Speakur

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scratched the surface

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables
scratched the -sur-face
IPA
35
Scrabble Score
19
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of scratch the surface

Questions

What does scratched the surface mean?
simple past and past participle of scratch the surface

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