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Synonyms for scarf

  • noun
  • verb

Most common

neck tie neck-cloth cravat neck kerchief muffler yashmak

All synonyms

Noun

neck kerchief, neck tie, neck-cloth, cravat, muffler, tippet, yashmak, comforter dated UK

Verb

wolf down informal, guzzle, gobble, scoff, hork slang, guttle dated UK

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A long, often knitted, garment worn around the neck.

  2. v. 1

    To throw on loosely; to put on like a scarf.

Related words

Word family
scarfable scarfpin
Phrases
scarf down scarf up infinity scarf pioneer scarf red scarf
Is a kind of
garment
Other spellings
scarph scarve

Forms

Plural
scarfs → neck-cloths, cravats, mufflers, tippets…
Past participle
scarfed
e.g. scarfed → guzzled, gobbled, scoffed, horked…

Example sentences

  • muffler It sounds like you need a new muffler.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
scarfrising
cravatrising
mufflerfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
hork
5 letters
scoff1
6 letters
gobble2, cravat, guzzle2, tippet2, guttle
7 letters
muffler2, yashmak
9 letters
comforter3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gobble2 = 2 syllables).

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