scabnoun
uk/skæb/us/skæb/scab noun (SKIN COVERING)
[ C ] a rough surface made of dried blood that forms over a cut or broken skin while it is healing
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scar noun
[ U ] a plant or animal disease that causes rough areas on the skin
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Skin complaints & blemishes
- boil
- calloused
- capillary telangiectasia
- cradle cap
- crusta lactea
- dandruff
- diaper rash
- hive
- jaundice
- jaundiced
- pimple
- pitted
- prickle
- rash
- scabby
- scar
- sinus
- spotty
- ulcerated
- verruca
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Plant pathology
scab noun (WORKER)
[ C ] informal disapproving an insulting word for a person who continues working while other people in the organization are on strike
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Industrial action
- abstain
- blackleg
- cooling-off period
- demarcation dispute
- direct action
- job action
- lightning strike
- lock
- lock sb out
- lockout
- pay claim
- picket
- strike
- strike pay
- strikebreaker
- sympathy
- walk
- walk out
- walkout
- wildcat strike
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scabverb
[ I ] also scab over to form a scab or become covered by a scab:
The wound has scabbed over.
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Skin complaints & blemishes
- boil
- calloused
- capillary telangiectasia
- cradle cap
- crusta lactea
- dandruff
- diaper rash
- hive
- jaundice
- jaundiced
- pimple
- pitted
- prickle
- rash
- scabby
- scar
- sinus
- spotty
- ulcerated
- verruca
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