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- scratch
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| definition 1: |
If you build something from scratch, you build it from the very beginning when there is nothing.
Mr. and Mrs. Meyers started their business from scratch. There wasn't even a store on that corner when they started.When the storm destroyed Mr. Kelly's garage, he built it again from scratch. |
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If you cook or bake something from scratch, you do it using basic ingredients and basic methods. If you bake a cake from scratch, you measure and combine things like flour, sugar, eggs, salt, oil, and water. You don't buy a cake mix at the store.
When my mom wants to make a cake, she buys a cake mix at the store, but when she wants to make cookies, she makes them from scratch. |
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