Phrase Hound found 15 phrases and 7 compound words that contain inches. The most common are listed below. Open inches in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 15
- cubic inchesplural of cubic inch: A unit of volume equal to that of a cube with each edge one inch long.
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- square inchesplural of square inch: A unit of area equal to the area of a square the sides of which are each one inch long.
- column inchesplural of column inch: One inch of a printed column; a measure of space allocated.
- twelve-inchesplural of twelve-inch: A gramophone record of approximately 12 inches in diameter, having wider groove spacing and a shorter play time than a typical LP.
- half-inchesthird-person singular simple present indicative of half-inch: To pinch, to steal.
- inches alongthird-person singular simple present indicative of inch along: To move slowly or to make progress gradually, bit by bit.
- inches awaythird-person singular simple present indicative of inch away: To begin to change one's position on a topic; to subtly distance oneself from previous associates, ideas, etc.
- inches backthird-person singular simple present indicative of inch back: To move something backward by a very small amount, often in a slow and gradual way.
- inches forwardthird-person singular simple present indicative of inch forward: To move forward in a very slow, cautious, and careful way.
- inches upthird-person singular simple present indicative of inch up: To move or increase by small increments, typically slowly and carefully.
- united inchesplural of united inch: A unit of measurement of window frames, treating the combined width and height in inches as a single measure of length.
- acre-inchesplural of acre-inch: A unit of volume that is one twelfth of an acre-foot; the volume of water that would cover an area of one acre to a depth of one inch, equal to 102.8 cu. m or 3,630 cu. ft.
- pyramid inchesplural of pyramid inch: A 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.
- miner's inchesplural of miner's inch: A unit of flow in terms of volume per unit time. It is not a standard unit but varies by location.
Compound words 7
- bepinchesthird-person singular simple present indicative of bepinch: To pinch, or mark with pinches.
- chaffinchesplural of chaffinch: A small passerine bird, Fringilla coelebs, of the finch family, found throughout Europe and eastward to Iran and eastern Mediterranean coastlands.
- McNinchesplural of McNinch: A surname from Irish.
- microinchesplural of microinch: A unit of measure, one millionth of an inch in length, equivalent to 25.4 nanometers.
- uncinchesthird-person singular simple present indicative of uncinch: To loosen (a saddle, a belt, etc.).
- unpinchesthird-person singular simple present indicative of unpinch: To make a gesture by moving two fingers apart, the opposite of a pinch.
- valinchesplural of valinch: A pipette-like tube for drawing liquor from a cask through the bung-hole.