scratch
Meanings
- an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
- a depression scratched or carved into a surface
- informal terms for money
- a competitor who has withdrawn from competition
- a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
- dry mash for poultry
- a harsh noise made by scraping;
- poor handwriting
- (golf) a handicap of zero strokes;
- "a golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course"
- an indication of damage
- cause friction;
- "my sweater scratches"
- cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
- scrape or rub as if to relieve itching;
- "Don't scratch your insect bites!"
- postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled;
- "scratch that meeting--the chair is ill"
- remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line;
- "scratch that remark"
- gather (money or other resources) together over time;
- "they scratched a meager living"
- carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface;
- "the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree"
- SCRATCH v -ED, -ING, -ES to make a thin, shallow cut or mark on
Synonyms
- abrasion
- scrape
- excoriation
- incision
- prick
- slit
- dent
- boodle
- bread
- cabbage
- clams
- dinero
- dough
- gelt
- kale
- lettuce
- lolly
- lucre
- loot
- moolah
- pelf
- shekels
- simoleons
- sugar
- wampum
- start
- starting line
- scratch line
- chicken feed
- scraping
- scratching
- scribble
- scrawl
- cacography
- scar
- mark
- rub
- fray
- fret
- chafe
- scratch up
- itch
- cancel
- call off
- scrub
- strike
- expunge
- excise
- scrape up
- come up
- engrave
- grave
- inscribe
Scrabble Score: 14
scratch is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordscratch is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
scratch is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
scratch is a valid Words With Friends word