scalp
the integument of the upper part of the head, usually including the associated subcutaneous structures.
a part of this integument with the accompanying hair, severed from the head of an enemy as a sign of victory, as by some North American Indians and others during the colonial and frontier periods in the U.S.
any token of victory.
the integument on the top of the head of an animal.
Informal. a small profit made in quick buying and selling.
to cut or tear the scalp from.
Informal.
to resell (tickets, merchandise, etc.) at higher than the official rates.
to buy and sell (stocks) so as to make small quick profits.
to plane down the surfaces of (an ingot, billet, or slab).
Informal. to scalp tickets, stocks, or the like.
Origin of scalp
1Other words from scalp
- scalper, noun
- scalpless, adjective
Words Nearby scalp
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How to use scalp in a sentence
A thin patch containing another coil is then stuck to the outside of the scalp above the relay coil.
‘Neurograins’ Could Record Brain Activity From Thousands of Locations | Edd Gent | August 23, 2021 | Singularity HubSunbeam The Sunbeam Heating Pad for Neck & Shoulder features an extra-tall, adjustable collar to cover the entire back of the neck and into the scalp.
Best heating pad for chronic pain and tense muscles | Irena Collaku | August 22, 2021 | Popular-ScienceThe pandemic also brought a spike in hair shedding, because the body sometimes responds to stress by shunting resources away from our scalps, explains Marmon.
The young barber finally gave in and shaved O’Connor’s head down to the scalp, still protesting that this transgressive act was “not right.”
Britney Spears, Sinéad O'Connor and the Radical Act of a Haircut | Susanna Schrobsdorff | July 5, 2021 | TimeAs the patient trained to adapt to his new hybrid eyes and the goggles, the team also measured his visual cortex’s activity using EEG— electroencephalography, a swimming-cap-like system that captures the brain’s electrical signals through the scalp.
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On average, humans lose between 50-150 scalp hairs each day.
Birth Control Made My Hair Fall Out, and I’m Not the Only One | Molly Oswaks | October 14, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAl Pacino comes dressed in black and gray, wearing multiple bracelets and an unkempt tuft of hair poking up from his scalp.
Al Pacino Does What He Wants to Do: 'The Humbling,' Scorsese, and That 'Scarface' Remake | Alex Suskind | September 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou see people in war paint or doing the tomahawk chop and saying, “scalp him.”
Amanda Blackhorse Is ‘Confident’ Snyder Will Lose His Redskins Appeal | Robert Silverman | June 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTShivering, she sat up in bed and ran a hand across her scalp.
Read ‘The Winds of Winter,’ George R.R. Martin's New 'Game of Thrones' Chapter | Culture Team | March 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFeel your scalp tingle as my voice gently surprises you from behind.
And a rampant ache in my head, seconded by a medium-sized gash in the scalp, didn't make for an access of optimism at that moment.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairHe had not only been shot through the arm, the arm he had stretched forth to seize the flag, but had also received a scalp wound.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnShe was working on a chunk of marble and she had the forehead and general scalp contours almost completed.
It produces yellowish crusts about the hairs of the scalp and other parts of the body, and it destroys the hair.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin MalleyIt is one of the most difficult of the scalp-diseases to cure; months and sometimes years are required to get rid of it.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malley
British Dictionary definitions for scalp
/ (skælp) /
anatomy the skin and subcutaneous tissue covering the top of the head
(among North American Indians) a part of this removed as a trophy from a slain enemy
a trophy or token signifying conquest
hunting, mainly US a piece of hide cut from the head of a victim as a trophy or as proof of killing in order to collect a bounty
informal, mainly US a small speculative profit taken in quick transactions
Scot dialect a projection of bare rock from vegetation
to cut the scalp from
informal, mainly US to purchase and resell (securities) quickly so as to make several small profits
informal to buy (tickets) cheaply and resell at an inflated price
Origin of scalp
1Derived forms of scalp
- scalper, noun
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