scrum|mage /skrʌ m I dʒ/ (scrummages ) N‑COUNT In rugby, a scrummage is the same as a scrum .
scrump|tious /skrʌ mpʃəs/ ADJ If you describe food as scrumptious , you mean that it tastes extremely good. [INFORMAL ] □ …a scrumptious apple pie.
scrumpy /skrʌ mpi/ N‑UNCOUNT Scrumpy is a strong alcoholic drink made from apples. [BRIT , INFORMAL ] □ …a pint of scrumpy.
scrunch /skrʌ ntʃ/ (scrunches , scrunching , scrunched ) VERB If you scrunch something, you squeeze it or bend it so that it is no longer in its natural shape and is often crushed. □ [V n] Her father scrunched his nose. □ [V n + into ] Her mother was sitting bolt upright, scrunching her white cotton gloves into a ball. ● PHRASAL VERB Scrunch up means the same as scrunch . □ [V P n] She scrunched up three pages of notes and threw them in the bin. □ [V n P ] I scrunched my hat up in my pocket.
scru|ple /skruː p ə l/ (scruples ) N‑VAR [usu pl] Scruples are moral principles or beliefs that make you unwilling to do something that seems wrong. □ …a man with no moral scruples.
scru|pu|lous /skruː pjʊləs/
1 ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] Someone who is scrupulous takes great care to do what is fair, honest, or morally right. [APPROVAL ] □ [+ about ] I have been scrupulous about telling them the dangers. □ [+ in ] The Board is scrupulous in its consideration of all applications for licences.
2 ADJ [usu ADJ n] Scrupulous means thorough, exact, and careful about details. □ Both readers commend Knutson for his scrupulous attention to detail.
scru|ti|neer /skruː t I n I ə r / (scrutineers ) N‑COUNT A scrutineer is a person who checks that an election or a race is carried out according to the rules. [BRIT ]
scru|ti|nize /skruː t I na I z/ (scrutinizes , scrutinizing , scrutinized ) in BRIT, also use scrutinise VERB If you scrutinize something, you examine it very carefully, often to find out some information from it or about it. □ [V n] Her purpose was to scrutinize his features to see if he was an honest man.
scru|ti|ny /skruː t I ni/ N‑UNCOUNT [oft prep N ] If a person or thing is under scrutiny , they are being studied or observed very carefully. □ His private life came under media scrutiny.
scu|ba div|ing /skuː bə da I v I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Scuba diving is the activity of swimming underwater using special breathing equipment. The equipment consists of cylinders of air which you carry on your back and which are connected to your mouth by rubber tubes. ● scu|ba dive VERB □ [V ] I signed up to learn how to scuba dive.
scud /skʌ d/ (scuds , scudding , scudded ) VERB If clouds scud along, they move quickly and smoothly through the sky. [LITERARY ] □ [V adv/prep] …heavy, rain-laden clouds scudding across from the south-west.
scuff /skʌ f/ (scuffs , scuffing , scuffed )
1 VERB If you scuff something or if it scuffs , you mark the surface by scraping it against other things or by scraping other things against it. □ [V n] Constant wheelchair use will scuff almost any floor surface. □ [V adv] Molded plastic is almost indestructible, but scuffs easily. ● scuffed ADJ □ …scuffed brown shoes.
2 VERB If you scuff your feet, you pull them along the ground as you walk. □ [V n] Polly, bewildered and embarrassed, dropped her head and scuffed her feet.
scuf|fle /skʌ f ə l/ (scuffles , scuffling , scuffled )
1 N‑COUNT A scuffle is a short, disorganized fight or struggle. □ Violent scuffles broke out between rival groups demonstrating for and against independence.
2 VERB If people scuffle , they fight for a short time in a disorganized way. □ [V + with ] Police scuffled with some of the protesters. □ [V ] He and Hannah had been scuffling in the yard outside his house.
scuf|fling /skʌ fəl I ŋ/ ADJ [ADJ n] A scuffling noise is a noise made by a person or animal moving about, usually one that you cannot see. □ There was a scuffling noise in the background.
scu ff mark (scuff marks ) N‑COUNT [usu pl] Scuff marks are marks made on a smooth surface when something is rubbed against it. □ Scuff marks from shoes are difficult to remove.
scull /skʌ l/ (sculls )
1 N‑COUNT [usu pl] Sculls are small oars which are held by one person and used to move a boat through water.
2 N‑COUNT A scull is a small light racing boat which is rowed with two sculls.
scul|lery /skʌ ləri/ (sculleries ) N‑COUNT A scullery is a small room next to a kitchen where washing and other household tasks are done. [BRIT , OLD-FASHIONED ]
sculpt /skʌ lpt/ (sculpts , sculpting , sculpted )
1 VERB When an artist sculpts something, they carve or shape it out of a material such as stone or clay. □ [V n] An artist sculpted a full-size replica of her head. □ [V ] When I sculpt, my style is expressionistic.
2 VERB If something is sculpted , it is made into a particular shape. □ [be V -ed] More familiar landscapes have been sculpted by surface erosion. □ [V n + into ] Michael smoothed and sculpted Jane's hair into shape.
sculp|tor /skʌ lptə r / (sculptors ) N‑COUNT A sculptor is someone who creates sculptures.
sculp|tur|al /skʌ lptʃərəl/ ADJ [usu ADJ n] Sculptural means relating to sculpture. □ He enjoyed working with clay as a sculptural form.