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Scalp

/skælp/

The top of the head; the skull.

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📖 Definitions of "Scalp"

noun

1
The top of the head; the skull.
2
The part of the head where the hair grows from, or used to grow from.
3
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.
"Some tribes used to collect scalps to prove how many of the enemy they had killed in battle."
4
The skin of the head of a stag with the horns attached.

verb

1
To remove the scalp (part of the head from where the hair grows), by brutal act or accident.
2
To resell, especially tickets, usually for an inflated price, often illegally.
"Tickets were being scalped for $300."
3
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).
4
To screen or sieve ore before further processing.
"scalped ore"

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Scalp"

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Word	Definition
headnoun	(countable) The part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth, and main sense organs.
skinnoun	(uncountable) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
surfacenoun	The overside or up-side of a flat object such as a table, or of a liquid.
skullnoun	(anatomy) The main bones of the head considered as a unit; including the cranium, facial bones, and mandible.
craniumnoun	(anatomy) That part of the skull consisting of the bones enclosing the brain, but not including the bones of the face or jaw.
ringwormnoun	A contagious fungal infection of the skin, characterized by ring-shaped discolored patches, covered by vesicles or scales.
patenoun	The interior body, or non-rind portion of cheese, described by its texture, density, and color.
noddlenoun	(UK, informal) The head; the part of the body of an animal or human which contains the brain, mouth and main sense organs.
sconcenoun	A fixture for a light, which holds it and provides a screen against wind or against a naked flame or lightbulb.
skullcapnoun	(anatomy) The calvaria, the top part of the skull, covering the cranial cavity containing the brain.
pollnoun	A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
crownnoun	(clothing, monarchy) A royal, imperial or princely headdress; a diadem.
headskinnoun	—
integumentnoun	(biology) An outer protective covering such as the feathers or skin of an animal, a rind or shell.
epidermisnoun	The outer, protective layer of the skin of vertebrates, covering the dermis
dermisnoun	(anatomy) The tissue of the skin underlying the epidermis.
cutisnoun	(anatomy) The true skin or dermis, underlying the epidermis.
topnoun	The highest or uppermost part of something.
headpiecenoun	Something covering the head.
hideverb	(transitive) To put (something) in a place where it will be out of sight or harder to discover.