When the new patient was settled comfortably on the couch, the physiatrist began his therapy session,
"I’m not aware of your problem," the doctor said. "So perhaps, you should start at the very beginning."
"Of course." replied the patient. "In the beginning, I created the Heavens and the Earth…"
—v. - score, mark, or wound superficially, esp. With a sharp object.
- (also absol.) Scrape, esp. With the nails to relieve itching.
- make or form by scratching.
- (foll. By together, up, etc.) = *scrape 9.
- (foll. By out, off, through) strike (out) (writing etc.).
- (also absol.) Withdraw (a competitor, oneself, etc.) From a race or competition.
- (often foll. By about, around, etc.) A scratch the ground etc. In search. B search haphazardly (scratching about for evidence). —n. - mark or wound made by scratching.
- sound of scratching.
- spell of scratching oneself.
- colloq. Superficial wound.
- line from which competitors in a race (esp. Those not receiving a handicap) start. —attrib.adj. - collected by chance.
- collected or made from whatever is available; heterogeneous.
- with no handicap given (scratch race). from scratch 1 from the beginning.
- without help. Scratch one's head be perplexed. Scratch the surface deal with a matter only superficially. Up to scratch up to the required standard. [origin uncertain]
SCRAWNY
adj. (-ier, -iest) lean, scraggy. [dial.]
SCREECH
—n. Harsh piercing scream. —v. Utter with or make a screech. screechy adj. (-ier, -iest). [old english (imitative)]
SCREWUP
n. Slang bungle, mess.
SCROOGE
n. Miser. [name of a character in dickens]
SCROTUM
n. (pl. Scrota or -s) pouch of skin containing the testicles. scrotal adj. [latin]
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