--- title: S — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 15 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/15/) [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 15 [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:* A score is the number of points someone gets in a game, a match or a test.[↗](../../score/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To score is to get a point or a goal in a game, or to get a mark in a test.[↗](../../score/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A score is also the written music for a band or orchestra, or the music of a film.[↗](../../score/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* An old meaning: a score is 20 things, so «four score» is 80.[↗](../../score/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* To score a line is to scratch or cut it into a surface.[↗](../../score/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* A score can also be a debt or a grudge that you need to settle.[↗](../../score/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Her score was 85 on the test.[↗](../../score/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The team scored 3 goals in the second half.[↗](../../score/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · What is his average score?[↗](../../score/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Ann scored 12 more points than Ben.[↗](../../score/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The final score was 2–1 to our school.[↗](../../score/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad kept score while we played cards.[↗](../../score/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The film's score was played by a big orchestra.[↗](../../score/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · «Four score and seven years ago» means 87 years ago.[↗](../../score/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · She scored the cardboard with scissors so it would fold neatly.[↗](../../score/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · What I have done was in payment of an old score.[↗](../../score/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And they came to Elim, where were twelve springs of water, and three score and ten palm-trees; and they encamped there by the waters.[↗](../../score/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.15.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../score/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And the silver of them that were numbered of the congregation was a hundred talents, and a thousand seven hundred and three-score and fifteen shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary: (Torah EXO.38.25, JPS 1917)[↗](../../score/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And as for the redemption of the two hundred and three score and thirteen of the first-born of the children of Israel, that are over and above the number of the Levites, (Torah NUM.3.46, JPS 1917)[↗](../../score/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and a hundred thousand men that drew sword; and Judah was four hundred three-score and ten thousand men that drew sword.[↗](../../score/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.21.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../score/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **scoreboard** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A scoreboard is a large board or screen that shows the score in a game or match.[↗](../../scoreboard/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The scoreboard showed 3 to 1.[↗](../../scoreboard/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Look at the scoreboard to see who's winning.[↗](../../scoreboard/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cricket scoreboard shows runs and wickets.[↗](../../scoreboard/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team finally got on the scoreboard.[↗](../../scoreboard/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The digital scoreboard has a clock too.[↗](../../scoreboard/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The scoreboard read Home 56, Away 48, so the home team led by 8.[↗](../../scoreboard/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A boy changed the numbers on the old scoreboard.[↗](../../scoreboard/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The scoreboard flashed "GOAL!"[↗](../../scoreboard/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **scorer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A player who scores a goal or points.[↗](../../scorer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A person who keeps the score in a game, especially in cricket.[↗](../../scorer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* top scorer The player or pupil with the most points or goals.[↗](../../scorer/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She was the top scorer in the hockey match.[↗](../../scorer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our scorer kept track of every run.[↗](../../scorer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The team's leading goal scorer got a trophy.[↗](../../scorer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Who was the highest scorer in the spelling test?[↗](../../scorer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The scorer wrote the points on the board.[↗](../../scorer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He is a natural scorer.[↗](../../scorer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **scoring** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Scoring is getting points or goals in a game.[↗](../../scoring/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Scoring is also the rule for how points are counted, for example 2 points for each basket.[↗](../../scoring/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Scoring is cutting light lines into a surface so it folds or breaks neatly.[↗](../../scoring/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Scoring is writing music for a film or band.[↗](../../scoring/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In this game, scoring a goal gives 3 points.[↗](../../scoring/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The scoring is 1 point for each right answer.[↗](../../scoring/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He kept scoring until he had 20 points.[↗](../../scoring/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many points did she get by scoring 4 baskets?[↗](../../scoring/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mia opened the scoring with a goal in the first minute.[↗](../../scoring/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Scoring the card with a ruler makes it fold in a straight line.[↗](../../scoring/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The scoring in rugby is different from the scoring in football.[↗](../../scoring/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He loves scoring music for school plays.