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Scor|pi|on — «SKR pee uhn», noun. 1. a small animal belonging to the same group as the spider and having a poisonous sting at the end of its tail. Scorpions make up an order of arachnids. 2. a kind of whip made of knotted cords or with lead or steel spikes… … Useful english dictionary
scor|pi|on — «SKR pee uhn», noun. 1. a small animal belonging to the same group as the spider and having a poisonous sting at the end of its tail. Scorpions make up an order of arachnids. 2. a kind of whip made of knotted cords or with lead or steel spikes… … Useful english dictionary
scor|pi|oid — «SKR pee oyd», adjective. 1. a) of or belonging to a group of animals including the scorpions. b) like a scorpion. 2. Botany. curved at the end like the tail of a scorpion. ╂[< Greek skorpioeid < skórpios scorpion + eîdos form] … Useful english dictionary
scor|bu|tic — «skr BYOO tihk», adjective. 1. of, having to do with, or like scurvy. 2. affected with scurvy. ╂[< New Latin scorbuticus < scorbutus scurvy < French scorbut < a Germanic word] … Useful english dictionary
scor|ing — «SKR ihng, SKOHR », noun, adjective. –n. 1. the act of making a score. 2. a score made. 3. a) the act or process of arranging a piece of music for different instruments, or voices. b) the result of this: »... little song like snatches that rise… … Useful english dictionary
scorpion — scor|pi|on [ˈsko:piən US o:r ] n [Date: 1100 1200; : Old French; Origin: Latin scorpio, from Greek skorpios] a tropical animal like an insect with a curving tail and a poisonous sting … Dictionary of contemporary English
scorpion — scor|pi|on [ skɔrpiən ] noun count an animal like a large insect with a long curved tail containing a POISONOUS sting. Scorpions live in hot dry places … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
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