inch
Ruler's smallest mark
An inch is a unit of length equal to one-twelfth of a foot or about 2.54 centimeters.
Beyond measurement, inch suggests small increments: The car inched forward in traffic.
To give someone an inch is to make a small concession—with the implication they'll take a mile.
Every inch means completely: He looked every inch the professor.
One who governs
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- gaugeStandard of measurement
yardstick · meterstick · centimeter · millimeter · foot · yard · dimension · length
5,280 feet
- footLeg's lowest part
- yardLinear measure or grounds
- meterDevice that measures usage
- kilometerThousand meters
span · furlong · league · cubit · ell · rod · chain · decameter
Extremely small in size
- minusculeExtremely small in size
- fractionPart divided by whole
- sliverThin split-off piece
- hairFibrous scalp covering
smidgen · trace · bit · speck · iota · whisker · tad · nudge
ruler
One who governs
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- caliperTool measuring thickness or diameter
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
gauge · yardstick · meterstick · centimeter · millimeter · foot · yard · dimension · length · width
mile
5,280 feet
kilometer · span · furlong · league · cubit · ell · rod · chain · decameter · fathom
creep
Stealthy, slow movement
worm · nudge · sidle · slide · scoot · shuffle · eke · advance · progress · move
tiny
Extremely small in size
hair · smidgen · trace · bit · speck · iota · whisker · tad · nudge · shred
give
To transfer possession
yield · concede · compromise · relent · bargain · negotiate · leverage · standoff · principle · firmness
close
Nearby or to shut
threshold · cusp · hairbreadth · whisker · margin · shy · away · short · within · almost
inchcentimeter
Metric length unit
centimetre · millimeter · meter · metric unit · millimetre
- inch by inchIn tiny successive stages
- every inchThe whole extent
- give an inch
- budge an inchMove even slightly
- square inchUnit of area measurement
- cubic inchUnit measuring three-dimensional space
pinch, flinch, cinch, pinched, pinching, inches, winch, inched, inching