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scotch

adjective noun verb

avoiding waste

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Word Facts

Word length
6
Starts with
S
Ends with
H
Contains
CO
Scrabble score
13
CEFR level
C1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

skɒtʃ

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. avoiding waste

    “an economical meal”

noun

  1. a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

verb

  1. make a small cut or score into

verb

  1. hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

    “What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge”

In context

Example Sentences

an economical meal
an economical shopper
a frugal farmer
a frugal lunch
a sparing father and a spending son
What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
foil your opponent

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