Damage and Scratch

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Damage

Damage noun - Something that causes loss or pain.

Usage example: the collision did a great deal of damage to her car

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Scratch is a synonym for damage in hurt topic. In some cases you can use "Scratch" instead the word "Damage" as a verb or a noun, when it comes to topics like loss.

Nearby Words: damaged, damaging, damageable

Scratch

Scratch noun - A harsh grating sound.

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Damage is a synonym for scratch in mark topic. Sometimes you can use "Damage" instead the word "Scratch" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as cut, hurt.

Nearby Words: scratched, scratchy, scratching

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How words are described

visible	visible damage	visible scratch
poor	poor damage	poor scratch
massive	massive damage	massive scratch
serious	serious damage	serious scratch
Other adjectives: huge, little, magic, minor, random.

Common collocations

character	damage character	scratch character
part	damage part	scratch part
clothes	damage clothes	scratch clothes
way	damage way	scratch way
Other words: characters, car, weapon, skin, ship, player, armor, eyes, enemies, ships, tanks.

Both words in one sentence

Knight deals good damage against other summons, but can barely scratch anything else.

Source: Video Game / Fantasy Earth Zero
The True Body is a human-sized object that is completely invulnerable to any damage not caused by Kabi; even blowing up a gas giant around it won't scratch it.

Source: Nigh Invulnerability / Anime and Manga
Ramming another car at full Power will usually do a metric ton of damage to them while you usually get away with a scratch.

Source: Video Game / Need For Madness?

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