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Word entry · 7 letters

scratch

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"Small scrape"

7 letters · collected on this word page

7 lettersPronunciation /skɹæt͡ʃ/Part of speech verb, nounSorted acchrstStarts with SEnds with H1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Small scrape or mark, or the act of scraping lightly.

Word origin

From Middle English scracchen, of uncertain origin. Probably a blend of Middle English scratten (“to scratch”) and cracchen (“to scratch”). More at scrat and cratch.

Used in a sentence

  • “Could you please scratch my back?”
  • “I don't like that new scarf because it scratches my neck.”
  • “A real diamond can easily scratch a pane of glass.”

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