scalp

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /skælp/

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Noun

Singular scalp

Plural scalps

1. (countable) The scalp is part of the head where the hair grows from.

• 
  A scalp without much hair
• 
  A scalp with hair

Verb

Plain form scalp

Third-person singular scalps

Past tense scalped

Past participle scalped

Present participle scalping

A man who was scalped as a child

1. When you scalp a person, you remove the part of the head where the hair grows from.

Parts of the head (edit)

hair - scalp - forehead - ears - eyes - eyebrows - eyelashes - eyelids - nose - cheek - mouth - lips - teeth - gums - roof (palate) - tongue - jaw - chin