how to pronounce scratches

/ˈskɹætʃəz/

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scratches is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of scratches in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… the scratches now all over our desk from …”

meanings of scratches

noun:

Plural of scratch.
Synonym of pastern dermatitis.

verb:

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of scratch.

scratches frequency in english - C2 level of CEFR

the word scratches occurs in english on average 2.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics scratches can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that scratches can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;