Scotch

Words with a similar base: Scotch, Scotch_malt_whiskey, Scotch_malt_whisky, Scotch_whiskey, Scotch_whisky

'Scotch'

[score.n.08] as in: a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

'Scotch'

[scotch.n.02] as in: whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still

'Scotch'

[thwart.v.01] as in: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

Examples:
What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
foil your opponent

'Scotch'

[scotch.v.02] as in: make a small cut or score into

'Scotch'

[scots.a.01] as in: of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language

Examples:
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'

'Scotch'

[economical.s.02] as in: avoiding waste

Examples:
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

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