Definitions for inch

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IPA: /ɪntʃ/

Inch is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 9 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 10 points.

You can make 22 anagrams from letters in inch (chin).

Definitions for inch

noun

1. a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
2. a very small amount of anything; narrow margin:
3. a small island near the seacoast.

Idioms

1. by inches, narrowly; by a narrow margin: Also, inch by inch. by small degrees or stages; gradually:
2. every inch, in every respect; completely:
3. within an inch of, nearly; close to:

verb (used with or without object)

1. to move by inches or small degrees:

Origin of inch

before 1000; Middle English; Old English ynce Latin uncia twelfth part, inch, ounce. See ounce¹

Examples for inch

I take it fried, about an inch thick, with plenty of ham fat.

Cut this into strips about 3/4 inch wide, cover, and let rise.

In the coming month, Maynard may play a crucial role in helping the GOP inch forward on this controversial issue.

It seemed as if she grew an inch taller in her scorn of the Inspector's saying.

Cut the phyllo in half crosswise to make two (7 × 8½-inch) rectangles.

Anna Whiston-Donaldson is a popular blogger at An inch of Gray.

Then, between these layers, put a filling about 1/2 inch thick.

With a 1¾-inch ice cream scoop (or two spoons), scoop round balls of dough onto the prepared sheet pans.

"You were one-quarter of an inch from death, Dozier," he replied.

I moved my head one inch off the pillow to find out which it was, and something growled.