scalp
/skælp/noun, verb1 syllable
Scalp means: the skin that covers the top of the head.
Synonyms for scalp2
What does scalp mean?3
noun
1
the skin that covers the top of the head“they wanted to take his scalp as a trophy”
verb
1
sell illegally, as on the black market
2
remove the scalp of“The enemies were scalped”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Scalp in a sentence
- She scratched her itch through the scalp to the brain.Scott
- Her hair is very thin and you could see her scalp.Amastan
- He is a trichologist dealing with hair treatment and scalp problems.Cangarejo
- Shampooing every day can be drying to your hair and scalp.Cangarejo
- Layla burned Salima on the scalp with a flatiron.OsoHombre
- Edmundo found Rima’s scalp on the ground.Amastan
- Layla felt her scalp was blistering.OsoHombre
- The spa offers a scalp massage.Amastan
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of scalp
as a noun
- plural
- scalps
as a verb
- past tense
- scalped
- present participle
- scalping
- third-person singular
- scalps
- past participle
- scalped