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CLINCH

“CLINCH” is a valid word.

13 Scrabble points
16 Words with Friends
6 letters

Definition

noun

  1. boxing the act of one boxer holding onto the other to avoid being hit and to rest momentarily
  2. a small slip noose made with seizing
  3. the flattened part of a nail or bolt or rivet

verb

  1. secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
  2. hold a boxing opponent with one or both arms so as to prevent punches
  3. hold in a tight grasp

< 6-letter words: CLINCH

14 words found

5-letter words 1

  • cinchany undertaking that is easy to do

4-letter words 4

  • chinthe protruding part of the lower jaw
  • incha unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
  • chicelegance by virtue of being fashionable
  • lich

3-letter words 6

  • chithe circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
  • linUnited States sculptor and architect whose public works include the memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War in Washington (born in 1959)
  • ich
  • nila quantity of no importance
  • hic
  • hinancient Hebrew unit of liquid measure = 1.5 gallons

2-letter words 3

  • ina unit of length equal to one twelfth of a foot
  • hian expression of greeting
  • lia soft silver-white univalent element of the alkali metal group; the lightest metal known; occurs in several minerals