Grind and Scratch

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Grind noun - A harsh grating sound.

Usage example: the grind of ice in the blender sent the cat running from the room

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Scratch is a synonym for grind in scrape topic. In some cases you can use "Scratch" instead the word "Grind" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: grinding, grinder, grinded

Scratch noun - A harsh grating sound.

Usage example: the scratch of metal on metal is not a good sound for a car to make

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Grind is a synonym for scratch in scrape topic. Sometimes you can use "Grind" instead the word "Scratch" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: scratched, scratchy, scratching

character	grind character	scratch character
way	grind way	scratch way
face	grind face	scratch face
head	grind head	scratch head
Other words: weapon, enemies, tanks.

He also comes after an extremely boring grind mission that takes upwards of an hour to get through, and the way the game works, if he kills you, you have to do the entire mission from scratch.

Source: Video Game / Dawn of War
Arc the Lad: The final boss in part 2 is so strong that, unless you have a powered up Choko in your party, you're going to have to level grind a ton if you want to even be able to scratch him.

Source: Forced Level-Grinding
Bigger Bad: During one of their jobs, Daily Grind unearths a creature known as the Nulla Lucis (effectively a female Lucifer), and old Scratch himself comes to them for help disposing of her.

Source: Webcomic / Daily Grind

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