scat
6 points
English
4 letters
Uncommon
Commonness #20,230
Valid in: US and UK dictionaries
Definitions
noun
singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
verb
flee; take to one's heels; cut and run
Definition: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University.
Pronunciation
/skˈæt/ · 1 syllable · CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Word forms
plural scats
Forms from WordNet 3.1 morphology — every form attested in the dictionary.
Rhymes
More rhymes → · rhymes from CMUdict (BSD-3-Clause)
Crossword clues
- “A shower of rain. Wright.” web-def
- “Another word for bunk” gen-syn
- “flee; take to one's heels; cut and run” wn-def
- “Go away; begone; away; -- chiefly used in driving off a cat.” web-def
- “singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument” wn-def
- “Tribute. "Seizing scatt and treasure." Longfellow.” web-def