Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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scratch | Yes | No | Yes | No |
depression | Yes | No | No | No |
scratch (noun) | depression (noun) |
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an indication of damage | pushing down |
(golf) a handicap of zero strokes | sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy |
poor handwriting | a sunken or depressed geological formation |
a harsh noise made by scraping | angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object) |
dry mash for poultry | a concavity in a surface produced by pressing |
a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game | a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity |
a competitor who has withdrawn from competition | an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation |
informal terms for money | a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment |
a depression scratched or carved into a surface | a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention |
an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off |
scratch (verb) | depression (verb) |
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cut the surface of; wear away the surface of | |
cause friction | |
carve, cut, or etch into a material or surface | |
gather (money or other resources) together over time | |
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line | |
scrape or rub as if to relieve itching | |
postpone indefinitely or annul something that was scheduled |