scares

Definition of scares in English English dictionary: plural of scare
scare: To frighten, terrify, especially in a minor way
Did that scare you when I said Boo!?.
scare: {v} to frighten, terrify, alarm, disturb
scare: A cause of slight terror; something that inspires fear or dread
scare: sudden fright produced by a trifling cause, or originating in mistake
scare: A minor fright
scare: A bomb scare or a security scare is a situation in which there is believed to be a bomb in a place. Despite many recent bomb scares, no one has yet been hurt. = alert see also scared
scare: sudden mass fear and anxiety over anticipated events; "panic in the stock market"; "a war scare"; "a bomb scare led them to evacuate the building"
scare: {i} fright, fear
scare: cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"
scare: To frighten; to strike with sudden fear; to alarm
scare: A scare is a situation in which many people are afraid or worried because they think something dangerous is happening which will affect them all. the doctor at the centre of an Aids scare
scare: {f} frighten, alarm; spook, terrify
scare: cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal"
scare: If a sudden unpleasant experience gives you a scare, it frightens you. Don't you realize what a scare you've given us all? We got a bit of a scare
scare: If something scares you, it frightens or worries you. You're scaring me The prospect of failure scares me rigid It scared him to realise how close he had come to losing everything. = frighten emphasis If you want to emphasize that something scares you a lot, you can say that it scares the hell out of you or scares the life out of you
scare: a sudden attack of fear
scare: Fright; esp