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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scurf

/skɜː(ɹ)f/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.23 in modern English

Syllables
scurf
IPA
/skɜː(ɹ)f/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A skin disease.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The flakes of skin that fall off as a result of a skin disease.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any crust-like formations on the skin, or in general.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The foul remains of anything adherent.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A low, mean person.

Countable; Obsolete; Slang; Uncountable

noun

A grey bull trout (Salvelinus confluentus).

Example Sentences

Etymology

From scurf (“skin disease causing scabs or scales; flakes of skin that fall off due to a skin disease, etc.”), from Old English scurf, from Proto-Germanic *skurf- (“to gnaw”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker- (“to cut off, sever; to divide, separate”). Cognate with Dutch schurft, German Schorf, Danish skurv, Swedish skorv.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

scurfs (plural)

Derived Forms

scurvy

Phrases

silver scurf sea scurf

Frequently Paired Words

scarf

Synonyms

dandruff scum scale exfoliation

Rhymes With

earth perth surf turf smurf dearth nerf perf murph serf mrf erf

Questions

How do you pronounce scurf?
The recorded pronunciation is /skɜː(ɹ)f/.
What does scurf mean?
A skin disease.
Where does scurf come from?
It is traced to Old English.

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