Chapter Scourge to Sear of S by Soule's Synonymes

3. Sieve, riddle.

Screen, v. a.

1. Hide, shelter, cover, conceal, shroud, mask, cloak, protect, fence, defend.

2. Riddle, sift.

Screw, n. Miser, niggard, curmudgeon, skinflint, extortioner, churl, codger, scrimp, hunks, lickpenny, muckworm, sordid wretch, mean fellow.

Screw, v. a.

1. Wrench, squeeze, press, twist, force.

2. Rack, raise extortionately, oppress.

3. Distort.

Screw-jack, n. Jack.

Screw-shaped, a. Cochleary, cochleated, spiral, helical, winding.

Screw-steamer, n. Propeller.

Scribble, v. n. Scrawl, scrabble, scratch.

Scribbler, n.

1. Scrawler.

2. Petty author.

Scribe, n.

1. Writer, penman, chirographer, chirographist.

2. Clerk, secretary, notary, amanuensis, copyist, scrivener.

Scrimmage, n. Skirmish, scuffle, brawl, riot.

Scrimp, a. Scanty, narrow, contracted, deficient.

Scrimp, v. a. Scant, contract, curtail, pinch, limit, straiten, reduce, shorten.