ditches
Meaning of ditches
plural noun
- a narrow channel dug at the side of a road or field, to hold or carry away water.
their car went out of control and plunged into a ditch
- provide with a ditch or ditches.
he was praised for ditching the coastal areas
- get rid of or give up.
plans for the road were ditched following a public inquiry
- bring (an aircraft) down on water in an emergency.
he was picked up by a gunboat after ditching his plane in the Mediterranean
Old English dīc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dijk ‘ditch, dyke’ and German Teich ‘pond, pool’, also to dyke1.
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Hyphenation of ditches
ditches
- It consists of 1 syllables and 7 chars.
- ditches is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
ditches synonyms
Meaning a long, narrow ditch:
Meaning a channel used to convey a liquid:
Meaning a hollow bed for a natural or artificial waterway:
Meaning a long wall or embankment built to prevent flooding from the sea:
Meaning a channel or pipe carrying off surplus liquid, especially rainwater or liquid waste:
Meaning a channel at the side of a street for carrying off rainwater:
Meaning a deep artificial channel serving as a gutter or drain:
Meaning a deep, wide ditch surrounding a castle, fort, or town, typically filled with water and intended as a defence against attack:
Meaning a tube or passageway in a building or machine for air, liquid, cables, etc:
Meaning a brook, stream, or artificially constructed water channel:
Meaning a tube or trough for protecting electric wiring:
Meaning a long, narrow trench or excavation, especially in a fortification:
Meaning the fluid which circulates in the vascular system of a plant, consisting chiefly of water with dissolved sugars and mineral salts:
Meaning a group of ships sailing together, engaged in the same activity, or under the same ownership:
Meaning make (a hole or channel) by digging:
Meaning get rid of (someone or something) as no longer useful or desirable:
Meaning park (a vehicle) in a depot:
Meaning cease to support or look after (someone); desert:
Meaning let or make (something) fall vertically:
Meaning decide not to proceed with (a project or plan), either temporarily or permanently:
Meaning discard or remove from service (a redundant, old, or inoperative vehicle, vessel, or machine), especially so as to convert it to scrap metal:
Meaning throw or drop (something) from an aircraft or ship:
Meaning deposit or dispose of (rubbish, waste, or unwanted material), typically in a careless or hurried way:
Meaning discard or abandon unceremoniously:
Meaning cancel or abandon (something):
Meaning end, cancel, or dismiss suddenly and ruthlessly:
Meaning damage or destroy:
ditches antonyms
Meaning have or retain possession of:
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Words that rhyme with ditches
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