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scourge The definition of a scourge is someone or something that causes a lot of trouble, problems or suffering. An example of a scourge is famine or the outbreak of a disease. YourDictionary definition and usage example.
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- Definition of scuttle. 1 : a shallow open basket for carrying something (such as grain or garden produce) 2 : a metal pail that usually has a bail and a sloped lip and is used especially for carrying coal.
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SLOUGHING Noun. 1. sloughing-the process whereby something is shed. shedding. abscission-shedding of flowers and leaves and fruit following formation of scar tissue in a plant. ecdysis, molt, molting, moult, moulting-periodic shedding of the cuticle in arthropods or the outer skin in reptiles.
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- n. 1. One that is made to bear the blame of others. 2. Bible A live goat over whose head Aaron confessed all the sins of the children of Israel on the Day of Atonement. The goat, symbolically bearing their sins, was then sent into the wilderness. tr.v. scape·goat·ed, scape·goat·ing, scape·goats. To make a scapegoat of.
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- Definition of scapegoat. 1 : a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur.
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scourge scourge. 1  A source of widespread dreadful affliction and devastation such as that caused by pestilence or war. 2  A means of inflicting severe suffering, vengeance, or punishment. 3  A small whip used to inflict punishment.
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Scourge Scourge is a small black tom with one white paw, ice-blue eyes, and a torn left ear. He has a purple collar studded with teeth from dogs and cats, and claws reinforced with dogs' teeth. Scourge does not walk in the Dark Forest because he does not believe in StarClan.
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- anguish /ˈaeŋɡwɪʃ/ ˈæŋɡwɪʃ n extreme pain or; misery mental or physical; torture agony vb to afflict or be afflicted with Anguish: etymology 13th: century From Old french angoisse a, strangling From latin angustia, narrowness from angustus. narrow
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scour 1 1with object Clean or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it hard, typically with an abrasive or detergent. 1.1 Remove (dirt or unwanted matter) by scouring. 1.2 (of water or a watercourse) make (a channel or pool) by flowing quickly over something and removing soil or rock.
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scurvy 1. (Pathology) a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C, characterized by anaemia, spongy gums, bleeding beneath the skin, and (in infants) malformation of bones and teeth. adj, -vier or-viest. 2. mean or despicable: a scurvy knave. [C16: see scurf]. (ˈskɜr vi).
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waste Synonym Discussion of ravage. ravage, devastate, waste, sack, pillage, despoil mean to lay waste by plundering or destroying. ravage implies violent often cumulative depredation and destruction a hurricane ravaged the coast.
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- verb. 1  1with object Clean or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it hard, typically with an abrasive or detergent. ‘she scoured the cooker’. 2  2no object (of livestock) suffer from diarrhoea. ‘he went out to deal with piglets who were scouring’.
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scabies medical Definition of scabies plural scabies : contagious itch or mange especially with exudative crusts that is caused by parasitic mites and especially by a mite of the genus Sarcoptes (S. scabiei) Learn More about scabies See words that rhyme with scabies Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about scabies
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- For other uses, see Libel (disambiguation) and Slander (disambiguation). Defamation—also calumny, vilification, and traducement—is the communication of a false statement that harms the reputation of an individual person, business, product, group, government, religion, or nation.
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Definitions &Translations Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Slough. slow, n. a hollow filled with mud: a soft bog or marsh.—adj. 2  Slough. sluf, n. the cast-off skin of a serpent: the dead part which separates from a sore.—v.i. to come away as a slough (with off): to be in the state of sloughing.—v.t. to cast off, as a slough.—adj.
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Definitions &Translations Scurvy. An acquired blood vessel disorder caused by severe deficiency of vitamin C (ASCORBIC ACID) in the diet leading to defective collagen formation in small blood vessels. Scurvy is characterized by bleeding in any tissue, weakness, ANEMIA, spongy gums, and a brawny induration of the muscles of the calves and legs.
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- 1 During the Roman empire, to flog or to scourge is to torture with a whip of broken glass and with a metal ball with two metal hooks at its end. 2  An Australian slang term for rain; i.e., it's flogging down. 3  A cowlick found on the crown of a boy's head.4  To sell, especially aggressively or vigorously (slang). During the Roman empire, to flog or to scourge is to torture with a whip of broken glass and with a metal ball with two metal hooks at its end. 2  An Australian slang term for rain; i.e., it's flogging down. 3  A cowlick found on the crown of a boy's head.
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- scab. 1  the incrustation that forms over a sore or wound during healing. 2  Veterinary Pathology. a mangy disease in animals, especially sheep; scabies. 3  Plant Pathology. a disease of plants characterized by crustlike lesions on the affected parts and caused by a fungus or bacterium. one of these crustlike lesions.
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scab Verb[edit] scab ‎(third-person singular simple present scabs, present participle scabbing, simple past and past participle scabbed) ( 1 intransitive) To become covered by a scab or scabs. ( intransitive) To form into scabs and be shed, as damaged or diseased skin.
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scapegoat scapegoat definition. A person or group that is made to bear blame for others. According to the Old Testament, on the Day of Atonement, a priest would confess all the sins of the Israelites over the head of a goat and then drive it into the wilderness, symbolically bearing their sins away.
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Definitions &Translations Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Scour(verb) to rub hard with something rough, as sand or Bristol brick, especially for the purpose of cleaning; to clean by friction; to make clean or bright; to cleanse from grease, dirt, etc., as articles of dress. Scour(verb) to purge; as, to scour a horse. Scour(verb)
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- Etymology[edit] From Old English sceabb, Old Norse skabb, Latin scabies ‎(“scab, itch, mange.”) Cognate with Old English scafan, Latin scabere ‎(“to scratch”). scab ‎(plural scabs) An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed during healing.
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- How much does the average Subway owner net? I have $200,000 cash (is this too low for a business?) and I want to franchise a Subway/Jimmy Johns/7-Eleven/etc. in the Austin, Texas area.bviously there are outlying stores that make more and some make less. So for a 200k investment in an existing store with reasonable rent, you will probably see sales of $6500 a week translating into about $60,000 cash flow in your pocket as an owner operator working 40 hours a week.
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genocide genocide. 1. the deliberate and systematic extermination of a racial or national group.2. an actor in this process. — genocidal, adj. the killing of an entire people or of a very large number of a people.he systematic and widespread extermination or attempted extermination of a national, racial, religious, or ethnic group. [Greek. , race; see genə- in Indo-European roots + -cide .]. gen′o·cid′al (-sīd′l) adj.
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- Definition of PERSECUTION. 1. : the act or practice of persecuting especially those who differ in origin, religion, or social outlook. 2. : the condition of being persecuted, harassed, or annoyed. See persecution defined for kids. ADVERTISEMENT.