Phrase Hound found 8 phrases and 30 compound words that contain scab. The most common are listed below. Open scab in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 8
- apple scabA common disease of Rosaceae plants, caused by the ascomycete Venturia inaequalis.
- scab unionA trade union that serves the employer more than the workers.
- powdery scabA disease of potato tubers, caused by the cercozoan Spongospora subterranea f. sp. subterranea, and characterized by small lesions progressing to raised pustules containing a powdery mass.
- crown scabA cancerous sore formed round the corners of a horse's hoof.
- plum scabA fungal disease, caused by Cladosporium carpophilum, that impacts plums, cherries, and peaches.
- scab dutiesplural of scab duty: The act of being made to pick up litter, especially as a punishment.
- scab dutyThe act of being made to pick up litter, especially as a punishment.
- scab unionsplural of scab union: A trade union that serves the employer more than the workers.
Compound words 30
- scabbyAffected with scabs; full of scabs.
- scabiousHaving scabs.
- scablandHigh, flat land of igneous rock, with thin soil and deep channels formed by glaciers or glacial floods.
- antiscabOpposing strikebreakers.
- scabberystrikebreaking
- scabbishscabby
- scablessWithout a scab.
- scablikeResembling or characteristic of a scab (incrustation).
- scabwortThe plant elecampane.
- scabbardThe sheath of a sword.