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The correct spelling is scarf.
How to pronounce scarf
/skɑːf/
nounIPA: /skɑːf/
Say it like: Sca-rf
The correct spelling is scarf. A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck. For example: "You sure scarfed that pizza."
Usage Examples
“You sure scarfed that pizza.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.
- 2.A headscarf.
- 3.A neckcloth or cravat.
- 4.A type of joint in woodworking.
- 5.A groove on one side of a sewing machine needle.
verb
- 1.To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.
- 2.To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.
- 3.To shape by grinding.
- 4.To form a scarf on the end or edge of, as for a joint in timber, forming a "V" groove for welding adjacent metal plates, metal rods, etc.
- 5.To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.
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