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Inches
/ˈɪntʃɪz/
A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres.
📖 Definitions of "Inches"
noun
- 1
A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres.
- 2
The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall.
- 3
The amount of an alcoholic beverage which would fill a glass or bottle to the depth of an inch.
- 4
A very short distance.
""Don't move an inch!""
verb
- 1
(followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).
"Fearful of falling, he inched along the window ledge."
- 2
To drive by inches, or small degrees.
- 3
To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.
noun
- 1
A small island
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