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SCAB
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("scab" is a kind of...):
solid body substance (the solid parts of the body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scab"):
eschar (a dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skin)
Holonyms ("scab" is a part of...):
cutis; skin; tegument (a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch)
Derivation:
scab (form a scab)
scabby (covered with scabs)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
Synonyms:
blackleg; rat; scab; strikebreaker
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("scab" is a kind of...):
worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)
Derivation:
scab (take the place of work of someone on strike)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they scab ... he / she / it scabs
Past simple: scabbed
-ing form: scabbing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Example:
the wounds will eventually scab
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Hypernyms (to "scab" is one way to...):
heal (get healthy again)
Sentence frame:
Somebody's (body part) ----s
Derivation:
scab (the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Take the place of work of someone on strike
Synonyms:
blackleg; fink; rat; scab
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "scab" is one way to...):
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
scab (someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike)