English to English Dictionary

Savings bank

A financial institution that receives small savings and pays interest on them, traditionally designed to serve individuals and small-scale savers rather than commercial enterprises.

Savior

A person who saves, rescues, or delivers someone from harm, danger, or destruction.

Scaffold

A temporary structure erected for supporting workers and materials during the construction, maintenance, or repair of a building.

Scaffolding

A temporary structure erected to support workmen and materials during the erection, repair, or decoration of a building.

Scallion

An onion with a slender green stem and small bulb, typically eaten raw in salads or cooked in Asian dishes.

Scallop

A edible marine bivalve mollusk with a fluted fan-shaped shell, that swims by rapidly opening and closing its valves.

Scanner

A device for examining, reading, or converting documents, images, or physical objects into digital data.

Scapegoat

A person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency.

Scarcity

The state or condition of being scarce or in short supply; shortage.

Scarlet

Of a brilliant red color inclining toward orange.

Scavenger

An animal that feeds on carrion, dead plant material, or refuse.

Scheduler

A person responsible for making lists of times and events for tasks, meetings, or production processes.