INCHES

Meaning of INCHES in English

informal a person's height or waist measurement.

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INCHES — • ↑ be 10 metres by 5 metres/be 10 inches by 8 inches etc
Longman Activator English vocab
INCHES — ➡ imperial system
Oxford Guide to British and American Culture English vocabulary
INCHES — niches
Anagrams English vocabulary
INCHES — Дюймы
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INCHES — Дюймы
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INCH — I. ˈinch noun ( -es ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English inch, inche, from Old English ince, ynce, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BATTEN — I. ˈbat ə n verb ( battened ; battened ; battening ˈbat( ə ) niŋ ; battens ) Etymology: probably …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WOODPECKER — any of about 180 species of birds that constitute the subfamily Picinae (true woodpeckers) of the family Picidae (order Piciformes), …
Britannica English vocabulary
WEASEL — any of a number of small carnivores belonging to several genera of the family Mustelidae. Weasels have a very elongated, …
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TERN — any of about 40 species of slender, graceful water birds that constitute the subfamily Sterninae, of the family Laridae, which …
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STARFISH
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SISAL — (species Agave sisalana), plant of the agave family (Agavaceae) and its fibre, the most important of the leaf fibre (q.v.) …
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SIDE HORSE — Diagram of a side horse, with detail of a pommel (handhold) also called pommel horse gymnastic apparatus, a leather-covered form …
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SATURNIID MOTH
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HORSESHOE PITCHING — game for two or four players, most popular in the United States and Canada, in which players attempt to throw …
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FOOTBALL, AMERICAN — game played between two 11-member teams on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. Each team tries to score …
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EAGLE — any of many large, heavy-beaked, big-footed birds of prey belonging to the family Accipitridae (order Falconiformes). In general, an eagle …
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CRICKET FROG — either of two species of small, nonclimbing North American tree frogs that constitute the genus Acris (family Hylidae). They are …
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COUCAL — any of about 27 species of medium to large birds of the genus Centropus of the cuckoo family (Cuculidae). They …
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BATTLESHIP — capital ship of the world's navies from about 1860, when it began to supplant the wooden-hulled, sail-driven ship of the …
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TENNIS COURT OATH — French Serment Du Jeu De Paume (June 20, 1789), dramatic act of defiance by representatives of the nonprivileged classes of …
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NILE RIVER
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MAURITANIA, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of a green field (background) with a central crescent and star. The flag has a width-to-length ratio …
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MADAGASCAR, FLAG OF — national flag consisting of a horizontal red stripe over a green stripe, with a vertical white stripe at the hoist. …
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JORDAN RIVER — Arabic Nahr Al-urdun, Hebrew Ha-yarden, lowest river in the world, flowing southward from Syria across Israel and then dividing Israel …
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BUBKA, SERGEY — born Dec. 14, 1963, Voroshilovgrad, Ukraine, U.S.S.R. [now Luhansk, Ukraine] Ukrainian athlete, the first pole vaulter to clear 6.1 m …
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BRITISH IMPERIAL SYSTEM — traditional system of weights and measures used officially in Great Britain until the adoption of the metric system beginning in …
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WEIGH — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES weighed anchor (= lifted the anchor ) ▪ The next morning, they weighed anchor and …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
ONLY — I. adverb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES all that matters/the only thing that matters ▪ All that matters is that you’re …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
INCH — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 3 feet/1 cm/two inches etc thick ▪ The walls are about two meters thick. …
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HYDROLOGIC REGIONS (CALIFORNIA) — For water planning and conservation purposes, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) and the State Water Resources Control Board …
Environmental Engineering English vocabulary

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