n.
1.someone who scans verse to determine the number and prosodic value of the syllables
2.an electronic device that generates a digital representation of an image for data input to a computer
3.a radar dish that rotates or oscillates in order to scan a broad area
4.a radio receiver that that moves automatically across some selected range of frequencies looking for for some signal or condition
Idiom of the Day
control the purse strings
to be in charge of the money
My mother used to control the purse strings in our family.