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scep·tic BrE || skep- AmE /'skeptɪk/ n a person who is sceptical, especially about the claims made by a religion
scep·ti·cal BrE || skep- AmE /'skeptɪkəl/ adj [(of, about)] unwilling to believe a claim or promise; doubting; distrustful: Everyone says our team will win, but I'm sceptical (of/about it). —ly /kli/ adv
scep·ti·cis·m BrE || skep- AmE /'skeptɪsɪzəm/ n [U] a doubting state or habit of mind; dislike of believing without certainty; doubt: Their claim is being treated with some scepticism in Washington.
scep·tre BrE || -ter AmE /'septə/ n a short rod carried by a king or queen on ceremonial occasions as a sign of power ➔ compare MACE
Scha·ma, Simon /'ʃɑːmə/ (1945-) a British PROFESSOR who teaches at Columbia University. He has written many books on history and art. He is well known in Britain as the presenter of television programmes based on his books such as Landscape and Memory and A History of Britain.
sched·ule¹ /'ʃedjuːl||'skedʒuːl, -dʒəl/ n 1 a planned list or order of things to be done, dealt with etc: to draw up a factory production schedule | an exhausting/a very full schedule | to stick to/keep one's schedule 2 [(of)] a formal list, such as a) a list of prices: a schedule of postal charges b) (especially AmE a timetable of trains, buses etc c) fml a list of details related to some other matter in writing: a schedule of repairs attached to a builder's estimate 3 ahead of/on/behind schedule before/at/after the planned or expected time: We finished the project ahead of schedule.
schedule² v [T] 1 [(for) usually pass.] to plan for a certain future time: The meeting is scheduled for Thursday. | [+obj+to-v] It is scheduled to take place on Thursday. 2 to put (a flight, train etc) into a timetable; make a regular service: We're trying to schedule another early morning train to London.
scheduled 'flight n an AEROPLANE service which is part of a timetable and flies at the same time every day or every week: We're going by scheduled flight because we're fed up with charter flights being delayed. ➔ compare CHARTER FLIGHT
Sche·her·a·zade, Sheherazade /ʃəˌherə'zɑːd, -'zɑːdə/ the woman who tells the stories in The ARABIAN NIGHTS. Scheherazade marries a man who always kills his wife on the night after the wedding. To prevent him from killing her too, she tells him part of an interesting story and then says she will tell him the rest of the story the next night. Because he wants to hear the end of the story, he does not kill her. She does this every night for one thousand and one nights, and after this, he allows her to live. ➔ see also ARABIAN NIGHTS
sche·ma /'skiːmə/ n pl. -mata /-mətə/ fml or tech a representation of an arrangement or plan; DIAGRAM
sche·mat·ic /skiː'mætɪk, ski-/ adj of or like a schema or SCHEME: A schematic drawing shows the main outlines but leaves out many details. —ally /kli/ adv
sche·ma·tize also -tise BrE /'skiːmətaɪz/ v [T] to express or show in a very simple, formal, (too) neat way
scheme¹ /skiːm/ n 1 especially BrE a formal, official, or business plan: to propose a new health insurance scheme 2 a system; an ordered arrangement: It's hard to see any scheme in what this writer has written: it's very confused. ➔ see also COLOUR SCHEME 3 a clever dishonest plan: [+to-v] a scheme to escape taxes 4 the scheme of things the way things are, regarded as an ordered system
scheme² v [(for, against)] to make clever dishonest plans; PLOT: I've never trusted that scheming bastard. | [+to-v] They've been scheming to get me dismissed. —schemer n
scher·zo /'skeɪtsəʊ||'sker-/ n pl. -zos /səʊz/ a quick playful piece of music for instruments, usually part of a longer piece
schif·fer, Clau·di·a /'ʃɪfə, 'klɔːdiə/ (1970-) a German MODEL who has also acted in films, including Catwalk, Pret-a-Porter, and The Blackout
