Phrase Hound found 18 phrases and 10 compound words that contain reaches. The most common are listed below. Open reaches in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 18
- upper reachesThe highest or most northerly extremes of something.
- lower reachesThe lowest or most southerly extremes of something.
- reaches outthird-person singular simple present indicative of reach out: To extend one's hand(s) forward; to reach for something.
- middle reachesThe middle portion of something.
- reaches for the moonthird-person singular simple present indicative of reach for the moon: To have high hopes; to be ambitious.
- reaches for the skiesthird-person singular simple present indicative of reach for the skies: Surrender (by putting your hands up)!
- reaches for the skythird-person singular simple present indicative of reach for the sky: Surrender (by putting your hands up)!
- reaches for the starsthird-person singular simple present indicative of reach for the stars: To have high hopes; to be ambitious.
- beam reachesplural of beam reach: The point of sail where the wind is blowing directly onto the side of the vessel
- broad reachesplural of broad reach: The point of sail where the wind is blowing from sternwards of the side of the vessel
- close reachesplural of close reach: The point of sail where the wind is blowing just ahead of the beam of the vessel
- dry reachesplural of dry reach: A dry or no longer active branch or reach (i.e. segment) of a river.
- reaches downthird-person singular simple present indicative of reach down: To take an item down from a high shelf or the like.
- reaches pastthird-person singular simple present indicative of reach past: To extend beyond (something).
- sea-reachesplural of sea-reach: The final reach of a river that connects with the ocean; the part of a river from which the sea is visible.
- reaches rock bottomthird-person singular simple present indicative of reach rock bottom: To reach the lowest possible state in one's life.
- reaches across the aislethird-person singular simple present indicative of reach across the aisle: To come to a bipartisan agreement; to compromise with the adversary party.
- boardinghouse reachesplural of boardinghouse reach: The ability to reach a long distance across a table to get desired food.
Compound words 10
- outreachesplural of outreach: The act of reaching out.
- forereachesthird-person singular simple present indicative of forereach: To shoot ahead, especially when going in stays.
- headreachesthird-person singular simple present indicative of headreach: The distance to windward traversed by a vessel while tacking.
- misreachesthird-person singular simple present indicative of misreach: To reach inaccurately.
- overreachesplural of overreach: To reach above or beyond, especially to an excessive degree.
- rebreachesthird-person singular simple present indicative of rebreach: To breach again.
- repreachesthird-person singular simple present indicative of repreach: To preach again.
- underreachesthird-person singular simple present indicative of underreach: To reach insufficiently far; to underachieve.
- unpreachesthird-person singular simple present indicative of unpreach: To undo or overthrow (something) by preaching; to revoke (something preached before).
- surreachesthird-person singular simple present indicative of surreach: "To extend beyond."