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schol • ar • ship / ' skabrjip / noun [ count ] an amount of money that is given to a student to help them pay for their education

Adrian got a scholarship to Rutgers University.

school Ф / skul / noun

[ count, noncount ] a place where children go to learn The kids are at school .

Which school do you go to?

[ noncount ] being at school I hate school!

He left school when he was 16. School starts at nine o'clock. Grammar

You usually talk about school without "the" or "a": I enjoyed being at school. ♦ Do you walk to school? You use "a" or "the" when more information about the school is given: Harry goes to the school that his father went to. ♦ She teaches at a school for deaf children.

[ count ] a place where you go to learn a special thing a language school

[ count, noncount ] a college or university, or the time that you spend there

Mike had to quit school and get a job. Collocations School learning go to/attend school/(a) class take a course/classes (in law, biology, etc.) school

be in (the) first/second, etc. grade study history/chemistry/German, etc. drop out of/quit school graduate (from)/finish high school

problems at school

skip class/school cheat on an exam/a test get detention (for doing something wrong) be suspended from/expelled from school —Look at the note at exam .

school • child / ' skultjaild / noun [ count ] ( plural school - chil . dren / ' skultjildrsn / ) a boy or girl who goes to school

SCi . 6ПС6 Ф / 'saisns / noun [ count, noncount ] the study of natural things I'm interested in science.

Biology, chemistry, and physics are all sciences.

sci • ence fic • tion / ,saisns ' fkjn /

( also informal sci-fi / ' sai fai / ) noun [ noncount ] ( ENGLISH LANGUAGE ARTS ) stories about things like travel in space, life on other planets, or life in the future

sci • en • tif • iC © / ^saion'tifik / adjective

( GENERAL SCIENCE ) of or about science We need more grants for scientific research.

sci .en .tist © / 'saiontist/ noun [count ]

( GENERAL SCIENCE ) a person who studies science or works with science

scis .sors ©

/ sizsrz / noun [ plural ]

a tool for cutting that has two sharp parts that are joined together

These scissors aren't very sharp.

I need some scissors. Do you have any? a pair of scissors

scold / skould / verb ( scolds , scold - ing , scold ed )

to tell a child in an angry way that they have done something wrong

His mother scolded him for not putting away his toys.

scoop1 / skup / noun [ count ]

a thing like a spoon that is used for picking up ice cream, flour, etc.

— Look at the picture at kitchen .

the amount that a scoop holds Two scoops of ice cream, please.

scoop 2 / skup / verb (scoops,scoop - ing ,scooped )

to use a spoon or your hands to take something up or out I scooped some ice cream out of the bowl.

scoot • er / ' skutsr / noun [ count ]

a light motorcycle with a small engine

a child's vehicle with two wheels that you stand on and move by pushing one foot against the ground

scopeAWL / skoup / noun

[ noncount ] the chance or opportunity to do something The job offers plenty of scope for creativity.

[ singular ] the different subjects that are being discussed

How wide is the scope of the government's investigation?

score l Ф / sbr / noun [ count ]

( SPORTS ) the number of points, goals, etc. that you get in a

game or competition

The winner got a score of 320.

What's the score now?

SCOre 2 Ф / sbr / verb (scores,scor- ing ,scored )

( SPORTS ) to get points, goals, etc. in a game or competition