inch
Inch is a 4 letter word which starts with the letter I and ends with the letter H for which we found 5 definitions.
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| (n.) An island; -- often used in the names of small islands off the coast of Scotland as in Inchcolm Inchkeith etc. |
| (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. |
| (n.) A small distance or degree whether of time or space; hence a critical moment. |
| (v. t.) To drive by inches or small degrees. |
| (v. t.) To deal out by inches; to give sparingly. |
Syllable Information
The word inch is a 4 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for inch is: inch
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