SKAIR

Meaning of SKAIR in English

ˈskār

chiefly Scotland

variant of scare

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SCARY — /skair"ee/ , adj., scarier, scariest . 1. causing fright or alarm. 2. easily frightened; timid. [ 1575-85; SCARE + -Y …
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SCARIOUS — /skair"ee euhs/ , adj. Bot. thin, dry, and membranous, as certain bracts; chaffy. [ 1800-10; alter. of scariose scariosus ]
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SCAREMONGER — — scaremongering , n. /skair"mung'geuhr, -mong'-/ , n. a person who creates or spreads alarming news. [ 1885-90; SCARE + …
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SCAREHEAD — /skair"hed'/ , n. a headline in exceptionally large type. Cf. screamer (def. 4). [ 1885-90; SCARE + HEAD ]
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SCAREDY-CAT — /skair"dee kat'/ , n. Informal. fraidy-cat. [ 1930-35; SCARED + -Y 2 ]
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SCARECROW — — scarecrowish, scarecrowy , adj. /skair"kroh'/ , n. 1. an object, usually a figure of a person in old clothes, …
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SCARE — — scarer , n. — scaringly , adv. /skair/ , v. , scared, scaring , n. v.t. 1. to fill, …
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SCARCITY — /skair"si tee/ , n. , pl. scarcities . 1. insufficiency or shortness of supply; dearth. 2. rarity; infrequency. [ 1300-50; …
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HARUM-SCARUM — — harum-scarumness , n. /hair"euhm skair"euhm, har"euhm skar"euhm/ , adj. 1. reckless; rash; irresponsible: He had a harum-scarum youth. 2. …
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