chil·ler, Frie·drich von /'ʃɪlər, 'friːdrɪk, -ɪx vɒn||-vaːn/ (1759-1805) a German writer of plays, poetry, and history, best known for his Ode to Joy which BEETHOVEN set to music as part of his Choral Symphony
chind·ler's List /ˌʃɪndləz 'lɪst||-ərz-/ (1993) a US film,
made by Steven SPIELBERG and based on a book called Schindler's Ark by Thomas Keneally, about an Austrian businessman who saved many Jews from being killed by the NAZIS during World War II
schis·m /'sɪzəm, 'skɪzəm/ n tech [C;U(in, between)] (a) separation between parts originally of the same group, especially in the Christian church
schis·mat·ic /sɪz'mætɪk, skɪz-/ n, adj tech, usually derog (a person) supporting schism
schist /ʃɪst/ n [U] a rock that naturally breaks apart into thin flat pieces
schiz·oid /'skɪtsɔɪd/ adj tech (typical) of or like schizophrenia or a SPLIT PERSONALITY
schiz·o·phre·ni·a /ˌskɪtsəʊ'friːniə, -sə-/ n [U] tech a disorder of the mind marked by a separation of a person's mind and feelings, finally causing a drawing away from other people into a life in the imagination only ➔ compare SPLIT PERSONALITY
schiz·o·phren·ic /ˌskɪtsəʊ'frenɪk, -sə-/ adj, n tech (typical of) a person with schizophrenia —ally /kli/ adv
schlep, schlepp /ʃlep/ v -pp- AmE infml 1 [T] to carry or drag (especially something heavy which makes one tired): I schlepped all these books home with me. 2 [I (AROUND)] to spend a lot of time and effort in getting from one place to another: I've been schlepping around for an hour trying to get here.
Schlitz /ʃlɪts/ trademark a type of beer made by a US company
schlock /ʃlɒk||ʃlɑːk/ n, adj [U] AmE (a thing, especially a work of art) of low quality or value: Most of the paintings in his show were just schlock.
schmaltz, schmalz /ʃmːlts, mælts||ʃmɔːlts, ʃmɑːlts/ n [U] infml derog art or especially music which brings out feelings in a too easy, not serious or delicate, way —⇒y adj
Schmei·chel, Peter /'smaɪkəl/ (1963-) a Danish football player who was considered to be one of the best GOALKEEPERS of the 1990s. He is known especially for having played for Manchester United and the Danish national team. He stopped playing in 2003.
Schmidt, Hel·mut /ʃmɪt, 'helmʊt/ (1918-) a German politician in the Social Democratic Party, who was the CHANCELLOR of the former Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) from 1974 to 1982
schmo /ʃmə/ n pl. schmoes AmE infml a stupid or annoying person
schmooze /ʃmuːz/ v [I] infml, usually derog to talk about unimportant things; make SMALL TALK: a cocktail party full of people schmoozing
schmuck /ʃmʌk/ n AmE infml a fool
Schna·bel, Ar·tur /'ʃnɑːbəl, 'ɑːtʊər||'ɑːr-/ (1882-1951) a US PIANIST (=someone who plays the piano), born in Austria, known especially for playing music by BEETHOVEN
schnapps /ʃnæps/ n [U] a strong alcoholic drink rather like GIN
schnit·zel /'ʃnɪtsəl/ n [C;U] a small piece of VEAL covered with bits of bread for quick cooking in oil
schnook /ʃnʊk/ n AmE infml a stupid person: Don't be such a schnook.
schnoz·zle /'ʃnɒzəl||'ʃnɑː-/ n AmE humor nose: Jimmy 'Schnozzle' Durante was an American Jewish comedian famous for his big nose.
schol·ar /'skɒlər||'skɑː-/ n 1 [(of)] a person with great knowledge of, and skill in studying, a subject, especially a non-science subject: a Greek scholar (=one with great knowledge of especially ancient Greek) | Islamic scholars 2 [usually in negatives] infml a clever and educated person: I'm afraid I've never been much of a scholar. 3 the holder of a SCHOLARSHIP 4 lit or BrE old use a child in school ➔ see STUDENT (USAGE)
schol·ar·ly /'skɒləli||'skɑːlərli/ adj 1 concerned with serious detailed study: a scholarly journal 2 usually apprec of or like a SCHOLAR
schol·ar·ship /'skɒləʃɪp||'skɑːlər-/ n 1 [C(to)] a sum of money or other prize given to a student by an official body, especially to pay (partly) for a course of study: She won a scholarship to Oxford. | a state scholarship (=given by a US