Crossword-Solution: INCH
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Inch | n. | An island; -- often used in the names of small islands off the coast of Scotland, as in Inchcolm, Inchkeith, etc. |
| Inch | n. | A measure of length, the twelfth part of a foot, commonly subdivided into halves, quarters, eights, sixteenths, etc., as among mechanics. It was also formerly divided into twelve parts, called lines, and originally into three parts, called barleycorns, its length supposed to have been determined from three grains of barley placed end to end lengthwise. It is also sometimes called a prime ('), composed of twelve seconds (''), as in the duodecimal system of arithmetic. |
| Inch | n. | A small distance or degree, whether of time or space; hence, a critical moment. |
| Inch | v. t. | To drive by inches, or small degrees. |
| Inch | v. t. | To deal out by inches; to give sparingly. |
| Inch | v. i. | To advance or retire by inches or small degrees; to move slowly. |
| Inch | a. | Measurement an inch in any dimension, whether length, breadth, or thickness; -- used in composition; as, a two-inch cable; a four-inch plank. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| INCH | anagram | CHIN, HINC, NICH |
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
AAER
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CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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Sentences with INCH (5)
How long has it taken? “One!” (Slightly had begun to count.) None too soon, Peter, every inch of him on tiptoe, vanished into the cabin; for more than one pirate was screwing up his courage to look round.
Mistress, in teaching me the alphabet, had given me the _inch,_ and no precaution could prevent me from taking the _ell._ The plan which I adopted, and the one by which I was most successful, was that of making friends of all the little white boys whom I met in the street.
She sidled off inch by inch, the lantern in her hand, till she could see the redness of his coat no longer.
This term may be headed for obsolescence as 5.25-inchers pass out of use, only to be revived if anybody floats a sub-3-inch floppy standard.
And yet I should have dearly liked, I own, to have touched her lips; to have questioned her, that she might have opened them; to have looked upon the lashes of her downcast eyes, and never raised a blush; to have let loose waves of hair, an inch of which would be a keepsake beyond price: in short, I should have liked, I do confess, to have had the lightest licence of a child, and yet to have been man enough to know its value.
Quotes with INCH (3)
Things on the essential list: vodka, Nine Inch Nails, a steady supply of mortal men, and an all-purpose bitchy attitude.
down with hell and heaven and all the religious fussinfinity pleased our parents one inch looks good to us
I want to take my time with you - to learn … every inch of you. And this apartment has very, very thin walls. I don’t want to have an audience” he added as he leaned down again, brushing his mouth over the cut at the base of her throat, “when I make you moan, Aelin.
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Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Onion, Rock & Roll, Slate, The Atlantic, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 597 times in crossword archives (1947–2025).