scud vs turner

scud

noun
  • A small flight of larks, or other birds, less than a flock. 

  • The drink Irn-Bru. 

  • A gust of wind. 

  • A loose formation of small ragged cloud fragments (or fog) not attached to a larger higher cloud layer. 

  • A swift runner. 

  • The act of scudding. 

  • A form of garden hoe. 

  • Any swimming amphipod. 

  • A scab on a wound. 

  • Pornography. 

  • A slap; a sharp stroke. 

  • Clouds or rain driven by the wind. 

adj
  • Naked. 

verb
  • To race along swiftly (especially used of clouds). 

  • To skim flat stones so they skip along the water. 

  • To hit or slap. 

  • To speed. 

  • To run, or be driven, before a high wind with no sails set. 

turner

noun
  • A variety of pigeon; a tumbler. 

  • A kitchen utensil used for turning food. 

  • An acrobat or gymnast, especially (historical) a member of the German Turnvereine, German-American gymnastic clubs that also served as nationalist political groups. 

  • A very dry pitch on which the ball will turn with ease. 

  • One who or that which turns. 

  • A person who practices athletic or gymnastic exercises. 

  • An old Scottish copper coin worth two pence, issued by King James VI. 

  • A person who turns and shapes wood etc. on a lathe 

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