Definition of from scratch

from scratch

adjective

• from basic ingredients; not pre-prepared.

  I made those cookies from scratch.

  Last edited on Aug 11 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Aug 11 2009.

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Other terms relating to 'from':
AFK	Definitions include: acronym of "away from keyboard."
beat up from the feet up	Definitions include: Connotes mental, physical, and spiritual bankruptcy.
BFH	Definitions include: acronym for "bitch from hell".
blast from the past	Definitions include: something from the past.
BOFH	Definitions include: acronym for "bastard operator from hell".
brother from another mother	Definitions include: a good friend that is more like a brother.
come from together	Definitions include: This is an expression that was used in Western Kentucky in the late seventies, possibly earlier.
drink from the fire hose	Definitions include: to become overwhelmed with information.
farfrumpoopin	Definitions include: constipated.
from *ss to elbow	Definitions include: over the entire body.
from hell	Definitions include: nightmarish.
from hunger	Definitions include: run down or impoverished.
from rags to riches	Definitions include: to go from extreme poverty to wealth.
from the bottom of (one's) heart	Definitions include: with sincere emotion.
from the d*ck	Definitions include: at the beginning, from the start.
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cat-scratch fever	Definitions include: an infectious disease humans catch from cats.
scratch	Definitions include: money.
start from scratch	Definitions include: start from the beginning.

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