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scapes

scapes is the plural of scape.

scapes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scape.

Meaning of scape

Noun (1)

scape (plural scapes)

  1. A leafless stalk growing directly out of a root, bulb, or subterranean structure.
  2. The basal segment of an insect's antenna (i.e. the part closest to the body).
  3. The basal part, more specifically known as the oviscape, of the ovipositor of an insect.
  4. The shaft of a column.
  5. The apophyge of a shaft.

Noun (2)

scape (plural scapes)

  1. (archaic) Escape.
    • I spake of most disastrous chances, […] Of hairbreadth scapes in the imminent, deadly breach.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...

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Questions about scapes

What is scapes the plural of?
Scapes is the plural of scape.

Words near scapes in the dictionary

  1. scapeless
  2. scapement
  3. scapements
  4. scaper
  5. scapers
  6. scapes
  7. scapethrift
  8. scapethrifts
  9. scapewheel
  10. scapha
  11. scaphae

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scapes (page history and authors); scape (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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