Phrase Hound found 14 phrases and 3 compound words that contain scares. The most common are listed below. Open scares in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 14
- jump scaresplural of jump scare: A sudden, unexpected and startling event in media designed to frighten the audience.
- red scaresplural of red scare: Fearmongering on the topic of a rise in communism that will threaten Western nations, especially from Soviet Union and the Soviet bloc in the past, China, Cuba, North Korea, etc. but also from any leftist movement.
- lavender scaresplural of lavender scare: The fear and persecution of homosexuals in the 1950s in the United States.
- scares awaythird-person singular simple present indicative of scare away: To cause (something) to flee by frightening it.
- scares offthird-person singular simple present indicative of scare off: To cause (something) to flee by frightening it.
- scares straightthird-person singular simple present indicative of scare straight: To frighten (someone) to such a degree that a significant improvement in behavior results.
- scares upthird-person singular simple present indicative of scare up: To frighten (an animal, especially a game animal) into appearing from cover.
- scares someone to deaththird-person singular simple present indicative of scare someone to death: To frighten someone very much.
- scares the pants offthird-person singular simple present indicative of scare the pants off: To scare or startle someone thoroughly.
- scares the life out ofthird-person singular simple present indicative of scare the life out of: To scare something or someone to a great degree.
- scares someone out of their mindthird-person singular simple present indicative of scare someone out of their mind: Synonym of scare someone out of their wits (“to frighten greatly”).
- scares someone out of their witsthird-person singular simple present indicative of scare someone out of their wits: To frighten someone to such an extent that they behave irrationally.
- scares the daylights out ofthird-person singular simple present indicative of scare the daylights out of: To scare something or someone to a large degree.
- scares the living daylights out ofthird-person singular simple present indicative of scare the living daylights out of: To scare something or someone to a large degree.
Compound words 3
- jumpscaresplural of jumpscare: A sudden, unexpected and startling event in media designed to frighten the audience.
- outscaresthird-person singular simple present indicative of outscare: To scare someone more than someone else.
- overscaresthird-person singular simple present indicative of overscare: To scare too much.