All scrape synonyms
scrape
S s verb scrape
- weeds β a valueless plant growing wild, especially one that grows on cultivated ground to the exclusion or injury of the desired crop.
- file β a powder made from the ground leaves of the sassafras tree, used as a thickener and to impart a pungent taste to soups, gumbos, and other dishes.
- hollow β having a space or cavity inside; not solid; empty: a hollow sphere.
- altercate β to argue, esp heatedly; dispute
- kibble β to grind or divide into particles or pellets, as coarse-ground meal or prepared dry dog food.
- descale β to remove the hard deposit formed by chemicals in water from (a kettle, pipe, etc)
- cut corners β to do something in the easiest and shortest way, esp at the expense of high standards
- etch β Engrave (metal, glass, or stone ) by coating it with a protective layer, drawing on it with a needle, and then covering it with acid to attack the parts the needle has exposed, especially in order to produce prints from it.
- clear away β When you clear things away or clear away, you put away the things that you have been using, especially for eating or cooking.
- wound β the act of winding.
- cross-hatching β to mark or shade with two or more intersecting series of parallel lines.
- levigate β to rub, grind, or reduce to a fine powder, as in a mortar, with or without the addition of a liquid.
- weed β Thurlow [thur-loh] /ΛΞΈΙr loΚ/ (Show IPA), 1797β1882, U.S. journalist and politician.
- hatchel β hackle1 (def 5).
- jollying β Present participle of jolly.
- furrowed β a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.
- depurate β to cleanse or purify or to be cleansed or purified
- make ends meet β the last part or extremity, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide or broad: the end of a street; the end of a rope.
- gritted β abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- kibbling β Present participle of kibble.
- dimpled β a small, natural hollow area or crease, permanent or transient, in some soft part of the human body, especially one formed in the cheek in smiling.
- gritting β abrasive particles or granules, as of sand or other small, coarse impurities found in the air, food, water, etc.
- dimpling β a small, natural hollow area or crease, permanent or transient, in some soft part of the human body, especially one formed in the cheek in smiling.
- clean β Something that is clean is free from dirt or unwanted marks.
- bailed β Also, bailer. a bucket, dipper, or other container used for bailing.
- grooved β simple past tense and past participle of groove.
- carding β the process of preparing the fibres of cotton, wool, etc, for spinning
- enfilade β A volley of gunfire directed along a line from end to end.
- floured β Simple past tense and past participle of flour.
- quarrying β an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
- graze β to touch or rub something lightly, or so as to produce slight abrasion, in passing: to graze against a rough wall.
- creak β If something creaks, it makes a short, high-pitched sound when it moves.
- fawn β a young deer, especially an unweaned one.
- husking β the dry external covering of certain fruits or seeds, especially of an ear of corn.
- excavate β Make (a hole or channel) by digging.
noun scrape
- fix β to repair; mend.
- hang up β the way in which a thing hangs.
- hangup β Alternative spelling of hang-up.
- distress β great pain, anxiety, or sorrow; acute physical or mental suffering; affliction; trouble.
- exigency β An urgent need or demand.
- jam β to press, squeeze, or wedge tightly between bodies or surfaces, so that motion or extrication is made difficult or impossible: The ship was jammed between two rocks.
- criticalness β inclined to find fault or to judge with severity, often too readily.
- disconcertion β to disturb the self-possession of; perturb; ruffle: Her angry reply disconcerted me completely.
- dilemma β a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives.
- emergency β A serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring immediate action.
- hole β an opening through something; gap; aperture: a hole in the roof; a hole in my sock.
- imperativeness β absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable: It is imperative that we leave.
- laboriousness β requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking.
- hard time β a period of difficulties or hardship.
- embarrassment β A feeling of self-consciousness, shame, or awkwardness.