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View definitions for scratch

scratch

noun as in small cut or mark

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verb as in cut; make a mark on

verb as in cancel

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What drives me now is absolutely building something from scratch.

Moments later, the confused bear scratched the homeowner’s wife before bolting back outside after the couple’s granddaughter opened doors and windows to create an exit.

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“Don’t be surprised if the leg on the table gets snapped off or scratched or if the couch doesn’t fit in the elevator,” he said.

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It plans to devote a majority of its capital to projects that involve building from scratch on undeveloped land.

She scratches the aboatia under his chin, and Woo’s tail flaps back and forth.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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