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scape

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/skeɪp/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(skāp)

Inflections of 'scape' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
scapes
v 3rd person singular
scaping
v pres p
scaped
v past
scaped
v past p

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
scape1  (skāp),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Botanya leafless peduncle rising from the ground.
  2. Zoologya stemlike part, as the shaft of a feather.
  3. Architecturethe shaft of a column.
  4. Insects[Entomol.]the stemlike basal segment of the antenna of certain insects.
  • Doric Greek skâpos, akin to Attic skêptron staff, scepter
  • Latin scāpus stalk
  • 1595–1605

scape2  (skāp),USA pronunciation n., v.t., v.i., scaped, scap•ing. [Archaic.]
  1. escape.
Also, 'scape. 
-scape, 
  1. a combining form extracted from landscape, denoting "an extensive view, scenery,'' or "a picture or representation'' of such a view, as specified by the initial element:cityscape;moonscape;seascape.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
scape, 'scape /skeɪp/ vb , n
  1. an archaic word for escape
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
-scape suffix forming nouns
  1. indicating a scene or view of something, esp a pictorial representation: seascape
Etymology: abstracted from landscape
'scape' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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