scape
scape¹
Definition
scape (skāp)
scape²
Definition
scape (skāp)
noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb scaped, scap′·ing
Archaic escape
Etymology: ME scapen, aphetic < escapen
scape
Usage Examples
Object
- wheel: In the unit shown an electric motor is driving a scape wheel through a slipping clutch.
- map: We will enter you in a draw for a free T-shirt & 7th edition Covent Garden scape map.
Adjective modifier
- spectacular: At the climax of this trek you will climb Poon Hill at dawn to enjoy one of the most spectacular mountain scapes on Earth.
- sound: The album's blend of rock and Latin sound scapes made it a big success.
Modifies a noun
- wheel: Runaway Escapement In the type of escapement shown below torque is applied to the scape wheel causing it to rotate.
- goat: Please do not use him as a scape goat.
Modifying Another Word
- not: Some Innocents scape not the thunderbolt: Melt Egypt into Nyle: and kindly creatures Turne all to Serpents.
Noun used with modifier
- city: Rather than columns running along a 2D x axis, a city scape consists of square columns at xy locations.
- land/sea: The land/sea scapes were fantastic, the people wonderfully friendly and the resorts, spotless.
- garlic: Quantity: Garlic Scapes AVAILABLE NOW £ 1.10 ( 100g ) A unique chance to try these green shoots of our garlic.
- sea: Over the last five or six years, he has painted predominantly land and sea scapes, often featuring parrots and cows.
Browse dictionary entries near scape
- Scapa Flow
- scanty
- scantling
- scanties
- scant
- scansorial
- scansion
- scanning tunneling microscope
- scanning rate
- scanning electron microscope
- -scape
- scape wheel
- scapegoat
- scapegrace
- scaphoid
- scaphopod
- scapolite
- scapose
- scapula
- scapular
