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scratch

[skrach] / skrætʃ /
NOUN
small cut or mark
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And those don’t even scratch the surface of the sentiments being tossed around on social media.

From Salon

Later, Zamora hired a graphic designer in Spain to generate fake documentation from scratch.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shopping here in the air-conditioned comfort of the store, with trial rooms, attendants and scratch cards offering discounts on her next purchase, is a refreshingly new experience for Alka.

From BBC

Nerves help send that message to the brain, which tells your hand to scratch.

From The Wall Street Journal

Everything has been built from scratch, and as they share the hills with Exmoor ponies, their busy fast-paced lives in London seem like a distant memory.

From BBC