scape

1 of 3

verb

ˈskāp 

scaped; scaping

: escape

Some innocents scape not the thunderbolt.

—William Shakespeare

scape

2 of 3

noun (1)

1

: a peduncle arising at or beneath the surface of the ground in an acaulescent plant (such as the tulip)

broadly : a flower stalk

2

: the shaft of an animal part (such as an antenna or feather)

scape

3 of 3

noun (2)

: a view or picture of a scene

—usually used in combination

cityscape

Synonyms of scape

Verb

• avoid
• evade
• escape

Examples of scape in a Sentence

Verb

the queen has vowed that none of the traitors shall scape the gallows, be their station ever so high

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The four-foot-long garlands come in a set of two, ideal for layering or creating a symmetrical mantel-scape. —Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2025

Some gardeners choose to pinch those old flowers away every day to enhance the look of their plants, while others decide to wait until the entire flower scape stops blooming to cut the scape stem down to the soil line. —Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Nov. 2025

While autumnal tones are a ubiquitous color scape for the season, burgundy has really popped on several high-profile stars over the course of the last few weeks. —Julia Teti, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025

Before you get started, know that growing garlic bulbs indoors may result in small bulbs or only scapes, the green tops that resemble chives. —Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, short for escapen

Noun (1)

Latin scapus shaft, stalk — more at shaft

Noun (2)

landscape

First Known Use

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (1)

1601, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1773, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for scape

• ape
• cape
• crape
• crepe
• drape
• gape
• grape
• pape
• rape
• scrape
• shape
• snape