noun Download 🔗Share The top of the head; the skull. Examples : "The sun was burning their scalps during the outdoor picnic, so they put on hats. " 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 : "He scratched his scalps where the mosquitos had bitten him. " anatomy part body 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." culture history war body human ritual tradition Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The skin of the head of a stag with the horns attached. Examples : "The hunter proudly displayed the scalps of the deer he had taken during the hunting season. " animal body part Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A victory, especially at the expense of someone else. Examples : "The ambitious intern collected several key clients' accounts as scalps, eager to impress her boss. " achievement action war history sport game Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bed or stratum of shellfish. Examples : "The oceanographer carefully studied the scallops, a thin bed of shellfish, on the sandy seafloor. " animal food ocean biology Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The top; the summit. Examples : "From the scalps of the mountains, we could see the whole valley spread out below us. " position area 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 machine malfunctioned, and the accident nearly scalped the worker. " body action human inhuman anatomy war 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 commerce economy 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 busy trading floor, the broker scalps the market by quickly buying shares at one price and selling them moments later for a slightly higher price, hoping to make a small profit on each trade." " business finance economy commerce job Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To screen or sieve ore before further processing. Examples : "scalped ore" technical geology industry process machine work Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove the skin of. Examples : "The butcher skillfully scalped the pig for the meat. " body action human Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To remove the grass from. Examples : "The lawnmower blade was set too low and scalped the front yard, leaving patches of bare dirt. " agriculture environment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To destroy the political influence of. Examples : "The new manager quickly scalps anyone who disagrees with his ideas, ensuring only his supporters remain. " politics government 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 carefully scalps the wheat to remove any remaining fuzz before grinding it into flour. " agriculture food process machine Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
