noun Download 🔗Share The top of the head; the skull. Examples : "The doctor examined the patient's scalp for signs of injury. " anatomy body part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from. Examples : "The man scratched his itchy scalp. " body anatomy part physiology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A part of the skin of the head, with the hair attached, formerly cut or torn off from an enemy by warriors in some cultures as a token of victory. Examples : "Some tribes used to collect scalps to prove how many of the enemy they had killed in battle." body culture history war weapon Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The skin of the head of a stag with the horns attached. Examples : "The taxidermist carefully prepared the stag's scalp, intending to mount it in the hunting lodge. " animal body part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A victory, especially at the expense of someone else. Examples : "Winning the debate was a small scalp for Sarah, as it overshadowed her opponent's hard work. " achievement business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bed or stratum of shellfish. Examples : "The scuba divers discovered a rich scalp of oysters on the seabed, teeming with life. " geology ocean biology animal food nature fish Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The top; the summit. Examples : "The company's new project is on the scalp of everything they've done before. " part position Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove the scalp (part of the head from where the hair grows), by brutal act or accident. Examples : "The accident at the factory was horrific; the worker was nearly scalped when his hair got caught in the machinery. " body anatomy action human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To resell, especially tickets, usually for an inflated price, often illegally. Examples : "Tickets were being scalped for $300." business economy commerce Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share On an open outcry exchange trading floor, to buy and sell rapidly for one's own account, aiming to buy from a seller and a little later sell to a buyer, making a small profit from the difference (roughly the amount of the bid/offer spread, or less). Examples : "On the trading floor, she would scalp volatile stocks, hoping to capture tiny profits from the rapid price fluctuations. " business finance economy commerce Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To screen or sieve ore before further processing. Examples : "scalped ore" technical industry process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove the skin of. Examples : "The butcher skillfully scaled the pig's skin from the carcass. " body action anatomy Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove the grass from. Examples : "The soccer team scalped the area around the goal trying to score, leaving bare dirt by the end of the game. " agriculture environment plant Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To destroy the political influence of. Examples : "The new mayor vowed to scalp the powerful school board members who were blocking vital reforms. " politics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (milling) To brush the hairs or fuzz from (wheat grains, etc.) in the process of high milling. Examples : "The miller used a special machine to scalp the wheat, removing the chaff. " agriculture technical process food Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
