Synonyms for scurf
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A skin disease.
Related words
- Word family
- scurvy
Forms
- Plural
- scurfs → scales, exfoliations, scums, dandruffs…
Example sentences
- scale We had hopes of developing tourism on a big scale.
- exfoliation Benedito's spa has a body exfoliation treatment.
- scum Remove any scum that comes to the water surface.
- dandruff I gifted an anti-dandruff shampoo to my colleague.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| scurf | falling | |
| scale | steady | |
| exfoliation | steady | |
| scum | rising | |
| dandruff | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- scum1
- 5 letters
- scale1
- 8 letters
- dandruff2
- 11 letters
- exfoliation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dandruff2 = 2 syllables).