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scan


scan - noun

  • the act of scanning; systematic examination of a prescribed region
  • an image produced by scanning

    • scan - verb

    • examine minutely or intensely
    • examine hastily
    • make a wide, sweeping search of
    • conform to a metrical pattern
    • move a light beam over; in electronics, to reproduce an image
    • read metrically
    • obtain data from magnetic tapes

    scan - thesaurus

    rake   read   skim  


    View spelling list Initial consonant blends - set 4 and learn about the word scan in the Spellzone English spelling course, Unit 5. Initial consonant blends.

    Scrabble score for scan

    s is 1 c is 3 a is 1 n is 1
    Scrabble score = 6

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