scab Synonyms
Strongest:
- rascal
- scamp
- villain
- rogue
- nit
- booby
- roughneck
- idiot
- miscreant
- lowlife
- barbarian
- savage
- heel
- louse
- loudmouth
- vulgarian
- wretch
- jackass
- scoundrel
Strong:
- stinker
- crud
- slime
- dope
- hound
- dirtbag
- crumb
- toad
- varmint
- clown
- moron
- bastard
- pill
- scumbag
- nuisance
- boor
- swine
- churl
- schmoe
- pest
- cad
- neanderthal
- goon
- skunk
- snip
- nut
- dog
- airhead
- caveman
- beast
- dork
- nincompoop
- scum
- rotter
- fool
- creep
- rat
- ninny
- vermin
- cretin
- dolt
- snake
- bleeder
- blighter
- jerk
- schmo
- imbecile
- snot
- dink
- slimeball
- turkey
- scuzzball
- sod
- blockhead
- reptile
- buzzard
- doofus
- bugger
- lout
- schmuck
- brute
- slob
- nitwit
- so-and-so
- brat
- bounder
- cur
Weak:
scab Meaning
scab (n)
someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
scab (v)
form a scab
take the place of work of someone on strike
scab (n.)
An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed by the drying up of the discharge from the diseased part.
The itch in man; also, the scurvy.
The mange, esp. when it appears on sheep.
A disease of potatoes producing pits in their surface, caused by a minute fungus (Tiburcinia Scabies).
A slight irregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold.
A mean, dirty, paltry fellow.
A nickname for a workman who engages for lower wages than are fixed by the trades unions; also, for one who takes the place of a workman on a strike.
Any one of various more or less destructive fungus diseases attacking cultivated plants, and usually forming dark-colored crustlike spots.
scab (v. i.)
To become covered with a scab; as, the wound scabbed over.
scab Sentence Examples
- The scab on his knee was evidence of his recent fall.
- The doctor advised him to keep the scab clean and dry to promote healing.
- The scab gradually peeled off as the wound healed.
- The scab itchiness was a minor annoyance as the wound mended.
- A thick scab formed over the burn, protecting the damaged tissue.
- The scab was a reminder of the pain and injury he had endured.
- The child proudly displayed his scabs, a testament to his adventures.
- The scab fell off unexpectedly, revealing the still-healing wound.
- The nurse carefully removed the scab to inspect the wound's progress.
- The scab was a temporary inconvenience that would eventually disappear, leaving behind a healed scar.
FAQs About the word scab
someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike, the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion, form a scab, take the place of work of someone on strik
rascal, scamp, villain,rogue, nit, booby, roughneck, idiot, miscreant, lowlife
gentleman, hero, gentleman, lady, lady,hero,idol, saint, saint, angel
The scab on his knee was evidence of his recent fall.
The doctor advised him to keep the scab clean and dry to promote healing.
The scab gradually peeled off as the wound healed.
The scab itchiness was a minor annoyance as the wound mended.
