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SCRIBE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut
Synonyms:
scratch awl; scribe; scriber
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("scribe" is a kind of...):
awl (a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes)
Derivation:
scribe (score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("scribe" is a kind of...):
employee (a worker who is hired to perform a job)
Instance hyponyms:
Ezra (a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Informal terms for journalists
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("scribe" is a kind of...):
journalist (a writer for newspapers and magazines)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Synonyms:
Augustin Eugene Scribe; Scribe
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they scribe ... he / she / it scribes
Past simple: scribed
-ing form: scribing
Sense 1
Meaning:
Score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "scribe" is one way to...):
mark; nock; score (make small marks into the surface of)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
scribe; scriber (a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut)