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Word: Inch
Speech Type: Noun
late Old English ynce, from Latin uncia ‘twelfth part’, from unus ‘one’ (probably denoting a unit). Compare with ounce
ɪn(t)ʃ
a unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm)
Short Definition:unit of linear measure
Examples:- the toy train is four inches long
- eighteen inches of thread
(as a unit of rainfall) a quantity that would cover a horizontal surface to a depth of one inch, equivalent to 253.7 cubic metres per hectare
Short Definition:unit of rainfall
Examples:- more than four inches of rain is expected
Word: Inch
Speech Type: Verb
ɪn(t)ʃ
move along slowly and carefully
Short Definition:move along slowly and carefully
Examples:- he inched away as I approached
- the stock market inched ahead today
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