| NOUN | person | scab, strikebreaker, blackleg, rat | someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | scab | the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion | |
| VERB | body | scab | form a scab |
| social | scab, fink, rat, blackleg | take the place of work of someone on strike |
| Sounds | skae'b | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | ab / Ab / AB ... taxicab: 20 rhymes with aeb... | |
| Meaning | someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | strikebreaker, blackleg, rat | |
| Broader | worker | A person who works at a specific occupation |
| Spanish | carnero, esquirol, rompe-huelga, rompe-huelgas, rompehuelgas | |
| Catalan | esquirol | |
| Verbs | scab | take the place of work of someone on strike |
| Meaning | The crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of | skin, tegument, cutis | A natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch |
| Narrower | eschar | A dry scab formed on the skin following a burn or cauterization of the skin |
| Broader | solid body substance | The solid parts of the body |
| Spanish | costra | |
| Catalan | crosta | |
| Adjectives | scabby | covered with scabs |
| Verbs | scab | form a scab |
| Meaning | form a scab. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody's (body part) ----s | |
| Example | "the wounds will eventually scab" | |
| Broader | heal | Get healthy again |
| Spanish | cicatrizar | |
| Catalan | cicatritzar | |
| Nouns | scab | the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion |
| Meaning | Take the place of work of someone on strike. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | fink, rat, blackleg | |
| Broader | work, do work | Be employed |
| Nouns | scab | someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike |
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