[↗](../../scoring/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **scorn** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Scorn is a strong feeling that someone or something is worthless or stupid.[↗](../../scorn/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To scorn someone is to show you think they are worthless.[↗](../../scorn/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To scorn something is to refuse it proudly.[↗](../../scorn/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She looked at the mess with scorn.[↗](../../scorn/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The bully poured scorn on my drawing.[↗](../../scorn/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He scorned all offers of help.[↗](../../scorn/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The idea was met with scorn.[↗](../../scorn/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't scorn others for making mistakes.[↗](../../scorn/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat looked at its cheap food with scorn.[↗](../../scorn/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · From her sisters she received nothing but scorn and mocking.[↗](../../scorn/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · What man is like Job, who drinketh up scorning like water?[↗](../../scorn/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.34.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scorn/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Moreover, they scorned the desirable land, they believed not His word; (Writings PSA.106.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scorn/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And how long will scorners delight them in scorning, and fools hate knowledge?[↗](../../scorn/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.1.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scorn/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **scorner** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* A person who treats others or serious things with contempt.[↗](../../scorner/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Judgments are prepared for scorners, and stripes for the back of fools.[↗](../../scorner/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.19.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scorner/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · And how long will scorners delight them in scorning, and fools hate knowledge?[↗](../../scorner/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.1.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scorner/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · If it concerneth the scorners, He scorneth them, but unto the humble He giveth grace.[↗](../../scorner/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.3.34, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scorner/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **scornful** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Showing that you think someone or something is worthless, silly or not good enough.[↗](../../scornful/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A scornful look, laugh or voice is one that mocks or looks down on someone.[↗](../../scornful/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She gave a scornful laugh when he said he could beat her at chess.[↗](../../scornful/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «You call that a sandcastle?» said Tom in a scornful voice.[↗](../../scornful/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Caterpillar looked at Alice in a scornful way.[↗](../../scornful/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't be scornful of other people's ideas; listen first.[↗](../../scornful/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The older girls were scornful of the little ones' game.[↗](../../scornful/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He was scornful of anyone who supported the other football team.[↗](../../scornful/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Her scornful glance made him feel very small.[↗](../../scornful/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · One day as the Lion walked proudly down a forest aisle, and the animals respectfully made way for him, an Ass brayed a scornful remark as he passed.[↗](../../scornful/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Scornful men set a city in a blaze; but wise men turn away wrath.[↗](../../scornful/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.29.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scornful/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · BOOK I HAPPY IS the man that hath not walked in the counsel of the wicked, nor stood in the way of sinners, nor sat in the seat of the scornful.[↗](../../scornful/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.1.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scornful/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **scornfully** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Scornfully means in a way that shows you think someone or something is foolish or not worth respect.[↗](../../scornfully/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «No!» he said scornfully.[↗](../../scornfully/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Fox laughed scornfully at the Crow.[↗](../../scornfully/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She looked at the frog scornfully and walked away.[↗](../../scornfully/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek scornfully; they gather themselves together against me.[↗](../../scornfully/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.16.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scornfully/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **scorpio** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* The eighth sign of the zodiac, shown as a scorpion.[↗](../../scorpio/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* \[paragraph continues\] Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo, Virgo, Libra, Scorpio, Sagitarius, Capricornus, Aquarius and Pisces.[↗](../../scorpio/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)[↗](../../scorpio/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He produced Nun, predominant in smell, crowned, combined, and formed Scorpio in the world, Marchesvan in the year, and the intestines in man.[↗](../../scorpio/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../scorpio/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He produced Nun, predominant in Smell, crowned it, combined and formed with it Scorpio in the Universe, Heshvan in the Year, and the intestines of Man.[↗](../../scorpio/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../scorpio/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **scorpion** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A scorpion is a small animal with eight legs, two pincers like a crab and a curved tail with a poisonous sting at the end.[↗](../../scorpion/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Scorpion is also a star sign and constellation called Scorpio, but people use the word Scorpio for that.