scab
Definitions
Noun
- Someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
- The crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion
Verb
- Form a scab
- Take the place of work of someone on strike
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Definitions: 4
Fragments: 3
Sound Alikes: 2
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
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📰 This Word in the News:
Professional scab or essential backstop? Replacement nurses become a flashpoint in Brigham strike.
Jul 10, 2026 The Boston Globe
Jul 10, 2026 The Boston Globe
Scab-covered street cat's transformation leaves 2M people speechless (video)
May 3, 2026 Wamiz.co.uk
May 3, 2026 Wamiz.co.uk