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People who believe in flying saucers are the scrapings from the bottom.
Nigel Kneale

Meaning of "scrapings" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SCRAPINGS

scrapings  [ˈskreɪpɪŋz] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCRAPINGS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Scrapings is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES SCRAPINGS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of scrapings in the English dictionary

The definition of scrapings in the dictionary is small amounts or pieces of something that have been scraped off, together, or up; a small amount.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCRAPINGS


chippings
ˈtʃɪpɪŋz
drippings
ˈdrɪpɪŋz
droppings
ˈdrɒpɪŋz
enwrappings
ɪnˈræpɪŋz
feelings
ˈfiːlɪŋZ
findings
ˈfaɪndɪŋz
harpings
ˈhɑːpɪŋz
Hoppings
ˈhɒpɪŋz
Kings
kɪŋz
rankings
ˈræŋkɪŋz
raspings
ˈrɑːspɪŋz
ratings
ˈreɪtɪŋz
savings
ˈseɪvɪŋz
Springs
sprɪŋz
sweepings
ˈswiːpɪŋz
things
θɪŋz
trappings
ˈtræpɪŋz
upheapings
ʌpˈhiːpɪŋz
wings
ˈwɪŋz
Writings
ˈraɪtɪŋz

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCRAPINGS

scrape through
scrape together
scrapegood
scrapegut
scrapepenny
scraper
scraperboard
scrapheap
scrapie
scraping
scrappage
scrapped
scrapper
scrappier
scrappiest
scrappily
scrappiness
scrapping
scrapple
scrappy

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCRAPINGS

bark chippings
bearings
beginnings
Cummings
earnings
evenings
filings
fittings
furnishings
Hastings
housings
in the wings
leggings
loose chippings
mornings
occupation groupings
proceedings
surroundings
to be seeing things
with all the trimmings

Synonyms and antonyms of scrapings in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «scrapings» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCRAPINGS

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

Translator English - Chinese

刮出
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

raspados
570 millions of speakers

English

scrapings
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

scrapings
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مأخوذة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

соскобы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

scrapings
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

scrapings
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

raclures
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pengikisan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Schabsel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

削り取っ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

부스러기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Scrapings
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

scrapings
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

scrapings
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्क्रॅपिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kazıntılar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

raschiatura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Skrawki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зіскрібки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pilitură
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αποξέσεις
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

skraapsels
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avskrap
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avskraping
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of scrapings

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCRAPINGS»

The term «scrapings» is quite widely used and occupies the 52.993 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCRAPINGS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «scrapings» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «scrapings» 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 scrapings

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QUOTES WITH «SCRAPINGS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word scrapings.
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Nigel Kneale
People who believe in flying saucers are the scrapings from the bottom.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCRAPINGS»

