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Type Words
Synonyms scratch line, start, starting line
Type of line
Type Words
Synonyms dent, incision, prick, slit
Type of impression, imprint, depression
Has types scotch, score
Type Words
Synonyms boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, pelf, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum
Type of money
Type Words
Synonyms chafe, fray, fret, rub
Type of touch, adjoin, contact, meet


my sweater scratches.
Type Words
Synonyms mark, scar, scrape
Type of blemish, defect, mar
Type Words
Synonyms engrave, grave, inscribe
Type of carve, chip at
Has types character
Verb group etch, engrave


the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree.
Type Words
Synonyms chicken feed
Type of mash
Type Words
Synonyms excise, expunge, strike
Type of delete, cancel


scratch that remark.
Type Words
Synonyms scrape, scraping, scratching
Type of noise
Derivation scratchy
Type Words
Synonyms abrasion, excoriation, scrape
Type of wound, lesion
Has types rope burn, graze
Derivation scratchy
Type Words
Synonyms itch, rub
Type of irritate
Derivation scratcher


Don't scratch your insect bites!.
Type Words
Synonyms come up, scrape, scrape up
Type of accumulate, pile up, amass, collect, compile, hoard, roll up
Has types nickel-and-dime


they scratched a meager living.
Type Words
Synonyms call off, cancel, scrub


scratch that meeting--the chair is ill.
Type Words
Synonyms cacography, scrawl, scribble
Type of script, hand, handwriting
Has types squiggle, chicken scratch
Type Words
Synonyms scrape, scratch up
Type of incise
Has types scuff, claw
Derivation scratcher
Type Words
Type of contender, rival, challenger, competition, competitor
Type Words
Type of handicap


a golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course.

Examples of scratch

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As RT's first light-rail manager, Mr. Beach created a new division from scratch.
From the sacbee.com
Even with all the detail that comes in that pizza, we build it all from scratch.
From the omaha.com
I cook almost all my children's food from scratch because of my son's allergies.
From the ocregister.com
He stole every joke I was planning to make and now I have to start from scratch.
From the usatoday.com
Everything you can think of in terms of starting a business, I did from scratch.
From the kansas.com
Always impressive to see people come together and create something from scratch.
From the gothamgal.com
It's probably the first year we're not starting from scratch with the linemates.
From the stltoday.com
Once they determine the document is up to scratch, the SEIS will be made public.
From the smh.com.au
All meals are made from scratch, with nothing pre-cooked or pre-packaged ashore.
From the telegraph.co.uk
More examples
  • Abrasion: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
  • Rub: cause friction; "my sweater scratches"
  • Incision: a depression scratched or carved into a surface
  • Cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
  • Boodle: informal terms for money
  • Rub: scrape or rub as if to relieve itching; "Don't scratch your insect bites!"
  • Scratch is the third album by Japanese pop singer Kaela Kimura, released on February 7, 2007 . It reached number one on the Japanese Oricon albums chart.
  • Gobots was a line of transforming robot toys produced by Tonka from 1983 to 1987, similar to Transformers. In 1991, the Gobots range was acquired from Tonka Inc. by Hasbro.
  • A Scratch Monkey is a term used in hacker jargon, as in "Before testing or reconfiguring, always mount a scratch monkey", a proverb used to advise caution when dealing with irreplaceable data or devices. ...