Unscramble scotches

Definition of scotch

adjective:

• of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language; "Scots Gaelic", "the Scots community in New York", "`Scottish' tends to be the more formal term as in `The Scottish Symphony' or `Scottish authors' or `Scottish mountains'", "`Scotch' is in disfavor with Scottish people and is used primarily outside Scotland except in such frozen phrases as `Scotch broth' or `Scotch whiskey' or `Scotch plaid'". Synonyms: Scotch, Scots, Scottish.
• avoiding waste; "an economical meal", "an economical shopper", "a frugal farmer", "a frugal lunch", "a sparing father and a spending son", "sparing in their use of heat and light", "stinting in bestowing gifts", "thrifty because they remember the great Depression", "`scotch' is used only informally". Synonyms: economical, frugal, sparing, stinting.

noun:

• a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally). Synonyms: score.
• whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still. Synonyms: Scotch, Scotch malt whiskey, Scotch malt whisky, Scotch whiskey, Scotch whisky, malt whiskey, malt whisky.

verb:

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge", "foil your opponent". Synonyms: baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, spoil, thwart.
• make a small cut or score into.

Related words

dash, disappoint, ruin.

Words nearby

scorch.

Rhymes with

boche, botch, crotch, notch, swatch, troche, watch.