Phrase Hound found 47 phrases and 36 compound words that contain inch. The most common are listed below. Open inch in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 47
- square inchA unit of area equal to the area of a square the sides of which are each one inch long.
- give an inchSynonym of budge an inch: To make any change in one's position or opinion, no matter how small.
- column inchOne inch of a printed column; a measure of space allocated.
- given an inchpast participle of give an inch: To make any change in one's position or opinion, no matter how small.
- gives an inchthird-person singular simple present indicative of give an inch: To make any change in one's position or opinion, no matter how small.
- half-inchTo pinch, to steal.
- dots per inchThe measure of a number of pixels per inch used in a graphic or supported by a digital display device, used to specify type or image resolution.
- characters per inchA unit of measurement of the number of typographic characters that fit on a one inch line of printed type. This unit is mainly used to specify font sizes that have the same width for each character (monospaced), however it may also be used …
- gave an inchsimple past of give an inch
- giving an inchpresent participle and gerund of give an inch
- cubic inchA unit of volume equal to that of a cube with each edge one inch long.
- inch awayTo begin to change one's position on a topic; to subtly distance oneself from previous associates, ideas, etc.
- inch-perfectPerfectly measured.
- King's InchA riverside area in Renfrew, Renfrewshire council area, Scotland, on the south bank of the Clyde (OS grid ref NS5168).
- inch by inchGradually or incrementally.
- metric inchA unit measure equivalent to 2.5 centimeters or 25 millimetres; 1/12 of a metric foot (“30 cm”)
- inch alongTo move slowly or to make progress gradually, bit by bit.
- inch backTo move something backward by a very small amount, often in a slow and gradual way.
- inch forwardTo move forward in a very slow, cautious, and careful way.
- inch upTo move or increase by small increments, typically slowly and carefully.
- united inchA unit of measurement of window frames, treating the combined width and height in inches as a single measure of length.
- pyramid inchA unit of measure claimed by pyramidologists to have been used in ancient times. Supposedly one twenty-fifth of a "sacred cubit", 1.00106 imperial inches, or 2.5426924 centimetres.
- pixels per inchA measurement of the pixel density of an electronic image device, such as a computer monitor or television display.
- move an inchSynonym of budge an inch: To make any change in one's position or opinion, no matter how small.
- give them an inch and they'll take a mileGranting someone a limited concession will encourage them to take greater liberties.
Compound words 36
- incherAn object having a dimension of so many inches.
- inchwormThe larva of a moth of the family Geometridae.
- inchmealGradually, little by little (an inch at a time).
- inchfulA quantity that measures an inch.
- inchlongan inch, or roughly an inch, in length
- inchwideMeasuring an inch in width.
- InchbonnieA rural locality on the West Coast, New Zealand.
- inchtapeA tape measure marked in inches.
- KirkinchA hamlet in Angus council area, Scotland, north-east of Newtyle (OS grid ref NO3144).
- slinchAn English unit of mass equal to 12 slugs (386.088 pounds-mass), that accelerates by 1 inch per second squared (1 in/s²) when a force of one pound-force (lbf) is exerted on it.