Sekirov Dictionary

scarf

UK /skɑːf/US /skɑɹf/

noun7

  1. a long band of soft material that goes around the neck, against the cold
  2. A headscarf.
  3. (old-fashioned) A neckcloth or cravat.
  4. A type of joint in woodworking, formed by two shaped ends that fit into or onto each other.
  5. A dip or notch or cut made in the trunk of a tree to direct its fall when felling.
  6. A groove on one side of a sewing machine needle.
  7. (Scotland) A cormorant.

verb7

  1. (US, slang) To eat very quickly.
  2. To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.
  3. To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.
  4. To cover as or like a scarf.
  5. To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.
  6. To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, forming a "V" groove for welding adjacent metal plates, metal rods, etc.
  7. To shape by grinding or oxyfuel torch cutting.
forms

scarfed · scarved · scarfing · scarfs · scarves

Phrases with scarf

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