Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

Adjective

The word "inch" can be used as noun, verb, proper noun and adjective.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

centimeter centimetre metric mile

Derived Terms

Big Inch Inchbonnie Inchlonaig King's Inch Kirkinch Little Big Inch a mile wide and an inch deep acre-inch budge an inch characters per inch column inch cubic inch dots per inch every inch give an inch give someone an inch and someone will take a mile give them an inch and they'll take a mile give them an inch and they'll take an ell half inch half-inch in for an inch, in for a mile inch along inch away inch back inch by inch inch forward inch stuff inch tracker inch up inch-perfect incher inchful inchlong inchmeal inchwide inchworm metric inch microinch miner's inch pixels per inch pyramid inch slinch square inch twelve-inch united inch within an inch of one's life within an inch of one's skin

Distinct From

centimeter centimetre foot meter metric millimeters

Context

meteorology scotland united kingdom united states

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

advance area unit go on linear measure linear unit march on move on pass on progress square measure

Type Of (IsA)

linear unit

Part Of

foot

Related Terms

mil thou

Related Terms

advance american american centimeter american measure american measurement american unit amount big big centimeter centimeter centimeters centimetre centimetres distance distance measure division english english centimeter equal equals feet feet and feet centimeters finger finger width fingers foot foot division foot part foot section foot segment foot twelfth foot twelve foot yard foots foots twelve fraction fraction foot imperial imperial measurement in in feet in foot increment island knuckle knuckle length length length measure length measurement length unit long long measure measure measure distance measure unit measurement measurement centimeter measurement part measurement small measurement unit measuring measuring unit meter metric metric measurement mil mile nails nine nine nails old old measure old measurement on ruler one foot part part foot part of rainfall ruler ruler measurement rulers section segment short shorter shorter foot size size measure slowly small small amount small increment small measure small measurement small mile smaller smaller foot smallest smallest measurement smallness standard standard measurement sub sub measure thirty thirty centimeters thou three three centimeters thumb thumb size tiny tiny measurement twelfth twelfth foot twelve twelve equal twelve equals twelve foot twelve in two two centimeter two centimeters two centimetres two fingers type unit unit measure unit measurement width worm worm type yard

Synonym Network

column inch edge

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.