Scope
/หskoสp/
The meaning and definition of Scope, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.
Definition
noun
-
The region of an utterance to which some modifying element applies.
โthe scope of an adverbโ
- The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; a domain.
verb
-
To perform any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.
โThe surgeon will scope the football player's knee to repair damage to a ligament.โ
-
To limit (an object or variable) to a certain region of program source code.
โIf we locally scope the user's login name, it won't be accessible from outside this function.โ
Definitions from the Free Dictionary API
Synonyms
telescopic sight
A word like โScopeโ rarely sticks from a single glance at a definition. WordMaster turns vocabulary into a game you play in context so it stays with you. Read the meaning above, then guess it in the tile, anagram, or hangman format โ and every word you meet is logged for review.