SCRATCH Synonyms

• an unforeseen obstacle

• the act of rubbing or wiping

• move over something with pressure

• cause friction

• scrape or rub as if to relieve itching

• an appreciable consequence (especially a lessening)

• a depression scratched or carved into a surface

• an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

• make a depression into

• a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

• Apostle and companion of Saint Peter; assumed to be the author of the second Gospel

• a distinguishing symbol

• the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament

• a reference point to shoot at

• a visible indication made on a surface

• the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember

• a symbol of disgrace or infamy

• formerly the basic unit of money in Germany

• a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of

• a written or printed symbol (as for punctuation)

• a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)

• an indication of damage

• a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

• something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal

• attach a tag or label to

• designate as if by a mark

• be a distinctive feature, attribute, or trait; sometimes in a very positive sense

• celebrate by some ceremony or observation

• make or leave a mark on

• to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful

• notice or perceive

• mark with a scar

• make small marks into the surface of

• establish as the highest level or best performance

• make underscoring marks

• remove from a list

• put a check mark on or near or next to

• assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation

• insert punctuation marks into

• wear away

• rub hard or scrub

• an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

• and edge tool with a blade like a trough for cutting channels or grooves

• the act of gouging

• force with the thumb

• obtain by coercion or intimidation

• make a groove in

• a superficial abrasion

• the act of grazing

• feed as in a meadow or pasture

• break the skin (of a body part) by scraping

• let feed in a field or pasture or meadow

• scrape gently

• eat lightly, try different dishes

• make an incision into by carving or cutting

• irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn

• having edges that are jagged from injury

• cut or tear irregularly

• deeply hurt the feelings of; distress

• an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

• (British slang) a prison

• a small cut

• cut slightly, with a razor

• cut a nick into

• divide or reset the tail muscles of

• mate successfully; of livestock

• a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)

• a written form of a musical composition; parts for different instruments appear on separate staves on large pages

• a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest

• a set of twenty members

• grounds

• the facts about an actual situation

• an amount due (as at a restaurant or bar)

• a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

• a resentment strong enough to justify retaliation

• the act of scoring in a game or sport

• a seduction culminating in sexual intercourse

• gain points in a game

• make small marks into the surface of

• make underscoring marks

• write a musical score for

• induce to have sex

• get a certain number or letter indicating quality or performance

• assign a grade or rank to, according to one's evaluation

• a sudden sharp feeling

• a strong blow with a knife or other sharp pointed instrument

• informal words for any attempt or effort

• use a knife on

• stab or pierce

• poke or thrust abruptly

• an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

• erosion by friction

• the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice

• informal terms for money

• a gambling card game in which chips are placed on the ace and king and queen and jack of separate suits (taken from a separate deck); a player plays the lowest card of a suit in his hand and successively higher cards are played until the sequence stops; the player who plays a card matching one in the layout wins all the chips on that card

• food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked

• informal terms for money

• cover with bread crumbs

• any of various types of cabbage

• informal terms for money

• any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers

• make off with belongings of others

• poor handwriting

• a notation cancelling a previous sharp or flat

• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

• make up for

• declare null and void; make ineffective

• remove or make invisible

• make invalid for use

• soreness and warmth caused by friction

• anger produced by some annoying irritation

• become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

• feel extreme irritation or anger

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading

• cause friction

• warm by rubbing, as with the hands

• informal terms for money