scratch
has definitions from the fields of writing,medicine
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[ verb ] cause friction
Examples "my sweater scratches" Used in print (Francis Pollini, Night....)`` Lookit that come_down , willya '' , said the man , scratching himself , yawning . (Robert Penn Warren, Wilderness....)The figure stopped and one hand was perilously freed from the hamper to scratch the nose . He could not make_out , but he knew that again she was scratching her nose . Mollie_the_Mutton was scratching her nose . The words ran crazily in his head : Mollie_the_Mutton is scratching her nose in the rain . |
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[ verb ] cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
Synonyms Used in print (The Times-Picayune, [New Orleans]...)The bristles are soft enough to massage the gums and not scratch the enamel . (Francis J. Johnston and John E. Willard, "The...)Following reaction the cells were scratched with a file and opened under a 20 % aqueous sodium_iodide solution . (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)He would lay in wait in the garage , and when the terrier came scratching around , he 'd let_fly with a cherry_bomb . (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....)He scratched his mosquito plagued neck . (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)`` I could scratch her eyes out '' , Eileen cried and stamped her foot when I came_back from the phone_booth . |
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[ noun ] (medicine) an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Synonyms Used in print (Harry Olesker, Impact....)Later , she apologized for the long scratch across his face , tried to explain she could n't help herself , that the panic arose in her unwanted . |
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[ noun ] (writing) poor handwriting
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[ noun ] a harsh noise made by scraping
Synonyms Examples "the scrape of violin bows distracted her" Related terms |
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