| scathe | v. | to injure, to damage; to destroy by fire or lightning, etc.; to shrivel or waste with invective | ||
| scathe | n. | harm, injury | ||
| scatter cushion | n. | throw pillow | British | |
| schadenfreude | n. | joy in the misfortune or suffering of others | ||
| schiltron | n. | tight formation of pikemen in which the two-handed weapons face forward, though circular formations have been noted | ||
| schism | n. | (ecclesiastical) breach in Church unity, division of church into mutually hostile groups; division of previous unity into opposing parties | ||
| schlub | n. | oaf, boor, clumsy or unattractive person | ||
| Schmalkaldic League | n. | Lutheran military alliance aimed at preventing Holy Roman Emperor Charles V from crushing nascent protestantism within German states | ||
| schnorrer | n. | one who sponges off of others, moocher | slang | |
| schrecklichkeit | n. | terrorizing the enemy and esp. civilians as military strategy; overarching atmosphere of badness or dread | ||
| sciolism | n. | superficial knowledge | ||
| scion | n. | shoot or twig; descendant | ||
| scissel | n. | metal scrap left behind after punching coin blanks | ||
| scission | n. | splitting, separating, cutting, division | ||
| sclerotic | adj. | of or pertaining to the morbid hardening of tissue | ||
| sclerotica | n. | the hard posterior surface of the eyeball, the white of the eye | ||
| scoff | v. | to eat voraciously, to devour | ||
| scolopendrid | n. | large centipede | ||
| scone | v. | to hit on the head | slang | |
| scorbutic | adj. | of, related to, or symptomatic of scurvy | ||
| scoriaceous | adj. | of or related to dark frothy volcanic rock | ||
| scotch egg | n. | breaded sausage-wrapped boiled egg which is then baked or deep fried | ||
| scotoma | n. | partial loss of vision or blind spot | ||
| scotophilic | adj. | of or related to that which thrives in darkness | ||
| scrag end | n. | cheap cut of mutton from the neck chiefly used in stew; leftovers; least desirable parts | ||
| scramasax | n. | knife or short sword with a single edge used by the Anglo-Saxons | ||
| scratty | adj. | unkempt, scruffy; scrawny | colloquial | |
| screech | n. | homemade strong drink of Newfoundland similar to moonshine, often flavored with rum | slang | |
| screw | n. | small amount (of a product) wrapped in a twist of paper; such a twist of paper | ||
| scribatiousness | n. | quality of writing excessively | ||
| scrim | n. | thin fabric used in lining upholstery and in theater for backdrops, etc. | ||
| scrimer | n. | fencer, swordsman; fencing master | ||
| scrip | n. | small bag, satchel, wallet (esp. one carried by a beggar or pilgrim) | ||
| scrofula | n. | lymphatic tuberculosis | ||
| scruple | n. | measurement of weight in apothecaries’ system, equal to 20 grains (about 0.13 grams) | ||
| scud | v. | to be driven by the wind | ||
| scullion | n. | menial kitchen servant; base person | ||
| scunner | n. | object of loathing | ||
| scuppernong | n. | muscadine grape variety native to North Carolina; wine made from this grape | ||
| scurf | n. | scales of epidermis that are continually peeling off the skin; any scaly incrustation upon a body | ||
| scurrilous | adj. | characterized by rough, buffoonish language; indecently or coarsely abusive | ||
| scurryfunge | v. | to rush about cleaning one’s house just before company comes over | obsolete | |
| scut | n. | short tail, esp. of a rabbit or deer; (slang) contemptible person | ||
| scutage | n. | fees paid in lieu of military service to a feudal lord | ||
| sebaceous | adj. | fatty; fat-producing | ||
| secateurs | n. | one-handed pruning shears | ||
| sectarian | n. | bigoted supporter of a sect | ||
| secular | adj. | worldly, as opposed to spiritual; of or related to laypeople or civil law, as opposed to clerical or religious; of clergy not belonging to a monastic order | ||
| secundum artem | adv. | according to the standard practice, skillfully | Latin | |
| secundus | adv. | second |
