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Wordnet 3.0

ADVERB (1)

1. from the beginning, especially without relying on resources or other advantages;
- Example: "he baked the torte from scratch"
- Example: "she built her business up from scratch"


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

from scratch adv 1: from the beginning, especially without relying on resources or other advantages; "he baked the torte from scratch"; "she built her business up from scratch"