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scarf

noun · verb

Simple meaning

A garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

skahrf
US device voice
IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈskɑɹf

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.

Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

  1. A garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration

  2. A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.

  3. A headscarf.

  4. A type of joint in woodworking, formed by two shaped ends that fit into or onto each other.

  5. A dip or notch or cut made in the trunk of a tree to direct its fall when felling.

  6. A groove on one side of a sewing machine needle.

verb

  1. 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.

  2. To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.

  3. To shape by grinding or oxyfuel torch cutting.

  4. transitiveusslang

    To eat very quickly.

  5. Wrap in or adorn with a scarf

  6. To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: A garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration

Used this way, scarf is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone
Neutral
Formality
Neutral
Intensity
Not strongly marked
How common
Moderately common
Connotation
Matter-of-fact
Usage feel
Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use scarf

  • “She wore a warm wool scarf around her neck in the cold weather.”noun

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