[↗](../../scorpion/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In old stories, a scorpion can also mean a magical charm worn on a chain round the neck.[↗](../../scorpion/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The scorpion raised its tail to sting.[↗](../../scorpion/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A scorpion has eight legs, so it is not an insect.[↗](../../scorpion/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Shake your boots in the morning in case a scorpion is inside.[↗](../../scorpion/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Scorpions hide under rocks in the desert.[↗](../../scorpion/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some scorpions glow under ultraviolet light.[↗](../../scorpion/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Most scorpion stings hurt but are not deadly.[↗](../../scorpion/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The zoo had a scorpion in a glass tank.[↗](../../scorpion/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Never pick up a scorpion.[↗](../../scorpion/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Then suddenly the thought darted into his head, ‘This scorpion must have come from somewhere\![↗](../../scorpion/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · who led thee through the great and dreadful wilderness, wherein were serpents, fiery serpents, and scorpions, and thirsty ground where was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; (Torah DEU.8.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scorpion/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And now whereas my father did burden you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.'[↗](../../scorpion/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.12.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scorpion/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And now whereas my father did lade you with a heavy yoke, I will add to your yoke; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.'[↗](../../scorpion/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.10.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scorpion/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · and spoke to them after the counsel of the young men, saying: 'My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto; my father chastised you with whips, but I will chastise you with scorpions.'[↗](../../scorpion/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.10.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scorpion/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **scot** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A Scot is a person from Scotland.[↗](../../scot/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (history) The Scots were a people from Ireland who settled in western Scotland about 1,500 years ago and gave Scotland its name.[↗](../../scot/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* "Scot-free" means without being punished or harmed; the old word "scot" meant a tax or payment.[↗](../../scot/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My uncle is a Scot from Glasgow.[↗](../../scot/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Scots won the battle of Bannockburn in 1314.[↗](../../scot/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mary Queen of Scots was a famous ruler.[↗](../../scot/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The thief got off scot-free because nobody saw him.[↗](../../scot/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A Scot invented the telephone: Alexander Graham Bell.[↗](../../scot/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Many Scots wear a kilt at weddings.[↗](../../scot/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Scots were a people who came from Ireland long ago.[↗](../../scot/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And yet Kai Lykke went scot-free."[↗](../../scot/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **scotch** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (noun) Scotch is whisky made in Scotland (an alcoholic drink for adults).[↗](../../scotch/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To stop a rumour, idea or plan, often by showing it is false.[↗](../../scotch/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "scotch a rumour".[↗](../../scotch/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective) Used in some fixed names.[↗](../../scotch/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Scotch egg (a boiled egg wrapped in sausage meat and breadcrumbs), Scotch pancake, Scotch mist.[↗](../../scotch/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (a name) Scotch tape is a US brand of clear sticky tape (UK: Sellotape).[↗](../../scotch/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Scotch can also be an old word meaning Scottish, as in "Scotch ballads".[↗](../../scotch/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We had Scotch eggs at the picnic.[↗](../../scotch/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The head teacher scotched the rumour that school would close.[↗](../../scotch/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you pass the Scotch tape?[↗](../../scotch/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (US)[↗](../../scotch/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad likes a glass of Scotch after dinner.[↗](../../scotch/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The rain scotched our plans for a barbecue.[↗](../../scotch/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She is Scottish, not "Scotch"\![↗](../../scotch/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Soon there was an army of brave Scotch-men around him.[↗](../../scotch/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **scots** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Scots means from Scotland or about Scotland's people.[↗](../../scots/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Scots is a language spoken in Scotland, close to English, with many of its own words.[↗](../../scots/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The Scots are the people of Scotland.[↗](../../scots/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Many Scots live in Glasgow and Edinburgh.[↗](../../scots/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · «Wee» is a Scots word for small.[↗](../../scots/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Robert Burns wrote poems in Scots.[↗](../../scots/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Scots pine is a tall tree.[↗](../../scots/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My grandad speaks Scots and English.[↗](../../scots/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The Scots celebrate Burns Night with haggis.[↗](../../scots/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The original is in broad Scots, which I have anglicised.[↗](../../scots/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **scotsman** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A Scotsman is a man from Scotland.