ditch's

Roadside gully's feature

Ditch's is the possessive form of ditch, a narrow channel dug into the ground for drainage or irrigation.

The possessive typically appears when describing features or contents: the ditch's muddy bottom, the ditch's steep banks.

Less commonly, it contracts "ditch is" or "ditch has" in casual speech.

drainage

trench

Long narrow excavation

channelPassage for transmission
culvertTunnel for water passage
gutterEdge channel for runoff

drain · irrigation · runoff · embankment · roadside · furrow · waterway · excavation · spillway · conduit

abandonment

escape

Flight from captivity

getawaySwift departure or retreat
evasionAct of escaping detection
bailoutEmergency aid preventing bankruptcy

desertion · jettison · dump · discard · avoidance · flight · retreat · departure · rejection · dismissal

aviation

landing

Descent's final moment

crashSudden violent impact
emergencySerious sudden danger
waterClear essential liquid

descent · splashdown · pilot · fuselage · survival · impact · rescue · Hudson · controlled · belly

Opposites

topographical feature

ditch'sridge's

Of an elevated line

hill's · bank's · plateau's

water management structure

ditch'sdam's

Of a female parent

reservoir's · pipe's

water infrastructure

ditch'scanal's

Waterway's possessive form

Phrases

last ditchFinal desperate attempt
last-ditch effortFinal attempt before failure
ditch diggerOne who excavates channels
ding-dong ditchRing doorbell, then hide
ding-dong ditchingPrank ringing then hiding
ding dong ditchPranking by ringing doorbells

Family

ditch, ditches, ditched, ditching

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G