scalyscal‧y /ˈskeɪli/ adjective 
Examples
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Dandruff is characterized by a scaly and sometimes itchy scalp.
- To relieve tight or scaly skin, add a teaspoon of fine oil to your bathwater.
- An awareness crept upon him with dank, scaly fingers.
- From the road the Church looked diseased, scaly, malnourished.
- In the Old World they have a counterpart in the form of the strange, scaly anteaters, the pangolins.
- Symptoms are scaly skin, itching, inflammation and blisters.
- That snake, however, in all its wriggling, scaly glory, would never find its way into network fare.
- The fish-heads floated at the top, their scaly jaws agog, eve-sockets empty.
- Their warty, slimy and sometimes scaly skins can be almost any colour.
- This is characterised by a scaly and sometimes itchy scalp, but it shouldn't be red or sore.
Longman Language Activatornot smooth► rough
Collocations a rough surface is not smooth because it has lumps or holes in it: · The car bumped up and down as we drove across the rough ground.· He fell, cutting his forehead on the rough edge of a rock.· Hessian cloth provides a rough homespun texture that was popular in the 1950s.
► coarse something such as material or hair that is coarse feels rough and hard, especially because it is made of thick thread, hairs etc: · All the hospital beds were covered with coarse cotton sheets.· Her straight hair, once dark brown, was becoming grey and coarse.· The fisherman's skin was dark and coarse, his hands big and strong.
► abrasive an abrasive object or material has a hard rough surface that can damage other surfaces when it rubs against them: · Rub the table down with a fine abrasive paper before painting it.· If your body skin looks dull, removing dead skin with an abrasive glove can make a big difference.
► scaly scaly skin is dry and rough: · To relieve tight or scaly skin, add a teaspoon of fine oil to your bathwater.· Dandruff is characterized by a scaly and sometimes itchy scalp.
► calloused hands that are calloused are covered with thick hard areas of skin, especially because of hard physical work: · His was a big, strong hand, roughly calloused from fieldwork.· He ran a calloused finger around the rim of his glass.
WORD SETS► Biologyaerobic, adjectiveafterbirth, nounalgae, nounalimentary canal, nounamber, nounameba, nounamino acid, nounamoeba, nounanaconda, nounanaerobic, adjectiveandrogynous, adjectiveantibody, nounantigen, nounantitoxin, nounappendage, nounarm, nounarmour, nounasexual, adjectiveassimilation, nounatrophy, verbaviary, nounbacteria, nounbacteriology, nounbarnacle, nounbile, nounbinocular vision, nounbio-, prefixbiochemistry, nounbiodegradable, adjectivebiodiversity, nounbiohazard, nounbiological, adjectivebiological clock, nounbiology, nounbiomass, nounbiome, nounbiosphere, nounblind, nounbrain, nounbreathe, verbbreed, verbbreed, nounbreeding, nounbristle, nounbulb, nouncapsule, nouncarbohydrate, nouncarbon dioxide, nouncarnivore, nouncell, nouncellular, adjectivecellulose, nouncentral nervous system, nouncervical, adjectivecholesterol, nounchromosome, nouncirculation, nouncirculatory, adjectiveclass, nounclone, nouncold-blooded, adjectiveconceive, verbconch, nounconnective 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adjectiveflora, nounfoetal, adjectivefoetus, nounfoliage, nounfossil, nounfreak, nounfreshwater, adjectivefructose, noungamete, nounganglion, noungene, noungene pool, noungenera, genetic, adjectivegenetic code, noungenetic engineering, noungenetic fingerprinting, noungenetics, noungenome, noungenus, noungestation, noungland, nounglandular, adjectiveglucose, noungluten, noungonad, noungrass snake, noungrow, verbgrowth, nounhabitat, nounhaemoglobin, nounhearing, nounheart, nounhemisphere, nounherbivore, nounhereditary, adjectiveheredity, nounhermaphrodite, nounhibernate, verbhistamine, nounhoming, adjectivehormone, nounhost, nounimpregnate, verbimpulse, nounincubate, verbindigenous, adjectiveinfected, adjectiveinfertile, adjectiveinfest, verbingest, verbinhale, verbinseminate, verbinsensate, adjectiveinsulin, nounintegument, nounintercourse, nouninterferon, nounintestine, nouninvertebrate, nouninvoluntary, adjectiveiris, nounjaw, nounjelly, nounkidney, nounkrill, nounlactate, verblactation, nounlactic