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scarfs

The correct spelling is scarfs.

How to pronounce scarfs

noun

Say it like: Sca-rfs

The correct spelling is scarfs. 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. 1.A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.
  2. 2.A headscarf.
  3. 3.A neckcloth or cravat.
  4. 4.A type of joint in woodworking.
  5. 5.A groove on one side of a sewing machine needle.

verb

  1. 1.To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.
  2. 2.To dress with a scarf, or as with a scarf; to cover with a loose wrapping.
  3. 3.To shape by grinding.
  4. 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. 5.To unite, as two pieces of timber or metal, by a scarf joint.

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