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stanch

Stanch is a 6 letter word which starts with the letter S and ends with the letter H for which we found 5 definitions.

Definition
(v. t.) To stop the flowing of as blood; to check; also to stop the flowing of blood from; as to stanch a wound.
(v. t.) To extinguish; to quench as fire or thirst.
(v. i.) To cease as the flowing of blood.
(n.) That which stanches or checks.
(n.) A flood gate by which water is accumulated for floating a boat over a shallow part of a stream by its release.

Syllable Information

The word stanch is a 6 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for stanch is: stanch


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