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notch

noun verb

a small cut

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
N
Ends with
H
Contains
OT
Scrabble score
10
CEFR level
C1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

nɒtʃ

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. a small cut

noun

  1. a V-shaped or U-shaped indentation carved or scratched into a surface

    “there were four notches in the handle of his revolver”

noun

  1. the location in a range of mountains of a geological formation that is lower than the surrounding peaks

    “we got through the pass before it started to snow”

noun

  1. a V-shaped indentation

    “mandibular notch”

verb

  1. notch a surface to record something

verb

  1. cut or make a notch into

    “notch the rope”

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Example Sentences

there were four notches in the handle of his revolver
we got through the pass before it started to snow
mandibular notch
notch the rope

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