scab | ||
1. | [ verb ] form a scab | |
Synonyms: | cicatrize cicatrise scab_over | |
Examples: | "the wounds will eventually scab" |
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Related terms: | heal | |
2. | [ noun ] (work) someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike | |
Synonyms: | blackleg rat strikebreaker | |
Related terms: | worker | |
3. | [ verb ] (work) take the place of work of someone on strike | |
Synonyms: | blackleg rat | |
Related terms: | work | |
4. | [ noun ] (biology,anatomy) the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion | |
Related terms: | solid_body_substance eschar skin | |
Similar spelling: |
Schwab Schaub scabby Schwabe scuba Scoby Schaff Schaaf scup |