scud
Plural: scuds
Noun
- the act of moving along swiftly (as before a gale)
- The act of scudding.
- Clouds or rain driven by the wind.
- A loose formation of small ragged cloud fragments (or fog) not attached to a larger higher cloud layer.
- A gust of wind.
- A scab on a wound.
- A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock.
- Any swimming amphipod, usually Gammarus
- A swift runner.
- A form of garden hoe.
- A slap; a sharp stroke.
- Pornography.
- The drink Irn-Bru.
Verb
Verb Forms: scudded, scudding, scuds
- To run or move swiftly, especially with light, sweeping motion.
- run or move very quickly or hastily
- run before a gale
- To race along swiftly (especially used of clouds).
- To run, or be driven, before a high wind with few or no sails set.
- To hit or slap.
- To speed.
- To skim flat stones so they skip along the water.
- To scrape (skins) to remove hair etc. as part of the tanning process.
Adj
- Naked.
Examples
- The low-value tiles SCUD across the rack as he searched for a better combination.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English scud (“incrustation, scurf, scab, peel, shedding”), perhaps from Old Norse skjóta (“to shoot, push, throw off, shed”).
Scrabble Score: 7
scud: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordscud: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
scud: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 9
scud: valid Words With Friends Word