scape

CEFRC2

/ˈskeɪp/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A long bare stem that grows from the base of a plant.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    The basal part, more specifically known as the oviscape, of the ovipositor of an insect.

Examples

  • Scape is a suffix that is used to describe a type of a view.

  • The artist painted a beautiful and grand city scape at dusk.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. The basal segment of an insect's antenna (i.e. the part closest to the body).

  2. A leafless stalk growing directly out of a root, bulb, or subterranean structure.

  3. The shaft of a column.

More examples

In context

  • The artist painted a beautiful winter scape on the canvas.

  • No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace / As I have seen in one autumnal face. / Young beauties force our love, and that's a rape, / This doth but counsel, yet you cannot scape.

  • Hee will provide you keyes, and locks, to spie, / And scape spies, to good ends

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Origin

noun

From Latin scāpus, from Doric Greek σκᾶπος (skâpos). Doublet of native English shaft.