scapes

Scenic paintings, for short

Scapes functions as a suffix and a noun.

The suffix -scapes builds words for types of scenery or environments: landscape, seascape, cityscape, soundscape.

As a standalone noun, scapes are the long leafless flower stalks of certain plants, especially garlic scapes—the curly green shoots prized in cooking for their mild garlic flavor: Sauté the scapes with olive oil and salt.

vista

panorama

Unobstructed wide-angle view

perspective · outlook · expanse · sweep · prospect · tableau · scene · overlook · vantage · bird's-eye

nature

wilderness

Uncultivated, uninhabited natural region

savanna · tundra · moorland · heathland · wetland · woodland · marshland · canyon · coastline · dunes

aesthetic

composition

Arranged elements forming whole

harmony · form · palette · texture · tone · proportion · symmetry · impressionism · romanticism · picturesque

landscape

moonscape

Cratered, desolate surface view

mindscape · riverscape · cloudscape · nightscape · skyscape · hardscape · softscape · mediascape · escarpment · terrain

stalk

celery

Edible ribbed stalks

  • asparagusEdible green stalk vegetable
  • leekMild cylindrical onion relative
  • rhubarbTart red cooking stalks

chard · bok choy · scallion · shoot · sprout · stem · culm · reed · bamboo · petiole

escape

getaway

Swift departure or retreat

refuge · sanctuary · retreat · flight · evasion · exodus · bolt · abscond · fugitive · escapade

scapegoat

blame

Assign responsibility for wrongdoing

sacrifice · target · culprit · guilt · fault · accusation · expiation · penance · absolution · redemption

Opposites
PLANT ANATOMY (above vs. below ground)

scapesbulbs

Underground plant storage

roots · tubers · rhizomes · corms · cloves

Phrases
Family

escape, landscape, escaping, escapee, landscaping, escapism, cityscape, escapist, landscaper

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G