from scratch
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.16 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
prep_phrase
From the beginning; starting with no advantage or prior preparation.
prep_phrase
From basic materials or raw ingredients.
Example Sentences
- "There were so many errors in the program that the programmer decided to rewrite it from scratch."
- "When the writer finished writing his book, it was stolen and now he has to rewrite it from scratch."
- "He had no money and no rich friends, so he had to build his business from scratch."
- "If you wish to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first invent the universe."
- "The Government's most ambitious plan is to create a software industry almost from scratch. Encouraged by the success of a technology park in Hsinchu, near Taipei, planners are investing millions of dollars in a software park in Nankang, also near Taipei, to open in about three years."
- "The advantages are that you may be able to build your services more quickly because you would not be starting from scratch, and you would proved a very friendly experience for your users, potentially eliminating or at least decreasing a variety of status inquiries and the possibility of missubmitting requests."