Synonyms: mark, scar, scrape, scratch
Definition: an indication of damage
Similar words: mar, defect, blemish
Definition: a mark or flaw that spoils the appearance of something (especially on a person's body)
Usage: a facial blemish
Synonyms: scratch
Definition: (golf) a handicap of zero strokes
Usage: a golfer who plays at scratch should be able to achieve par on a course
Similar words: handicap
Definition: advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
Synonyms: cacography, scratch, scrawl, scribble
Definition: poor handwriting
Similar words: script, hand, handwriting
Definition: something written by hand
Usage: she recognized his handwriting; his hand was illegible
Synonyms: scrape, scraping, scratch, scratching
Definition: a harsh noise made by scraping
Usage: the scrape of violin bows distracted her
Similar words: noise
Definition: sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
Usage: he enjoyed the street noises; they heard indistinct noises of people talking; during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels
Synonyms: scratch, chicken feed
Definition: dry mash for poultry
Similar words: mash
Definition: mixture of ground animal feeds
Synonyms: start, starting line, scratch, scratch line
Definition: a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
Similar words: line
Definition: in games or sports; a mark indicating positions or bounds of the playing area
Synonyms: scratch
Definition: a competitor who has withdrawn from competition
Similar words: rival, contender, challenger, competition, competitor
Definition: the contestant you hope to defeat
Usage: he had respect for his rivals; he wanted to know what the competition was doing
Synonyms: sugar, dinero, dough, gelt, boodle, bread, clams, cabbage, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, kale, simoleons, shekels, scratch, moolah, pelf, wampum
Definition: informal terms for money
Similar words: money
Definition: the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
Usage: we tried to collect the money he owed us
Synonyms: dent, prick, incision, slit, scratch
Definition: a depression scratched or carved into a surface
Similar words: depression, impression, imprint
Definition: a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
Usage: he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud
Synonyms: abrasion, scrape, scratch, excoriation
Definition: an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off
Definition: an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
Synonyms: scratch, rub, chafe, fret, fray
Definition: cause friction
Usage: my sweater scratches
Similar words: touch, adjoin, contact, meet
Definition: be in direct physical contact with; make contact
Usage: The two buildings touch; Their hands touched; The wire must not contact the metal cover; The surfaces contact at this point
Synonyms: scrape, scratch, scratch up
Definition: cut the surface of; wear away the surface of
Similar words: incise
Definition: make an incision into by carving or cutting
Synonyms: scratch, grave, inscribe, engrave
Definition: carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface
Usage: engrave a pen; engraved the trophy cupt with the winner's; the lovers scratched their names into the bark of the tree
Definition: engrave or cut by chipping away at a surface
Usage: carve one's name into the bark
Synonyms: come up, scrape, scrape up, scratch
Definition: gather (money or other resources) together over time
Usage: She had scraped together enough money for college; they scratched a meager living
Similar words: hoard, roll up, pile up, amass, accumulate, collect, compile
Definition: get or gather together
Usage: I am accumulating evidence for the man's unfaithfulness to his wife; She is amassing a lot of data for her thesis; She rolled up a small fortune
Synonyms: scratch, strike, excise, expunge
Definition: remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
Usage: Please strike this remark from the record; scratch that remark
Definition: remove or make invisible
Usage: Please delete my name from your list
Definition: scrape or rub as if to relieve itching
Usage: Don't scratch your insect bites!
Similar words: irritate
Definition: excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame
Usage: Aspirin irritates my stomach