DITCHES

7 letters 13 Scrabble points /ˈdɪtʃɪz/

Definition of DITCHES

noun

  1. Dirt ingrained on the hands, or in cracks, crevices, etc.

verb

  1. To smear, daub, plaster, or impregnate, especially with dirt which becomes hard and ingrained.

noun

  1. A trench; a long, shallow indentation, as for irrigation or drainage.

    "Digging ditches has long been considered one of the most demanding forms of manual labor."

verb

  1. To discard or abandon.

    "Once the sun came out we ditched our rain-gear and started a campfire."

  2. To deliberately crash-land an airplane on water.

    "When the second engine failed, the pilot was forced to ditch; their last location was just south of the Azores."

  3. To deliberately not attend classes; to play hookey.

    "The truant officer caught Louise ditching with her friends, and her parents were forced to pay a fine."

Related words: abandon discard dump jettison lose shed

Source: Wiktionary

Word Details

Letters D I T C H E S
Length 7 letters
Scrabble Score 13 points

Anagrams of DITCHES

Words that use the same letters:

SCHEIDT