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scray

scray noun: a tern; the sea swallow.

Noun

scray (plural scrays)

  1. (UK, archaic) A tern; the sea swallow.

Forms of scray

pluralscrays
alternative formscraye

Origin of scray

From Welsh ysgraen, ysgraell.

Questions about scray

What does scray mean?
Scray means a tern; the sea swallow.
What part of speech is scray?
Scray is a noun.
What is the plural of scray?
The plural of scray is scrays.

Words near scray in the dictionary

  1. scrawniness
  2. scrawny
  3. scrawny drink of water
  4. scrawny drinks of water
  5. scraws
  6. scray
  7. scraye
  8. scrayes
  9. Scrayingham
  10. scrays
  11. scraze

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