Scoff

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To mock at or treat with derision.
  • verb-intransitive. To show or express derision or scorn.
  • n. An expression of derision or scorn.
  • v. To eat (food) quickly and greedily.
  • verb-intransitive. To eat greedily.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Derision; ridicule; a derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
  • n. An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.
  • v. To jeer; laugh at with contempt and derision.
  • n. Food.
  • v. To eat food quickly.
  • v. To eat.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Derision; ridicule; mockery; derisive or mocking expression of scorn, contempt, or reproach.
  • n. An object of scorn, mockery, or derision.
  • verb-intransitive. To show insolent ridicule or mockery; to manifest contempt by derisive acts or language; -- often with at.
  • v. To treat or address with derision; to assail scornfully; to mock at.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An expression of contempt, derision, or mocking scorn; a taunt; a gibe; a flout.
  • n. An object of scoffing or scorn; a mark for derision; a butt.
  • To speak jeeringly or derisively; manifest mockery, derision, or ridicule; utter contemptuous or taunting language; mock; deride: generally with at before the object.
  • Synonyms Gibe, Jeer, etc. See sneer.
  • To treat with derision or scorn; mock at; ridicule; deride.
  • To eat hastily; devour.
  • n. Food; “grub.”
  • To steal; carry off.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. treat with contemptuous disregard
  • v. laugh at with contempt and derision
  • n. showing your contempt by derision
  • Verb Form
    scoffed    scoffing    scoffs   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    disregard    push aside    brush off    brush aside    dismiss    discount    ignore    ride    rally    bait   
    Cross Reference
    scuff   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    derision    ridicule    mockery    mock    sneer    jeer    gibe    jee    deride    contemn   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Christophe    Hoff    Prof.    bake-off    boff    cough    doff    goff    hoff    jerk-off   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    gibe    jeer    taunt    raillery    jibe    ridicule    mockery    execration    incredulity    sneer