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Meaning of "scone" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCONE

Scottish, perhaps from Middle Low German schonbrot, Middle Dutch schoonbrot fine bread.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SCONE

scone  [skɒn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCONE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scone can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SCONE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

scone

Scone

A scone is a single-serving cake or quick bread. They are usually made of wheat, barley or oatmeal, with baking powder as a leavening agent, and are baked on sheet pans. They are often lightly sweetened and are occasionally glazed. The scone is a basic component of the cream tea or Devonshire tea. It differs from a teacake and other sweet buns, which are made with yeast. A scone is in some senses a type of pastry since it is made with essentially the same ingredients as shortcrust, though with different proportions of fat to flour.

Definition of scone in the English dictionary

The definition of scone in the dictionary is . a light plain doughy cake made from flour with very little fat, cooked in an oven or on a griddle, usually split open and buttered. Other definition of scone is insane.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCONE


air-con
ˈɛəˌkɒn
ancon
ˈæŋkɒn
archon
ˈɑːkɒn
con
kɒn
conn
kɒn
daikon
ˈdaɪkɒn
eikon
ˈaɪkɒn
emoticon
ɪˈməʊtɪˌkɒn
ex-con
ˌɛksˈkɒn
favicon
ˈfævɪˌkɒn
icon
ˈaɪkɒn
ikon
ˈaɪkɒn
neo-con
ˌniːəʊˈkɒn
recon
ˈriːˌkɒn
replicon
ˈrɛplɪˌkɒn
stick-on
ˈstɪkɒn
technikon
ˈtɛknɪˈkɒn
telecon
ˈtɛlɪˌkɒn
Yukon
ˈjuːkɒn
zircon
ˈzɜːkɒn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCONE

scolopendriform
scolopendrine
scolopendrium
scolytid
scolytoid
scombrid
scombroid
scomfish
sconce
sconcheon
scontion
scooby
scooby doo
scooch
scoog
scoop
scoop neck
scoopable
scooper
scoopful

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCONE

aglycone
alluvial cone
ancone
cone
dracone
drop scone
girdle scone
girdlescone
ice-cream cone
nose cone
pine cone
quadricone
retinal cone
silicone
storm cone
traffic cone
wind cone

Synonyms and antonyms of scone in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scone» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCONE

Find out the translation of scone to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of scone from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «scone» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

英式松饼
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

bollito de pan ligeramente azucarado que se toma generalmente untado con mantequilla
570 millions of speakers

English

scone
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फुलका
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سوني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

булочка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bolinho de trigo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Scone
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

scone
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Scone
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

brötchenartiges Teegebäck
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

スコーン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

스콘
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scone
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bánh kẹp làm bằng lúa mạch
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்கோன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लसूण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çörek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

focaccina da tè
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rożek
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

булочка
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Scone
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κουλουράκι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

botterbroodjie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

scone
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

scone
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scone

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCONE»

The term «scone» is quite widely used and occupies the 50.874 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCONE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scone» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scone» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about scone

EXAMPLES

2 QUOTES WITH «SCONE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word scone.
1
Mini Grey
Biscuits are sweet things in Britain, and apparently in America a biscuit is something like a scone, something savory that you'd have with soup.
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Andrew Rannells
Always my fallback is - I'm gonna move to a poor town and open a scone shop.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCONE»

