scratchers
Coin-revealed prize games
Scratchers are lottery tickets you play by scratching off an opaque coating to reveal symbols or numbers underneath: I bought a few scratchers at the gas station.
The term is informal and primarily American.
More broadly, anything that scratches—a back scratcher, a pet scratching at the door—can be called a scratcher.
Documents permitting entry
- jackpotAccumulated gambling prize
- instantBriefest unit of time
- prizeReward for winning
- payoutMoney distributed to recipient
lucky · chance · odds · numbers · winners · coins · reveal · games
Easing of distress
- nailsMetal fasteners, finger coverings
- skinBody's outer layer
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- hivesRaised itchy skin reaction
irritation · eczema · allergies · soothing · back · scalp · fingernails · ointment
tickets
Documents permitting entry
payout · lucky · chance · odds · numbers · winners · coins · reveal · games · newsagent
relief
Easing of distress
hives · irritation · eczema · allergies · soothing · back · scalp · fingernails · ointment · calamine
cats
Small domesticated felines
posts · sisal · cardboard · carpet · shredding · stretching · marking · territory · kneading · climbing
turntables
Record-playing devices
technics · platters · needles · crossfader · mixer · hip-hop · beats · sampling · cueing · spinning
- gamblinggamble, gambling, casinos, casino, bets
- convenience storechips, candy, soda, snacks, cigarettes
- oilfield equipmentdrilling rig, oil rig, offshore rig, derrick, rotary drill
- well equipmentdrill bit, drill pipe, casing, tubing, packer
scratchersdraw games
Contests without winners
lotto · Powerball · Mega Millions · keno · raffles
scratcherssoothers
Things providing comfort
moisturizers · salves · balms · lotions · healers
- scratched one's headRubbed scalp in confusion
- scratched outErased with marks
- scratched togetherAssembled with difficulty
- head scratcherPuzzling problem or question
- back scratcherTool for scratching yourself
- chicken scratchesMessy, illegible writing