scalps
The word “scalps” has 2 syllables: scal-ps
It's pronounced as /skælps/
What is synonym and antonym for scalps?
In the thesaurus, “scalps” has 26 synonyms.
Here are synonyms for scalps along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for scalps
- beans
- beheads
- blocks
- crania
- craniums
- crowns
- decapitates
- decollates
- domes
- guillotines
- heads
- mazards
- mazzards
- nobs
- noddles
- noggins
- noodles
- nuts
- occipita
- occiputs
- pates
- polls
- prunes
- shortens
- skulls
- trims
Meanings of scalps
- noun
- The top of the head; the skull.
- The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from.
- A part of the skin of the head, with the hair attached, formerly cut or torn off from an enemy by warriors in some cultures as a token of victory.
- The skin of the head of a stag with the horns attached.
- A victory, especially at the expense of someone else.
- A bed or stratum of shellfish.
- The top; the summit.
- verb
- To remove the scalp (part of the head from where the hair grows), by brutal act or accident.
- To resell, especially tickets, usually for an inflated price, often illegally.
- On an open outcry exchange trading floor, to buy and sell rapidly for one's own account, aiming to buy from a seller and a little later sell to a buyer, making a small profit from the difference (roughly the amount of the bid/offer spread, or less).
- To screen or sieve ore before further processing.
- To remove the skin of.
- To remove the grass from.
- To destroy the political influence of.
- (milling) To brush the hairs or fuzz from (wheat grains, etc.) in the process of high milling.
Example Sentences
- The hunter proudly displayed the scalps he had collected as trophies.
- The museum had a collection of ancient scalps from various indigenous tribes.
- The scalps were used as part of a ritual in their culture.
- The soldier returned with several scalps from his battles in the wild frontier.
- Scalps from the battlefield were often considered symbols of victory in some historical conflicts.
On this page you'll find 26 synonyms or another words to scalps, such as: beans, beheads, blocks, crania, craniums, crowns, decapitates.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
Related Words
occipita
- beans
- blocks
- crania
- craniums
- crowns
- domes
- heads
- mazards
- mazzards
- nobs
- noddles
- noggins
- noodles
- nuts
- pates
- polls
- scalps
- skulls
occiputs
- beans
- blocks
- crania
- craniums
- crowns
- domes
- heads
- mazards
- mazzards
- nobs
- noddles
- noggins
- noodles
- nuts
- pates
- polls
- scalps
- skulls
polls
- alternative
- appointment
- ballot
- ballot box
- balloting
- balloting place
- beans
- blocks
- bobs
- canvases
- canvasses
- choice
- circularizes
- clips
- crania
- craniums
- crops
- crowns
- curtails
- cuts
- cuts back
- decision
- determination
- docks
- domes
- franchise
- heads
- interrogates
- interviews
- judgment
- manicures
- mazards
- mazzards
- mows
- nips
- nobs
- noddles
- noggins
- noodles
- nuts
- occipita
- occiputs
- option
- pares
- pates
- pinches
- poll
- polling place
- preference
- primary
- prunes
- questions
- referendum
- scalps
- selection
- shaves
- shears
- shortens
- skives
- skulls
- snips
- solicits
- stumps
- surveys
- ticket
- trims
- vote-casting
- voting machine
- whittles
decapitates
- beheads
- decollates
- guillotines
- heads
- prunes
- scalps
- shortens
- trims
decollates
- beheads
- decapitates
- guillotines
- heads
- prunes
- scalps
- shortens
- trims