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Scratch Along

Definition: Scratch Along

Scratch Along

Verb

1. Manage one's existence barely; "I guess I can squeeze by on this lousy salary".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 



Synonyms: Scratch Along

Synonyms: rub along (v), scrape along (v), scrape by (v), squeak by (v), squeeze by (v). (additional references)

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Crosswords: Scratch Along

Specialty definitions using "scratch along": GLUER AND SLICER, HAND. (references)

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Modern Translations: Scratch Along

Language Translations for "scratch along"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Arabic 

  

‏جمع المال (make money). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

едва я карам. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

eléldegél (to keep the pot boiling, to scratch along). (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

atchscray alongay

   

Romanian

  

se descurca foarte greu, o duce foarte greu. (various references)

   

Russian 

  

перебиваться (eke). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

ir tirando (manage, rub along, scrape along, scrape by, scrape through, scratch by, tick over). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

hanka sig fram (scrape along). (various references)

   

Turkish

  

kazıyarak çıkarmak (scratch out, scratch through), kazımak (delete, erase, grave, incise, inscribe, rub, rub out, scrape, scratch, scratch out, stamp, strip). (various references)

   

Ukranian 

  

ледь зводити кінці з кінцями (scrape along). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Anagrams: Scratch Along

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "a-a-c-c-g-h-l-n-o-r-s-t"

-3 letters: cachalots, charcoals.

-4 letters: althorns, cachalot, calathos, caracols, catalogs, chantors, charcoal, clachans, clangors, congrats, granolas, thoracal.

-5 letters: alastor, althorn, analogs, anarchs, anchors, angoras, archons, calcars, canchas, canolas, canthal, cantors, caracol, caroach, cartons, catalog, catalos, chantor, chorals, clachan, clangor, cloacas, coastal, cognacs, conchal, contras, cratons, garcons, gastral, gnathal, granola, hangars, harlots, hartals, lochans, ostraca, raglans, ranchos, sacaton, scholar, scratch, scrotal, throngs, trochal.

 Words containing the letters "a-a-c-c-g-h-l-n-o-r-s-t"
 

+5 letters: pharmacognostical.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: Scratch Along


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

53 63 72 61 74 63 68      41 6C 6F 6E 67

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

    

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01010011 01100011 01110010 01100001 01110100 01100011 01101000 00100000 01000001 01101100 01101111 01101110 01100111

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#83 &#99 &#114 &#97 &#116 &#99 &#104 &#32 &#65 &#108 &#111 &#110 &#103

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0053 0063 0072 0061 0074 0063 0068      0041 006C 006F 006E 0067

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

5369846786697423578818073

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Synonyms
3. Crosswords
4. Translations: Modern
5. Anagrams
6. Orthography
7. Bibliography


  

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