[↗](../../scotsman/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «The Scotsman» is the name of a newspaper in Edinburgh.[↗](../../scotsman/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* «The Flying Scotsman» is a famous steam train that ran between London and Edinburgh.[↗](../../scotsman/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Scotsman wore a kilt at the wedding.[↗](../../scotsman/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My grandad is a Scotsman from Glasgow.[↗](../../scotsman/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Flying Scotsman is a famous steam engine.[↗](../../scotsman/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A Scotsman, an Englishman and an Irishman walked into a joke.[↗](../../scotsman/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Alexander Graham Bell, who worked on the telephone, was a Scotsman.[↗](../../scotsman/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw the Flying Scotsman at the railway museum in York.[↗](../../scotsman/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · On the second morning the Scotsman saw from the top of his tree a great castle far away.[↗](../../scotsman/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **scottish** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Scottish means from Scotland or to do with Scotland, its people or its culture.[↗](../../scottish/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She has a Scottish accent.[↗](../../scottish/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We learned a Scottish dance called a ceilidh.[↗](../../scottish/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Scottish flag is a white diagonal cross on a blue background.[↗](../../scottish/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Edinburgh is the Scottish capital.[↗](../../scottish/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Bagpipes are a Scottish instrument.[↗](../../scottish/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend is Scottish; she comes from Aberdeen.[↗](../../scottish/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · But they had left watch-men on the wall to see that the Scottish soldiers did not come upon them un-a-wares; and so they felt quite safe.[↗](../../scottish/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **scoundrel** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (old-fashioned) A wicked, dishonest person who cheats or does bad things to others.[↗](../../scoundrel/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* «You scoundrel!» shouted the captain.[↗](../../scoundrel/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The scoundrel stole the old lady's purse.[↗](../../scoundrel/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The weasels were a gang of scoundrels.[↗](../../scoundrel/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The story is about a scoundrel who cheats a whole town.[↗](../../scoundrel/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He was a charming scoundrel.[↗](../../scoundrel/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The scoundrel ran off with the money.[↗](../../scoundrel/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · “G-g-gone?” cried the herdsman.[↗](../../scoundrel/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") “Scoundrel, you lie!”[↗](../../scoundrel/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **scour** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To scour is to rub something hard until it is clean and shiny.[↗](../../scour/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To scour is to search every part of a place carefully and quickly.[↗](../../scour/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We scour the pans after supper.[↗](../../scour/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The police scoured the woods for the lost dog.[↗](../../scour/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum scours the sink every Friday.[↗](../../scour/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **scoured** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Scoured means rubbed hard until clean and shiny.[↗](../../scoured/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Scoured means searched every part of a place carefully.[↗](../../scoured/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The floors were scoured and bright.[↗](../../scoured/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ralph scoured the seas for ships.[↗](../../scoured/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We scoured the garden for my lost ring.[↗](../../scoured/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · But the earthen vessel wherein it is sodden shall be broken; and if it be sodden in a brazen vessel, it shall be scoured, and rinsed in water.[↗](../../scoured/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.6.28, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scoured/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **scourge** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A scourge is a person, animal or thing that causes great trouble or suffering, a plague.[↗](../../scourge/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (old use) A scourge is a whip used to beat someone.[↗](../../scourge/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To scourge is (old use) to whip or beat someone as a punishment.[↗](../../scourge/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The dragon was the scourge of the land.[↗](../../scourge/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Snakes can be the scourge of a village.[↗](../../scourge/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The fire was the scourge of the old town.[↗](../../scourge/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · If the scourge slay suddenly, He will mock at the calamity of the guiltless.[↗](../../scourge/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.9.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scourge/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · They are children of churls, yea, children of ignoble men; they were scourged out of the land.[↗](../../scourge/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.30.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scourge/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou shalt be hid from the scourge of the tongue; neither shalt thou be afraid of destruction when it cometh.[↗](../../scourge/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.5.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../scourge/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) … [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/14/) **15** [16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/16/) … [127](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/127/) - ← previous: [page 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/14/) - next →: [page 16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/page/16/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)