.[↗](../../sceptic/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A sceptic may doubt a particular idea, like "a climate sceptic", or doubt religious beliefs.[↗](../../sceptic/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My dad is a sceptic about adverts that promise miracles.[↗](../../sceptic/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists should be sceptics until there is good evidence.[↗](../../sceptic/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Tom was a sceptic about ghosts until he heard the noise in the attic.[↗](../../sceptic/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Be sceptical of websites that don't say who wrote them.[↗](../../sceptic/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Even the sceptics were impressed by the magician.[↗](../../sceptic/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She remained a sceptic about the new diet.[↗](../../sceptic/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **scepticism** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Doubt about whether something is true or will work.[↗](../../scepticism/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The habit of not believing things until there is good evidence.[↗](../../scepticism/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (philosophy) The idea that we cannot be sure of some or any knowledge.[↗](../../scepticism/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The claim was met with scepticism.[↗](../../scepticism/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A good scientist uses scepticism and checks the evidence.[↗](../../scepticism/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She viewed the advert with scepticism.[↗](../../scepticism/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Healthy scepticism helps you spot fake news.[↗](../../scepticism/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · His scepticism about ghosts disappeared when the door creaked.[↗](../../scepticism/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Philosophers argue about scepticism and what we can really know.[↗](../../scepticism/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) … [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/11/) **12** 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