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scots

/skɒts/

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Scotland/ˈskɔts/

scots is the plural of scot.

Meaning of scot

Noun (1)

scot (plural scots)

  1. (UK, historical) A local tax, paid originally to the lord or ruler and later to a sheriff.

Noun (2)

scot (plural scots)

  1. (obsolete, slang) A fury; a fit of temper.
    • The black fellows were in a very savage mood. […] Mr. Lawson, having heard that the up-creek blacks were "in a scot," and fearing that the youngsters might fall into their hands, had then started with his little party in pursuit.1869, Richard Rowe, The Boy in the Bush

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Proper noun capitalized: Scots

Scots

  1. A Germanic language closely related to English and descended from northern dialects of Middle English, spoken in parts of Scotland, now especially in the northeastern and southern regions of the country.

Adjective capitalized: Scots

Scots (not comparable)

  1. Scottish.
    Synonyms:
    Scotch, Scottish

Noun capitalized: Scots

Scots

  1. (plural) plural of Scot

Synonyms of scots

Origin of scots

Borrowed from Middle Scots Scottis, from Old English Scottisċ, a late variant of earlier Scyttisċ (“Scottish”). Doublet of Scotch, Scottish, and schottische.

Words formed from scots

Phrases with scots

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Words that rhyme with scots

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Questions about scots

What does scots mean?
Scots means a Germanic language closely related to English and descended from northern dialects of Middle English, spoken in parts of Scotland, now especially in the northeastern and southern regions of the country.
What is scots the plural of?
Scots is the plural of scot.
What part of speech is scots?
Scots can be a proper noun, an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce scots?
Scots is pronounced /skɒts/.

Words near scots in the dictionary

  1. scotosis
  2. scototactic
  3. scototaxes
  4. scototaxis
  5. scototherapy
  6. scots
  7. Scots acre
  8. Scots acres
  9. Scots broom
  10. Scots elm
  11. Scots elms

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Adapted from Wiktionary: scots (page history and authors); Scots (page history and authors); scot (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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