Scab synonyms

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crust
(Geol.) The solid, rocky outer portion or shell of the earth; lithosphere
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traitor
A person who betrays his or her country, cause, friends, etc.; one guilty of treason or treachery
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deserter
Under the United States Code of Military Justice, a person who has been placed on AWOL status for more than 30 days
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rat
Any of numerous long-tailed rodents of various families (esp. Muridae and Cricetidae) resembling, but larger than, the mouse: rats are very destructive pests and carriers of highly contagious diseases, as bubonic plague and typhus
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blackleg
take the place of work of someone on strike
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turncoat
A person who goes over to the opposite side or party; traitor
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strikebreaker
A non-unionized worker hired to replace a striking union worker.
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apostate
One who has abandoned one's religious faith, a political party, one's principles, or a cause.
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incrustation
(Biology) A coating of hardened exudate or other material on a body or body part; a scale or scab.
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scoundrel
The definition of a scoundrel is a villain or a dishonest, wicked or mischievous person.
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fink
To inform (on)
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pustule (related)
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scurf (related)
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dandruff (related)
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eschar
A dry, dark scab or scar, especially as a result of burning.
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slough
A town in east Berkshire, and formerly in Buckinghamshire, close to Heathrow Airport
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knobstick
A stick with a rounded knob at the end.
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mange
Any of several contagious skin diseases of mammals caused by parasitic mites and characterized by skin lesions, itching, and loss of hair.
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Find another word for scab. In this page you can discover 18 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for scab, like: crust, traitor, deserter, rat, blackleg, turncoat, strikebreaker, apostate, incrustation, scoundrel and fink.
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Scab Sentence Examples

  • The scab of potatoes is another case in point.

  • She had a scab on her forehead over her left eye and a bruise on her cheek.

  • A practitioner took a scab from someone with a mild case, made an incision in the skin of a healthy person, and infected that person with the scab.

  • Moving your mouth can cause the scab to crack.

  • This stops the bleeding and the blood will then coagulate or thicken into a scab.

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