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scratch below the surface

scratch below the surface verb: synonym of scratch beneath the surface.

Verb

scratch below the surface (third-person singular simple present scratches below the surface, present participle scratching below the surface, simple past and past participle scratched below the surface)

  1. Synonym of scratch beneath the surface.

Synonyms of scratch below the surface

Forms of scratch below the surface

third-person singular presentscratches below the surface
present participlescratching below the surface
past participlescratched below the surface
pastscratched below the surface

Questions about scratch below the surface

What does scratch below the surface mean?
Scratch below the surface means synonym of scratch beneath the surface.
What part of speech is scratch below the surface?
Scratch below the surface is a verb.
What is the past tense of scratch below the surface?
The past tense of scratch below the surface is scratched below the surface.

Words near scratch below the surface in the dictionary

  1. scratch a liberal and a fascist bleeds
  2. scratch a liberal and you'll find a fascist
  3. scratch a living
  4. scratch an itch
  5. scratch and sniff
  6. scratch below the surface
  7. scratch beneath the surface
  8. scratch brush
  9. scratch brushes
  10. scratch by
  11. scratch card

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