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  • 91scan|dal|ise — «SKAN duh lyz», transitive verb, ised, is|ing. Especially British. scandalize …

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  • 92scan|dal|i|za|tion — «SKAN duh luh ZAY shuhn», noun. 1. the act of scandalizing. 2. the condition or fact of being scandalized: »The Prince and his wife, to the amusement of some and the scandalization of others, indulged in a violent bout of fisticuffs in open court …

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  • 93scan|dal|mon|ger — «SKAN duhl MUHNG guhr, MONG », noun. a person who spreads scandal and evil gossip: »Political scandalmongers were even tossed a surprising and piquant new morsel (Newsweek) …

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  • 94scan|da|roon — «skan duh ROON», noun. a variety of homing pigeon, with a long head and body, long legs, wide shoulders, and a long curved bill. ╂[< Scanderoon, variant of Iskenderon, a seaport in southern Turkey] …

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  • 95scan|dent — «SKAN duhnt», adjective. climbing: »a scandent vine. ╂[< Latin scandēns, entis, present participle of scandere to climb] …

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  • 96scan|dic — «SKAN dihk», adjective. of or having to do with scandium …

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  • 97scan|na|ble — «SKAN uh buhl», adjective. that can be scanned …

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  • 98scan|ner — «SKAN uhr», noun. 1. a person or thing that scans. 2. = scanning disk. (Cf. ↑scanning disk) 3. the rotating antenna that sends out and receives radar signals: »The scanner is mounted in the nose of the aircraft and must be capable of operating… …

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  • 99scan|ning — «SKAN ihng», noun, adjective. –n. 1. close investigation or consideration; critical examination or judgment. 2. = scansion. (Cf. ↑scansion) 3. the process in which an electron beam scans the television picture area. 4. a method of detecting… …

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  • 100scan|sion|ist — «SKAN shuh nihst», noun. a person skilled in scansion …

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