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ditches

/ˈdɪt͡ʃɪz/

ditches is the plural of ditch.

ditches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of ditch.

Meaning of ditch

Noun

ditch (plural ditches)

  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.
  2. (Ireland) A raised bank of earth and the hedgerow on top.
    • You flung a ditch on my vision
      Of beauty, love and truth.
      O stony grey soil of Monaghan
      You burgled my bank of youth!c. 1947, Patrick Kavanagh, “Stony Grey Soil”, Poetry Selections, in Ireland Study Abroad, University Park, Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania State University, archived from the original on 14 Mar 2021, page...

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Phrases with ditches

Words that rhyme with ditches

Questions about ditches

What is ditches the plural of?
Ditches is the plural of ditch.
How do you pronounce ditches?
Ditches is pronounced /ˈdɪt͡ʃɪz/.

Words near ditches in the dictionary

  1. ditchdigging
  2. ditched
  3. ditched out
  4. ditcher
  5. ditchers
  6. ditches
  7. ditches out
  8. Ditchfield
  9. Ditchfields
  10. ditchfinder
  11. ditchfinders

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