Phrase Hound found 59 phrases and 47 compound words that contain scratch. The most common are listed below. Open scratch in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 59
- scratch the surfaceTo barely begin; to see or do only a fraction of what is possible.
- chicken scratchChicken feed consisting of random mixed grains such as corn, wheat, barley, sorghum and milling by-products.
- scratch cardA lottery ticket containing sections covered with an opaque waxy film which may be removed by scratching to reveal symbols that show whether or not a prize has been won.
- up to scratchsufficient; adequate; of acceptable or satisfactory quality
- without a scratchUnscathed, safe and sound.
- Old ScratchThe Devil.
- scratch paperPaper used for preliminary work on a (for example mathematics) problem, considered ephemeral.
- scratch raceAny race where the winner is the first to cross the finish line.
- scratch sheetA publication that lists the horses withdrawn from a day's horse races, along with the betting odds and statistics for the horses that are running.
- scratch outTo remove something by scratching.
- cat scratchThe wound, scar, or mark left by the scratch of a cat.
- scratch cardsplural of scratch card: A lottery ticket containing sections covered with an opaque waxy film which may be removed by scratching to reveal symbols that show whether or not a prize has been won.
- scratch padAlternative form of scratchpad: A pad of paper for preliminary notes or sketches or writings, etc.
- scratch racesplural of scratch race: Any race where the winner is the first to cross the finish line.
- scratch tapeA tape that is only temporarily needed for data storage and that can therefore be reused.
- scratch teamA team, often brought together on a one-off basis, composed of players who normally play for different sides.
- scratch-builtOf a building: built ad hoc, with whatever materials are to hand, and often just from ground level.
- scratch-offA scratch card.
- Sam ScratchThe Devil.
- cat scratch diseaseA relatively benign disease, characterized by swollen lymph nodes, caused by the bacterium Bartonella henselae normally carried by the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis.
- scratch commaSynonym of slash ⟨ / ⟩ in its former use as a form of comma.
- scratch-offsplural of scratch-off: A scratch card.
- you scratch my back and I'll scratch yoursIf you do me a favor then I will do you a favor; quid pro quo.
- scratch ploughSynonym of ard: A simple plough consisting of a spike dragged through the soil.
- scratch and sniffCoated with a substance that releases an odor when scratched.
Compound words 47
- scratchpadA pad of paper for preliminary notes or sketches or writings, etc.
- scratcherSomeone who scratches.
- backscratchA scratch on the back.
- scratchboardA technique in which drawings are created using sharp knives and tools for etching into a thin layer of white china clay that is coated with black India ink.
- scrillaMoney
- scratchittiA form of graffiti that is scratched or etched into a surface, especially one of glass or plexiglass.
- scratchsomeCharacterised or marked by scratching or scratchiness
- scratchableCapable of being scratched.
- scratchitiA form of graffiti that is scratched into a surface, rather than drawn or painted.
- bescratchTo scratch; scratch about; scratch all over.