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   Inch

   /in(t)SH/

   

   noun

   • 1. a unit of linear measure equal to one twelfth of a foot (2.54 cm): "the toy train is four inches long"
   • ▪ a very small amount or distance: "I had no intention of budging an inch"
   • 2. (as a unit of rainfall) a quantity that would cover a horizontal surface to a depth of one inch: "more than four inches of rain is expected"
   • ▪ (as a unit of atmospheric pressure) an amount that would support a column of mercury one-inch high in a barometer (equal to 33.86 millibars, 29.5 inches being equal to one bar).

   verb

   • 1. move slowly and carefully in a specified direction: "the 2,000 mourners inched along narrow country lanes"
   • ▪ cause (something) to move slowly and carefully: "he inched the car forward"

   Word Origin late Old Englishynce, from Latin uncia ‘twelfth part’, from unus ‘one’ (probably denoting a unit). Compare with ounce1.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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