| English noun: Scribe | |||
| 1. | Scribe (person) French playwright (1791-1861) | ||
| Synonyms | Augustin Eugene Scribe | ||
| Instance hypernym | dramatist, playwright | ||
| 2. | scribe (person) informal terms for journalists | ||
| Synonyms | penman, scribbler | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | journalist | ||
| 3. | scribe (person) someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts | ||
| Synonyms | copyist, scrivener | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | employee | ||
| Instance hyponym | Ezra | ||
| 4. | scribe (artifact) a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut | ||
| Synonyms | scratch awl, scriber | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | awl | ||
| English verb: scribe | |||
| 1. | scribe (contact) score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | mark, nock, score | ||