inches
Moves very slowly
Inches is the plural of inch, a unit of length equal to one-twelfth of a foot or about 2.54 centimeters.
Beyond measurement, inches appears in expressions about small distances or margins: The bullet missed him by inches.
To inch along is to move slowly and carefully: Traffic inched forward.
Give them an inch and they'll take a mile warns that small concessions invite larger demands.
One who governs
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- calipersAdjustable-jaw measuring device
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
- yardstickThirty-six-inch ruler
gauge · precision · calibration · centimeters · feet · millimeters · metric · imperial
Stealthy, slow movement
shuffle · scoot · sidle · worm · advance · budge · maneuver · squeeze
Atmospheric water deposit
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- snowfallPrecipitation of frozen crystals
- annualOccurring every year
- monthlyOccurring each lunar cycle
recorded · average · total · gauge · mercury · barometric · forecast · measurement
Extremely small in size
- minusculeExtremely small in size
- scantBarely adequate amount
- mereNothing beyond what's stated
- fractionPart divided by whole
sliver · hair · whisker · smidgen · trace · narrow · slight · barely
5,280 feet
- fightingEngaging in physical conflict
- hard-wonAchieved with difficulty
- contestedArgued against, disputed
- stubbornlyWith inflexible determination
ruler
One who governs
- tapeAdhesive strip on roll
- calipersAdjustable-jaw measuring device
- micrometerMillionth of a meter
yardstick · gauge · precision · calibration · centimeters · feet · millimeters · metric · imperial · fractional
creep
Stealthy, slow movement
ease · shuffle · scoot · sidle · worm · advance · budge · maneuver · squeeze · wedge
precipitation
Atmospheric water deposit
- accumulationCollected mass over time
- snowfallPrecipitation of frozen crystals
- annualOccurring every year
monthly · recorded · average · total · gauge · mercury · barometric · forecast · measurement · depth
tiny
Extremely small in size
fraction · sliver · hair · whisker · smidgen · trace · narrow · slight · barely · marginal
mile
5,280 feet
- measurementsheight, stature, meters, depth, pound
- measurementscales, gauging, balance, metering, gram
- construction measurementsfoot, feet, yard, meter, centimeter
- Dozensdozen, twelfth, twelfths, twelvefold, duodecimal
- type sizespoint size, pica, points, picas, font size
- tape measuressteel tape, cloth tape
inchesmiles
Lengths of 5,280 feet
kilometers · leagues · light-years · yards · meters
- 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