Popular Wordlists
RECENT SEARCHES
Top Searched Words
  • word of the day

    scotch

    scotch - Dictionary definition and meaning for word scotch

    Definition
    (noun) a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)
    Synonyms : score
    Definition
    (noun) whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still Definition
    (verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
    Synonyms : baffle , bilk , cross , foil , frustrate , queer , spoil , thwart
    Example Sentence
    • What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
    • foil your opponent
    Definition
    (verb) make a small cut or score into Definition
    (adj) of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language
    Synonyms : scots , scottish
    Example Sentence
    • Scots Gaelic
    • the Scots community in New York
    • `Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'
    • `Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'
    Definition
    (adj) avoiding waste
    Synonyms : economical , frugal , sparing , stinting
    Example Sentence
    • an economical meal
    • an economical shopper
    • a frugal farmer
    • a frugal lunch
    • a sparing father and a spending son
    • sparing in their use of heat and light
    • stinting in bestowing gifts
    • thrifty because they remember the great Depression
    • `scotch' is used only informally
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for scotch

Powered by Mnemonic Dictionary

scotch leads to scotch(drink too much and u'll fall down being hurt)

26        4

relate it with scratch, a small cut or notch.

8        3

If you see a SCOTCH bottle, you PUT AN END TO it!

8        0

he tried to SCOTCH from his father that he had taken SCOTCH

1        0

we know abt butterscotch the flavour of ice cream ,most of us like it very mcuh,why has it got a grt tate,because it has the mixture of butter in it,since it thwatrs or scotches butter it attains a gud taste and hence its name.

1        1

A SCOTCH is also a kind of NOTCH - a cut or a groove in something.

0        0

Scotch=Seperating or removing the botch(mistakes).

0        1

when we drink scotch everythin stops[HINDER]

0        0

Word used in video below:
text: Scotch neat
Download our Mobile App Today
Receive our word of the day
on Whatsapp