Anagrams of: SCRATCHINESSES

• the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions

• a court with jurisdiction in equity

• an office of archives for public or ecclesiastic records; a court of public records

• oral religious instruction (as before baptism or confirmation)

• give religious instructions to

• examine through questioning and answering

• elegance by virtue of being fashionable

• 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• a competitor who has withdrawn from competition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

• an indication of damage

• cause friction

• cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

• scrape or rub as if to relieve itching

• postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled

• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

• gather (money or other resources) together over time

• carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface

• give religious instructions to

• examine through questioning and answering