Discover the use of scone in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scone and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Scone Island: An Ike Schwartz Mystery
Ike Schwartz and Ruth Harris had to delay a vacation in Las Vegas because at the last moment, Ruth was required to go to Scone Island, Maine to settle an estate.
Frederick Ramsay, 2012
2
Dead As a Scone
Forced to take a job as acting director of a tea museum, Nigel Owen learns that a dangerous criminal sits on the board of trustees.
Ronald Benrey, Janet Benrey, 2006
3
The Coronation Chair and Stone of Scone: History, ...
This volume assembles, for the first time, the complementary evidence derived from history, archaeology and conservation, and presents a factual account of the Coronation Chair and the Stone of Scone, not as separate artefacts, but as the ...
Warwick Rodwell, 2013
4
Sconiana. Memoranda of the antiquities, curiosities, ...
It would be worse than foolish, to attempt to amuse our Readers with the innumerable guesses and conjectures which have been circulated as to the period when Scone became a place of note, and the circumstances which were conducive ...
Sconiana, 1807
5
Scone Cold Dead
its contents, and the scone Owens had been eating when he died, be analyzed. She'd tasted one herself and could well believe that the filling had contained mushrooms. But who made scones with mushrooms? Nobody, that's who. Sherri was ...
Kaitlyn Dunnett, 2009
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Design and Make It!: Food and Textiles
The scone dough could be demonstrated and discussed. For the remainder of the lesson pupils can start to undertake other aspects of their investigation, using books, CD-ROMS, etc., within the school. For homework they should continue with ...
Roy Jarratt, Hazel King, 1998
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The Little Book: A Novel
Thirty years in the writing, Selden Edwards' dazzling first novel is an irresistible triumph of the imagination.
Selden Edwards, 2008
8
Bygone Scone
This book gives the full story of Scone and features over fifty photographs from the early years of the twentieth century.
Guthrie Hutton, 2006
9
The Poor Law Magazine for Scotland
during the requisite period after the father's desertion. (4.) In any event, the parish of Kinfauns, as the birth-place of the father, is only liable in relief to Scone, provided the father has not acquired any settlement by residence elsewhere; and he ...
‎1859
10
Our Lost National Identity: Tracing the Lineage of Israel's ...
The stone was then carried to Dunstaffnage Castle, then to Scone Abbey, near Perth. About 840 ad, Kenneth I of Scotland was the first Scot king who took the stone from Dunstaffnage Castle to Scone, the capital of his kingdom, and here it ...
John Pinkston, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCONE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scone is used in the context of the following news items.
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Rewind Festival sees thousands flock to Scone for weekend of 80s …
Campers arrived at Scone Palace yesterday and many revellers are expected to dress up in '80s attire this weekend, including mullet wigs and colourful clothes. «The Courier, Jul 15»
2
What is healthier? KFC chicken and chips or a cup of tea and scone?
The answer is that KFC chicken and chips is significantly healthier than the tea and scone. On the Health Star Rating system adopted by the New Zealand and ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
3
Celebrate Canada with a maple-inspired brunch: bacon and …
Our deliciously sweet Maple Scone with soft Spicy Maple Butter, pairs perfectly with a morning coffee or tea. For the main event, serve Bacon and Cheddar ... «National Post, Jun 15»
4
It's National Cream Tea day: Do you pronounce scone correctly?
According to Cambridge Dictionaries Online, con scone is UK English. And cone scone is American English. Anecdotally, con scone is the 'posh' way and cone ... «Gloucester Citizen, Jun 15»
5
Could this be the perfect scones recipe?
Scones can be sad. They promise so much and often deliver so little. And they do this when you really need them to be good. At weekends I often see lone dads ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
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'She helped us today': Loved Up's biggest supporter watching on in …
David and Alison Hush reckon the scars were so bad on Loved Up they almost had to beg Brett Cavanough to buy her — and the bush filly's Scone Guineas win ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
7
Ron Dufficy's raceday review: Scone
... in the Dark Jewel Classic. Source: News Corp Australia. SKY Thoroughbred Central's Ron Dufficy dissects the winners and losers from Scone on Saturday. «The Daily Telegraph, May 15»
8
'Awful three months' ends with Scone Cup win for Sam Kavanagh
Kavanagh jnr's Scone Cup win was more than a little sentimental given the conglomerate of Hunter Valley studs that have shown support to his young business ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
9
Bede Murray readies big team for return to Scone carnival as he …
"It's where your horses fit into [the program] and I don't normally go to Scone, but the two weeks between Wagga and Scone this year has fitted in pretty well for ... «Sydney Morning Herald, May 15»
10
Scone trainer Luke Griffith banned for four years over use of drug ice
Scone trainer Luke Griffith admitted he had a drug problem to Racing NSW ... Griffith told stewards during an inquiry in Scone, part of which was held in camera. «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 15»

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