/-ch/ words list

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  1. arch
    a curved masonry construction for spanning an opening
  2. church
    a place for public (especially Christian) worship
  3. attach
    be in contact with
  4. avouch
    admit openly and bluntly
  5. beach
    an area of sand sloping down to the water of a sea or lake
  6. beech
    any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
  7. belch
    expel gas from the stomach
  8. bench
    a long seat for more than one person
  9. bunch
    a grouping of a number of similar things
  10. beseech
    ask for or request earnestly
  11. besmirch
    smear so as to make dirty or stained
  12. birch
    any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark
  13. blanch
    turn pale, as if in fear
  14. branch
    a division of a stem arising from the main stem of a plant
  15. brunch
    combination breakfast and lunch
  16. bleach
    make whiter or lighter
  17. breach
    an opening, especially a gap in a dike or fortification
  18. breech
    opening in the barrel of a gun where bullets can be loaded
  19. broach
    bring up a topic for discussion
  20. lunch
    a midday meal
  21. search
    look or seek
  22. French
    of or pertaining to France or the people of France
  23. couch
    an upholstered seat for more than one person
  24. coach
    a vehicle carrying many passengers
  25. punch
    deliver a quick blow to
  26. cinch
    a band that holds a horse's saddle in place
  27. clench
    squeeze together tightly
  28. clinch
    secure or fasten by flattening the ends of nails or bolts
  29. reach
    move forward or upward in order to touch
  30. leach
    cause a liquid to slowly seep or be drawn out
  31. leech
    carnivorous or bloodsucking aquatic or terrestrial worm
  32. sandwich
    two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
  33. cockroach
    any of numerous chiefly nocturnal insects
  34. inch
    a unit of length equal to one-twelfth of a foot
  35. wrench
    a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments
  36. crouch
    the act of bending low with the limbs close to the body
  37. crunch
    reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading
  38. debauch
    a wild gathering
  39. debouch
    march out (as from a defile) into open ground
  40. detach
    cause to become separated
  41. speech
    communication by word of mouth
  42. drench
    cover with liquid; pour liquid onto
  43. each
    separately for every person or thing
  44. touch
    make physical contact with, come in contact with
  45. encroach
    advance beyond the usual limit
  46. enrich
    make better or improve in quality
  47. entrench
    fix firmly or securely
  48. epoch
    a period marked by distinctive character
  49. filch
    make off with belongings of others
  50. finch
    any of numerous small songbirds with short bills
  51. frogmarch
    carry someone against his will upside down such that each limb is held by one person
  52. grouch
    show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
  53. haunch
    the upper part of the leg of an animal, often used for food
  54. impeach
    bring an accusation against
  55. insomuch
    to such an extent or degree; so
  56. larch
    any of numerous conifers of the genus Larix all having deciduous needlelike leaves
  57. launch
    propel with force
  58. outreach
    the act of reaching out
  59. overreach
    fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
  60. ostrich
    fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet
  61. peach
    downy juicy fruit with sweet yellowish or whitish flesh
  62. poach
    hunt illegally
  63. preach
    deliver a sermon
  64. quench
    satisfy, as thirst
  65. ranch
    farm consisting of a large tract of land along with facilities needed to raise livestock (especially cattle)
  66. reproach
    express criticism towards
  67. screech
    sharp piercing cry
  68. slowcoach
    someone who moves slowly
  69. spinach
    plant cultivated for its succulent edible dark green leaves
  70. squelch
    suppress or crush completely
  71. stomach
    enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal
  72. teach
    impart skills or knowledge to
  73. zilch
    a quantity of no importance
Created on Fri May 27 14:59:46 EDT 2011

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