scribes 1 of 2

noun

Definition of scribesnext
plural of scribe
1
as in calligraphers
one who writes from dictation or copies manuscripts variations between the different manuscripts attest to the fallibility of the scribes who transmitted them

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2
as in clerks
an official whose job is to keep records the scribe keeps the minutes of the club's meetings

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3
as in writers
a person who creates a written work a book of dusty poems by some now-forgotten scribe

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scribes

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verb

present tense third-person singular of scribe
as in files
to mark with or as if with a line or groove carefully scribed two lines into the wood

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  1. clerks
  2. writers
  3. scratches
  4. secretaries
Noun
  • Platt along with his department heads, city planners and office clerks worked alongside the snow removal pros in the public works department with an aggressive attack that’s common in many northern cities, but which was unheard of in Kansas City a few years ago.
    Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Because the robbers were wearing masks, the store clerks also couldn’t conclusively identify Knight or any other accomplices.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of clerks
Noun
  • This year, the Pinta Pride Project has assembled more than 800 letter writers from across the country to send out cards, letters and drawings to members of the community who have asked to be included.
    Hilary Shenfeld, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Every product was determined to have excelled in each category by our editorial team, which is composed of in-house writers and editors as well as contributors—along with special consideration from dermatologists.
    Jenny Berg, Allure, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of writers
Verb
  • Those were only some of the storylines around the NFL and that just scratches the surface.
    Fox News Staff, Fox News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • Gratitude hardly scratches the surface.
    KiMi Robinson, USA TODAY, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of scratches
Noun
  • The work a transition team does could be impacted by whether or not the incoming department secretaries have a lot of experience in the field, Lenkowsky said.
    Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
  • This reasoning should imply, at the least, careful scrutiny of those in charge of public forces, particularly of the secretaries of homeland security and of defense, the attorney general and the director of the FBI.
    George Liebmann, Baltimore Sun, 22 Dec. 2024
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