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SCRIBE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut

Synonyms:

scratch awl; scribe; scriber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

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

awl (a pointed tool for marking surfaces or for punching small holes)

Derivation:

scribe (score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts

Synonyms:

copyist; scribe; scrivener

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

employee (a worker who is hired to perform a job)

Instance hyponyms:

Ezra (a Jewish priest and scribe sent by the Persian king to restore Jewish law and worship in Jerusalem)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Informal terms for journalists

Synonyms:

penman; scribbler; scribe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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

journalist (a writer for newspapers and magazines)

Sense 4

Meaning:

French playwright (1791-1861)

Synonyms:

Augustin Eugene Scribe; Scribe

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

dramatist; playwright (someone who writes plays)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

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

mark; nock; score (make small marks into the surface of)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Derivation:

scribe; scriber (a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut)

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