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scruple
 
Noun scruple has 3 senses
  1. scruple - a unit of apothecary weight equal to 20 grains
    --1 is a kind of     apothecaries' unit, apothecaries' weight
    --1 is a part of dram, drachm, drachma
    --1 has part: grain
  2. scruple, qualm, misgiving - uneasiness about the fitness of an action
    --2 is a kind of anxiety
    Derived forms: verb scruple3, verb scruple2, verb scruple1
  3. scruple - an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
    --3 is a kind of     principle
    Derived forms: verb scruple3, verb scruple2, verb scruple1
Verb scruple has 3 senses
  1. scruple - hesitate on moral grounds; "The man scrupled to perjure himself"
    --1 is one way to     hesitate, pause
    Derived forms: noun scruple3, noun scruple2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s
  2. scruple - raise scruples; "He lied and did not even scruple about it"
    --2 is one way to     fuss, niggle, fret
    Derived forms: noun scruple3, noun scruple2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s PP
  3. scruple - have doubts about
    --3 is one way to     wonder, question
    Derived forms: noun scruple3, noun scruple2
    Sample sentence:
    Somebody ----s something
scrunched scrunchie scrunchies scrunity scruntinising scruntinize scruntiny scruph scruple scrupler scruples scruplous scrupolous scrupously scrupple scrupture scrupulous

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