acid, nounleech, nounleg, nounlesser, adjectivelichen, nounlife, nounlife cycle, nounlife form, nounligament, nounlimb, nounlimpet, nounlipid, nounliver, nounliving fossil, nounlocomotion, nounlymph, nounlymph node, nounmale, adjectivemale, nounmammal, nounmandible, nounmate, nounmate, verbmembrane, nounmetabolism, nounmetabolize, verbmetamorphosis, nounmicrobe, nounmicrobiology, nounmicroorganism, nounmicroscopic, adjectivemigrate, verbmigratory, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmolar, nounmorphology, nounmotor, adjectivemould, nounmouth, nounmucous membrane, nounmucus, nounmulticellular, adjectivemuscle, nounmuscular, adjectivemutant, nounmutate, verbmutation, nounnatural history, nounnatural selection, nounnature, nounneck, nounnectar, nounnerve, nounnervous, adjectivenervous system, nounneural, adjectiveneuro-, prefixneurology, nounnode, nounnose, nounnostril, nounnucleic acid, nounnucleus, nounnutrient, nounnutriment, nounoesophagus, nounoestrogen, nounolfactory, adjectiveoptic, adjectiveorgan, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic chemistry, nounorganism, nounorifice, nounossify, verbosteo-, prefixoutgrowth, nounova, ovary, nounoverwinter, verboviduct, nounoviparous, adjectiveovulate, verbovum, nounparasite, nounpathogen, nounpedigree, nounpelvic, adjectivepelvis, nounpenile, adjectivepenis, nounpepsin, nounperiod, nounperspiration, nounperspire, verbphotosynthesis, nounphylum, nounpigment, nounpigmentation, nounplankton, nounplasma, nounpollinate, verbpostnatal, adjectivepregnancy, nounpregnant, adjectivepremature, adjectiveprenatal, adjectiveproduct, nounproliferation, nounpropagate, verbprotein, nounprotoplasm, nounprotozoan, nounpuberty, nounpulmonary, adjectivepulp, nounpulsation, nounputrefy, verbputrid, adjectivered blood cell, nounregurgitate, verbrenal, adjectivereproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectiverespiration, nounrespiratory, adjectiverespire, verbretina, nounroot, nounrot, verbrot, nounruff, nounsac, nounsaliva, nounsalivary gland, nounsalivate, verbsaltwater, adjectivescale, nounscallop, nounscaly, adjectivesebaceous, adjectivesecrete, verbsecretion, nounsemen, nounsense organ, nounsensory, adjectiveserum, nounsex, nounsex, verbsexless, adjectivesexual intercourse, nounsheath, nounshell, nounsibling, nounskeletal, adjectiveskeleton, nounskin, nounskull, nounspasm, nounspasmodic, adjectivespecies, nounspecimen, nounsperm, nounspiderweb, nounspinal cord, nounspine, nounspineless, adjectivestarch, nounstem cell, nounstimulate, verbstimulus, nounstrain, nounsubject, nounsubspecies, nounsucker, nounsucrose, nounsweat, verbsweat, nounsweat gland, nounsymbiosis, nounsystemic, adjectivetail, nountaxonomy, nounteeth, testosterone, nountest-tube baby, nountissue, nountrachea, nountube, noununicellular, adjectiveurethra, nounuric, adjectiveurinate, verburine, nounvariety, nounvector, nounvein, nounvenom, nounvenomous, adjectiveventricle, nounvertebra, nounvertebrate, nounvivisection, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewean, verbwildlife, nounwindpipe, nounyolk, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► scaly skin
1a scaly animal or fish is covered with small flat pieces of hard skin2scaly skin is dry and rough (=hard and dry, like the skin on animals such as lizards)· The crocodile’s scaly skin is ideally suited to its way of life.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► skin· Their warty, slimy and sometimes scaly skins can be almost any colour.· Symptoms are scaly skin, itching, inflammation and blisters.· And a scaly skin solves the problem of drying out even in intense heat.· Only the legs of birds show the tough scaly skin that reflects their reptilian ancestry.· The scaly skin of reptiles is ideally suited for development into sharply spiked armour.· Certain lizards take the spiky defence trend a major step further, with long, sharp spines growing out of their scaly skins.· As Ornithischosus increased in size its scaly skin replaced the bony armour as the danger from predators lessened.