inch

• ace
• altitude
• amount
• angle
• aspect
• bit
• chapter
• crawl
• creep
• crumb
• cut
• dab
• decrement
• degree
• drag
• elevation
• encroach
• entrench
• facet
• grade
• hair
• hairbreadth
• hairline
• hairsbreadth
• height
• highness
• impinge
• increment
• infringe
• intrench
• intrude
• invade
• iota
• jot
• limp
• loftiness
• lumber
• measure
• minim
• mite
• neck
• nose
• notch
• ooze
• overpass
• overreach
• overrun
• overshoot
• overstep
• particle
• peg
• phase
• place
• plane
• plod
• point
• poke
• rise
• shamble
• shouting distance
• shuffle
• side
• slouch
• smidge
• smidgen
• smidgeon
• smidgin
• snail
• snake
• sneak
• stage
• stature
• step
• tallness
• trace
• tramp
• trifle
• trudge
• worm

• country mile
• float
• fly
• glide
• hurry
• infinity
• light-year
• long haul
• mile
• race
• sail
• speed
• tear
• whiz
• whizz
• zip

• 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.
  5. A small island.
• verb
  1. (followed by a preposition) To advance very slowly, or by a small amount (in a particular direction).
  2. To drive by inches, or small degrees.
  3. To deal out by inches; to give sparingly.

• She moved the chair forward by an inch to fit the table.
• The snake slithered an inch closer to its prey.
• He measured the fabric carefully, cutting it an inch too short.
• The car inched forward inch by inch in the heavy traffic.
• Every inch of the garden was filled with blooming flowers.

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