Discover the use of scrapings in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to scrapings and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Road Scrapings
This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1882. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... chapter vi.
Martin E. Haworth, 2009
2
Road Scrapings: Coaches and Coaching
This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.
Martin Edward Leslie, 2010
3
Ophthalmology
There is some evidence, however, that small infiltrates that are not associated with advanced suppuration or severe intraocular inflammation respond favorably to this approach.18 There is no debate that scrapings are mandatory if the ...
Myron Yanoff, Jay S. Duker, James J. Augsburger, 2009
4
Clinical Guide to Comprehensive Ophthalmology
Stains for Infectious Keratitis corneal scrapings are commonly employed to isolate and identify an infectious microorganism. Various stains of corneal scrapings may be helpful in identifying probable infectious organisms and selecting an initial ...
David A. Lee, Eve J. Higginbotham, 1999
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Statutes at Large ...: (43 v.) ... From Magna charta to 1800
And be it further enacted by the authority aforesaid, Regulations That within one hour after the pieces of starch (hall have been with regard to papered and stamped by the officer, all the scrapings belonging tf^fcfcrafi78ft to suck pteces of starch ...
Great Britain, 1786
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The Statutes at Large: From the ... Year of the Reign of ... ...
therefore further enacted by the Authority aforesaid, That after the Scrapings of Starch shall be weighed by the Officer, and the said Scrapings (hall be put into Water, as by this Act is required, the said Officer shall deduct (even Tenth Parts of  ...
‎1789
7
Muller and Kirk's Small Animal Dermatology7: Muller and ...
It may seem that skin scraping is a straightforward, easy laboratory procedure, but the authors have encountered referred demodicosis cases in which false- negative skin scraping findings led to misdiagnosis, or skin scrapings were not ...
William Howard Miller, Craig E. Griffin, Karen L. Campbell, 2013
8
New Perspectives on Pleistocene Biochronology and Biotic ...
2781 R ml - - - 2N 2-3E 45-75 cmbd; South fragment Wall Scrapings 2782 R ml 3.6 1.85 1.2+ 2N 2-3E 45-75 cmbd; South Wall Scrapings 2783 L ml 3.4 1.75 2.1 + 2N 2-3E 45-75 cmbd; South digested? Wall Scrapings 2784 R ml - - - 1N 3E wall ...
Christopher Nathan Jass, 2007
9
Med Lab Tech Vol 2, 2/E
Most likely mycotic agents in various specimens Common specimens Likely organisms Bone marrow Throat swab Mucocutaneous lesions Vaginal exudates Urine Spinal fluid Pus, exudates Skin scrapings Corneal scrapings External ear ...
Kanai. L Mukherjee, 2010
10
Clinical Parasitology - Pageburst E-Book on VitalSource,A ...
Acanthamoeba keratitis (Chapter 3) is best diagnosed by the collection and examination of corneal scrapings. These scrapings should be placed into an airtight container. It is important that small tissue samples be kept moist with sterile saline ...
Elizabeth Zeibig, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCRAPINGS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term scrapings is used in the context of the following news items.
1
New details emerge in Avon jogging attack as suspect appears in …
That DNA recovered from her fingernail scrapings was first compared to DNA profiles on a national database, but there was no match, according to the warrant. «FOX CT, Jul 15»
2
Development of Conventional and Real-Time Quantitative PCR …
The sensitivity of routine microscopy for demonstration of Sarcoptes scabiei mites or eggs in skin scrapings is only about 50%. Except for three studies using ... «Journal of Clinical Microbiology, Jun 15»
3
Vic police can use force on murder suspect
POLICE have been told they can use force to obtain fingernail scrapings and a swab from a man charged with murder after a woman's body was found in a ... «NEWS.com.au, May 15»
4
New DNA emerges at Lundy trial
Fingernail scrapings taken from murder victims Christine and Amber Lundy and tested for the first time last year revealed DNA from two unknown men, a trial has ... «Radio New Zealand, Feb 15»
5
'Lives in Ruins,' by Marilyn Johnson
(Scrapings from the bottoms of pots in Midas's tomb at Gordian in Turkey suggest you mix grape wine, barley beer and honey.) She follows archaeologists to ... «New York Times, Jan 15»
6
Morrissey: I've Had 4 Cancer Scrapings
Time has a slightly different translation of the quote: "I have had four cancer-scrapings, but so what." Rolling Stone notes that Morrissey, 55, has canceled recent ... «Newser, Oct 14»
7
Morrissey reveals cancer procedure: "If I die, I die"
Ex-Smiths singer Morrissey has revealed he has had four medical procedures he has described as "cancer-scrapings". Morrissey's opinion of the outcome of his ... «Glamour.com, Oct 14»
8
Nasal Test For Human Prion Disease May Accelerate Search For A …
In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine by the NIH and a number of Italian research institutions, a new method using scrapings from the ... «Med Device Online, Aug 14»
9
Lead paint poses major risk to city family
A contractor had started working on peeling the old lead paint off the house at 446 Union St., and then stopped, but left the lead paint scrapings "all over the ... «Seacoastonline.com, Jul 14»
10
Innocent man cleared after serving 10 years as 'Bronx rapist'
The legal eagles found that never-before-tested scrapings from beneath the victim's fingernails contained DNA that did not belong to Hicks — proving he could ... «New York Post, May 14»

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