nounπShareA burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by hot liquid or steam."The clumsy cook suffered a painful scald on his hand after accidentally spilling boiling water. "medicinebodysensationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo burn with hot liquid."to scald the hand"bodysensationmedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo heat almost to boiling."Scald the milk until little bubbles form."foodutensilChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareScaliness; a scabby skin disease."The farmer's sheep showed signs of scald, a common skin disease in the flock. "medicinediseasebodyconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπShareAffected with the scab; scabby."The stray dog's fur was scald and patchy, showing signs of neglect and skin disease. "medicinediseasebodyappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjectiveπSharePaltry; worthless."His scald efforts to clean the kitchen resulted in a barely noticeable difference. "valueattitudequalityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA Nordic poet of the Viking Age"1913, Henry Bedford-Jones, Flamehair the Skald: A Tale of the Days of Hardrede, passim."literatureculturepersonhistoryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading