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SCAB

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("scab" is a kind of...):

solid body substance (the solid parts of the body)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "scab"):

eschar (a dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skin)

Holonyms ("scab" is a part of...):

cutis; skin; tegument (a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch)

Derivation:

scab (form a scab)

scabby (covered with scabs)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike

Synonyms:

blackleg; rat; scab; strikebreaker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("scab" is a kind of...):

worker (a person who works at a specific occupation)

Derivation:

scab (take the place of work of someone on strike)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Form a scab

Example:

the wounds will eventually scab

Classified under:

Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care

Hypernyms (to "scab" is one way to...):

heal (get healthy again)

Sentence frame:

Somebody's (body part) ----s

Derivation:

scab (the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Take the place of work of someone on strike

Synonyms:

blackleg; fink; rat; scab

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "scab" is one way to...):

do work; work (be employed)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

scab (someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike)

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