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scratches beneath the surface

scratches beneath the surface is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scratch beneath the surface.

Meaning of scratch beneath the surface

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To look or see beyond what is obvious.

Questions about scratches beneath the surface

What is scratches beneath the surface the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Scratches beneath the surface is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scratch beneath the surface.

Words near scratches beneath the surface in the dictionary

  1. scratchers
  2. scratches
  3. scratches a living
  4. scratches an itch
  5. scratches below the surface
  6. scratches beneath the surface
  7. scratches by
  8. scratches one's head
  9. scratches one's own itch
  10. scratches out
  11. scratches that

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