hen scratch

noun

Definition of hen scratchnext
as in scratch

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  1. scratch
  2. scribble
  3. handwriting
Noun
  • Rather than automakers building custom solutions from scratch, Drive Hyperion provides a complete framework that can be adapted and scaled according to specific needs.
    Esat Dedezade, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Synthetic biologists can use GEMs to design entirely new organisms or metabolic pathways from scratch.
    Blaise Manga Enuh, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of scratch
Noun
  • The administrator in the group proceeded to draw a chaotic scribble.
    Nora Herting, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Just scribble on an object or person (there are separate modes for them) to create a Magic Mask.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of scribble
Noun
  • Much of that reasoning is attributed to the rise in using computers instead of handwriting documents, as well as the frequent use of text messaging, according to the organization.
    Danielle Jennings, People.com, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The team’s research takes them around the U.K. and beyond, into homes, museums and laboratories, and to the places where the artists worked, to engage with conservators, scientists, handwriting experts, archivists and others.
    Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Definition of handwriting
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