scratch



scratch

1. n. money. I just don’t have the scratch.
2. tv. to eliminate something from a list; to cancel something. We decided to scratch the idea of a new car. The old one will have to do.
3. mod. impromptu; temporary. (see also pickup.) We started a scratch game of basketball, but most of the girls had to leave at dinnertime.
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Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Allovera-Ancient Germanic
Franka (1)-German, Dutch
Harrison['hærisn]
Ognjen-Croatian, Serbian
DoreenDAWR-eenEnglish
Prudencioproo-DHEN-thyo (Spanish), proo-DHEN-syo (Latin American Spanish)Spanish