As verbs the difference between scratch and nicks
is that
scratch is to rub a surface with a sharp object, especially by a living creature to remove itching with nails, claws, etc while
nicks is third-person singular of nick.
As nouns the difference between scratch and nicks
is that
scratch is a disruption, mark or shallow cut on a surface made by scratching while
nicks is plural of lang=en.
As an adjective scratch
is for or consisting of preliminary or tentative, incomplete, etc. work.
As a proper noun Nicks is
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