scape — scape·goat·er; scape·goat·ism; scape·less; scape·ment; scape; sea·scape; sky·scape; town·scape; tree·scape; wa·ter·scape; dream·scape; sound·scape; xeri·scape; land·scape; … English syllables
Scape — Scape, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Scaped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Scaping}.] [Aphetic form of escape.] To escape. [Obs. or Poetic.] Milton. [1913 Webster] Out of this prison help that we may scape. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scape — Scape, n. [L. scapus shaft, stem, stalk; cf. Gr. ? a staff: cf. F. scape. Cf. {Scepter}.] 1. (Bot.) A peduncle rising from the ground or from a subterranean stem, as in the stemless violets, the bloodroot, and the like. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Scape — Scape, n. 1. An escape. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] I spake of most disastrous chances, . . . Of hairbreadth scapes in the imminent, deadly breach. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. Means of escape; evasion. [Obs.] Donne. [1913 Webster] 3. A freak; a slip; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-scape — [skāp] [< (LAND)SCAPE] combining form 1. a (specified) kind of view or scene [seascape] 2. a drawing, painting, etc. of such a view or scene … English World dictionary
scape — scape1 [skāp] n. [L scapus: see SHAFT] 1. a leafless flower stalk growing from the crown of the root, as that of the narcissus or dandelion 2. something like a stalk, as the shaft of a feather or of an insect s antenna 3. a) the shaft of a column … English World dictionary
scape — [ skeıp ] suffix used with some nouns to make nouns describing a wide view of a particular type: a beautiful seascape (=view of the sea) an impressive cityscape (=view of the city) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
-scape — comb. form forming nouns denoting a view or a representation of a view (moonscape; seascape). Etymology: after LANDSCAPE * * * ˌskāp noun combining form ( s) Etymology: landscape : view : pictorial representation of a ( … Useful english dictionary
Scape — In biology, the term scape may refer to: * The first (basal) segment of an insect antenna * Scape (botany), a botanical structure Scape may also refer to: * Scape Magazine a magazine for landscape architecture urbanism * Runescape, a java based… … Wikipedia
'scape — scape1 «skayp», noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, scaped, scap|ing. Archaic. escape. scape2 «skayp», noun. 1. Botany . a leafless flower stalk rising from the ground, such as that of the narcissus, dandelion, or hyacinth. 2. something… … Useful english dictionary