noun🔗SharePersona desaliñadaSomeone with an untidy appearance."Even after showering, he still had a bit of a scruff about him, like he'd just woken up from a nap in the park. "Incluso después de ducharse, todavía tenía un poco de aspecto desaliñado, como si acabara de despertarse de una siesta en el parque.appearancepersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareBarba incipiente, barba de pocos díasStubble, facial hair (on males)."He hadn't shaved in days, and a light scruff covered his chin. "No se había afeitado en días, y una barba incipiente cubría su barbilla.appearancebodyhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCostraCrust."The cook scrubbed the burnt scruff from the bottom of the pot after dinner. "El cocinero frotó la costra quemada del fondo de la olla después de la cena.appearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareCaspaScurf."The gardener brushed the scruff off the rose bush leaves. "El jardinero cepilló la caspa de las hojas del rosal.appearancebodyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNucaThe loose skin at the back of the neck of some animals."The dog's scruff was a good place to hold it firmly. "La nuca del perro era un buen lugar para sujetarlo firmemente.animalanatomybodypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareNucaThe back of the neck, nape; also scruff of the neck."He grabbed his unruly kid by the scruff of the neck, and took him home."Agarró a su hijo rebelde por la nuca y se lo llevó a casa.bodypartanatomyanimalhumanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAgarrar por la nucaTo lift or carry by the scruff."The mother cat gently scruffed her kitten and carried it back to the nest. "La gata madre agarró suavemente a su gatito por la nuca y lo llevó de vuelta al nido.actionbodyanimalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
