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The Bulls scored 30 points in the fourth quarter.

to give a number that shows how well someone does on a test, a competition, etc.

The written driving test is scored by computer.

score • board / ' skorbord / noun [ count ]

( SPORTS ) a large board that shows the score during a game or competition

scorn / skorn / noun [ noncount ]

a strong feeling that someone or something is stupid or not good enough

He was full of scorn for my idea. ► scorn • ful / ' skornfl / adjective

She gave him a scornful look.

scor .pi .on

/ 'skorpion / noun [count]

a small animal that looks like an insect and can hurt

(sting ) you with its tail

Scotch tape™ / ' skatj teip / noun [noncount]

a type of clear tape that is sticky on one side, which you buy in a roll

scowl / skaul / verb ( scowls , scowl ing , scowled )

to look at someone in an angry way His teacher scowled at him for being late. ►scowl noun [ count ] He looked up at me with a scowl.

scram • ble / ' skrambl / verb ( scram - bles , scram - bling , scram bled )

to move quickly up or over something, using your hands to help you

They scrambled over the wall.

scram • bled eggs / ,skrambsld ' egz / noun

[ plural ]

eggs that you mix together with milk and cook in a pan with butter

scrap / skrap / noun

[ count ] a small piece of something a scrap of paper

[ noncount ] something you do not want any more but that is made of material that can be used again

scrap metal

scrap • book / ' skrapbuk / noun [ count ]

scorpion

sting

a large book with empty pages that you can stick pictures or newspaper articles in

scrape / skreip / verb ( scrapes , scrap - ing , scraped )

1 to move a rough or sharp thing across something

scraped the mud off my shoes with a knife.

to hurt or damage something by moving it against a rough or sharp thing

I fell and scraped my knee on the wall.

scratch 1 Ф / skraetj / verb

( scratch - es , scratch - ing , scratched )

to move your nails across your skin She scratched her head.

to cut or make a mark on something with a sharp thing The cat scratched me!

scratch2 © / skraetj/ noun [ count ] ( plural scratch - es )

a cut or mark that a sharp thing makes

Her hands were covered in scratches from the cat.

from scratch from the beginning

I threw away the letter I was writing and started again from scratch.

scream 1 / skrim / verb ( screams, scream - ing, screamed )

to make a loud, high noise with your voice that shows you

are afraid or hurt

She saw the snake and screamed.

He screamed for help.

scream2 / skrim / noun [ count ]

a loud, high noise you make with your voice a scream of pain

screech / skritj /

( screech es , screech - ing , screeched )

to make an unpleasant, loud, high sound

The car's brakes screeched as it stopped suddenly.

screen Ф / skrin / noun [ count ]

( COMPUTERS ) the flat, square part of a television or computer where you see pictures or words

— Look at the picture at computer .

the flat thing on the wall of a theater, where you see movies

a kind of thin wall that you can move around. Screens are used to keep away cold, light, etc. or to stop people from seeing something

The nurse put a screen around the bed.

screen sav • er / ' skrin |seivar / noun [ count ]

( COMPUTERS ) a picture that appears on your computer screen when you are not using it

screw1 / skru/ noun [ count ]

screw 2 / skru / verb ( screws , screw - ing , screwed )

1 to attach something to another thing using a screw The cabinet is screwed to the wall.

a small metal thing with a sharp end, which you use for fastening things together. You push it into something by

2 to turn something to attach it to another thing Screw the lid on the jar.