scourge, flagellum
(noun) a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor)
terror, scourge, threat
(noun) a person who inspires fear or dread; “he was the terror of the neighborhood”
bane, curse, scourge, nemesis
(noun) something causing misery or death; “the bane of my life”
flagellate, scourge
(verb) whip; “The religious fanatics flagellated themselves”
scourge
(verb) punish severely; excoriate
Source: WordNet® 3.1
scourge (plural scourges)
A source of persistent trouble such as pestilence that causes pain and suffering or widespread destruction.
A means to inflict such pain or destruction.
A whip, often of leather.
scourge (third-person singular simple present scourges, present participle scourging, simple past and past participle scourged)
To strike with a scourge; to flog.
• (to whip or scourge): whip
• scrouge
Source: Wiktionary
Scourge, n. Etym: [F. escourgée, fr. L. excoriata (sc. scutica) a stripped off (lash or whip), fr. excoriate to strip, to skin. See Excoriate.]
1. A lash; a strap or cord; especially, a lash used to inflict pain or punishment; an instrument of punishment or discipline; a whip. Up to coach then goes The observed maid, takes both the scourge and reins. Chapman.
2. Hence, a means of inflicting punishment, vengeance, or suffering; an infliction of affliction; a punishment. Sharp scourges of adversity. Chaucer. What scourge for perjury Can this dark monarchy afford false Clarence Shak.
Scourge, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scourged; p. pr. & vb. n. Scourging.] Etym: [From Scourge, n.: cf. OF. escorgier.]
1. To whip severely; to lash. is it lawful for you to scourge a . . . Roman Acts xxii. 25.
2. To punish with severity; to chastise; to afflict, as for sins or faults, and with the purpose of correction. Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth. Heb. xii. 6.
3. To harass or afflict severely. To scourge and impoverish the people. Brougham.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 February 2025
(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
