scurf – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
scurf
n.
dry flakes of skin that have been shed (especially dandruff)
Dandruff
Dandruff is the shedding of dead
skin cells from the
scalp. As skin cells die, a small amount of flaking is normal; about 487,000 cells/cm
2 get released normally after detergent treatment. Some people, however, experience an unusually large amount of flaking either
chronically or as a result of certain
triggers, up to 800,000 cells/cm
2, which can also be accompanied by redness and
irritation.
scurf
Noun
1. (botany) a covering that resembles scales or bran that covers some plant parts
(hypernym) bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap
(classification) botany, phytology
2. a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin
(synonym) scale, exfoliation
(hypernym) bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap
(hyponym) dander
Scurf
(n.)
Thin dry scales or scabs upon the body; especially, thin scales exfoliated from the cuticle, particularly of the scalp; dandruff.
(n.)
Minute membranous scales on the surface of some leaves, as in the goosefoot.
(n.)
Hence, the foul remains of anything adherent.
(n.)
Anything like flakes or scales adhering to a surface.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
scurf
Synonyms and related words:
bilge, bilgewater, canaille, carrion, chip, corruption, dandruff, decay, dishwater, ditchwater, excrement, filth, flake, floccule, flocculus, flock, foul matter, furfur, gangrene, garbage, hoi polloi, masses, mess, mob, muck, mucus, obscenity, offal, offscourings, ordure, other half, paring, proletariat, pus, putrid matter, refuse, riffraff, rot, scale, scum, scuz, sewage, sewerage, shaving, slime, slop, slops, slough, smut, snot, sordes, swill, trash
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
