noun Download 🔗Share A unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot, or exactly 2.54 centimetres. Examples : "The picture frame was 12 inches wide. " unit math Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The amount of water which would cover a surface to the depth of an inch, used as a measurement of rainfall. Examples : "After the heavy storm, the local news reported that we received three inches of rain. " weather amount Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The amount of an alcoholic beverage which would fill a glass or bottle to the depth of an inch. Examples : "My dad poured two inches of whiskey into the rocks glass. " amount drink Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A very short distance. Examples : "The car stopped just inches from the bicycle. " area amount space Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share (followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction). Examples : "Fearful of falling, he inched along the window ledge." direction action process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To drive by inches, or small degrees. Examples : "The nervous driver inched the car forward in the heavy traffic, hoping to merge onto the highway. " action way process Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To deal out by inches; to give sparingly. Examples : "The manager inches out vacation time, making employees feel they have to beg for every day off. " amount business Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A small island Examples : "While searching for the lost fishing boat, the pilot spotted the inches dotting the coastline, offering potential shelter. " geography place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading