Scape Definition

skāp
scaped, scapes, scaping
noun
scapes
A leafless flower stalk growing from the crown of the root, as that of the narcissus or dandelion.
Webster's New World
Something like a stalk, as the shaft of a feather or of an insect's antenna.
Webster's New World
The shaft of a column.
Webster's New World
A scene; a view. Often used in combination.
Seascape; mindscape.
American Heritage

Apophyge.

Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • flower stalk
  • shaft
affix
A (specified) kind of view or scene.
Seascape.
Webster's New World
A drawing, painting, etc. of such a view or scene.
Webster's New World
verb
scaped, scapes, scaping

(archaic) To escape.

Wiktionary
suffix

Form, formation, shape.

Wiktionary

Scene, picture, view.

Wiktionary

A specific type of space.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Scape

Noun

Singular:
scape
Plural:
scapes

Origin of Scape

  • Abstracted from landscape, the suffix representing Middle Dutch -schap (“-ship"), from Old Dutch -skap (“-ship"), from Proto-Germanic *-skapiz (“-ship"), from Proto-Germanic *skapaz (“shape, form"). Cognate with Modern Dutch -schap (“-ship"), German -schaft (“-ship"), Swedish -skap (“-ship"), Old English -sceap, -scipe (“-ship"). More at -ship, shape.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin scāpus, from Ancient Greek (Doric) σκᾶπος (skâpos).

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin scāpus stalk perhaps from Greek skāpos

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Formed by aphesis from escape.

    From Wiktionary

  • From landscape

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Scape Sentence Examples

  • When the peduncle proceeds from radical leaves, that is, from an axis which is so shortened as to bring the leaves close together in the form of a cluster, as in the primrose, auricula or hyacinth, it is termed a scape.

  • For when she perceives the approach of those Enemies, she so settles her self in her Nest as to put her Bill out at the hole, and gives the Monkeys such a welcome therewith, that they presently pack away, and glad they scape so."

  • The handsome funnel-shaped flowers are borne in a cluster of two to many, at the end of a short hollow scape.

  • In the unit shown an electric motor is driving a scape wheel through a slipping clutch.

  • We will enter you in a draw for a free T-shirt & 7th edition Covent Garden scape map.

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Words Starting With

SSCSCA

Words Ending With

EPEAPE

Unscrambles

scape

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