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scab

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskæb/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/skæb/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(skab)

Inflections of 'scab' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

scabs: v 3rd person singular

scabbing: v pres p

scabbed: v past

scabbed: v past p

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Sense: A crust over a wound

Synonyms:

eschar, slough, crust Collocations, cicatrix, lesion, scar Collocations, stigma, welt, weal, wound Collocations

Sense: One who replaces a union worker on strike

Synonyms:

turncoat, strikebreaker, traitor, apostate, deserter, knobstick, blackleg, fink

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