backscratchers
Mutual benefit partners
Backscratchers are long-handled tools for scratching one's own back where hands can't reach, typically ending in a small rake or claw.
The term extends to people who exchange favors: The committee was full of backscratchers looking out for each other.
This sense connects to the expression "you scratch my back, I'll scratch yours."
Tall woody grass
- woodenMade from timber
- plasticCapable of being molded
- metalHard conductive solid
- handheldDesigned for palm use
implement · curved · claw · ergonomic · handle · sturdy · prongs · tines
Added part or duration
- telescopicExtending via nested tubes
- extendableAble to increase length
- armUpper body limb
- lengthMeasure of extent
accessibility · stretch · maneuverability · leverage · flexibility · retractable · elongation · adjustable
Urge to scratch
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- alleviationReduction of intensity
- easeLack of strain
- respiteShort pause from hardship
satisfaction · comfort · therapeutic · palliative · contentment · pleasure · indulgence · pampering
bamboo
Tall woody grass
handheld · implement · curved · claw · ergonomic · handle · sturdy · prongs · tines · rake
extension
Added part or duration
- telescopicExtending via nested tubes
- extendableAble to increase length
- armUpper body limb
length · accessibility · stretch · maneuverability · leverage · flexibility · retractable · elongation · adjustable · collapsible
itch
Urge to scratch
- soothingReducing distress or discomfort
- alleviationReduction of intensity
- easeLack of strain
respite · satisfaction · comfort · therapeutic · palliative · contentment · pleasure · indulgence · pampering · relaxation
self-care
Maintaining personal wellbeing
- hygienePractices maintaining cleanliness
- bathWashing in water
- exfoliationShedding surface skin cells
backscratchersaltruists
People motivated by others' welfare
philanthropists · do-gooders · humanitarians · benefactors · volunteers
backscratcherscritics
Those who evaluate work
whistleblowers · truth-tellers · gadflies · muckrakers · straight shooters