scarf

Meanings

Noun

a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
a joint made by notching the ends of two pieces of timber or metal so that they will lock together end-to-end
A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.
A headscarf.
A neckcloth or cravat.
A type of joint in woodworking, formed by two shaped ends that fit into or onto each other.
A groove on one side of a sewing machine needle.
A dip or notch or cut made in the trunk of a tree to direct its fall when felling.
A cormorant.
Archaic form of scurf (“skin disease; skin flakes”).

Verb

masturbate while strangling oneself
unite by a scarf joint
wrap in or adorn with a scarf
To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.
To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.
To cover as or like a scarf.
To shape by grinding or oxyfuel torch cutting.
To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, forming a "V" groove for welding adjacent metal plates, metal rods, etc.
To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.
To eat very quickly.

Origin / Etymology

Probably from Old Northern French escarpe (compare Old French escharpe (“pilgrim's purse suspended from the neck”), which see). The verb is derived from the noun. Doublet of scrip.

Synonyms

guzzle, scarf down, scarf joint, scarf up, scoff

Scrabble Score: 10

scarf is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
scarf is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
scarf is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 11

scarf is a valid Words With Friends word