scarp

Other forms of scarp

plural

scarps·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about scarp

What does scarp mean?

scarp means "a long steep slope or cliff at the edge of a plateau or ridge; usually formed by erosion". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in scarp?

scarp has 1 syllable: scarp. In IPA it is /ˈskɑɹp/.

What is another word for scarp?

Close synonyms include escarpment, escarpment, escarp, protective embankment. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is scarp a common word?

scarp is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.