12-letter words that end in ch
- from scratch — to break, mar, or mark the surface of by rubbing, scraping, or tearing with something sharp or rough: to scratch one's hand on a nail.
- get in touch — make contact
- global reach — When people talk about the global reach of a company or industry, they mean its ability to have customers in many different parts of the world.
- golden perch — a freshwater food fish, Plectroplites ambiguus, that inhabits inland waters of Australia.
- greek church — Greek Orthodox Church (def 1).
- grudge match — You can call a contest between two people or groups a grudge match when they dislike each other.
- home stretch — final stages: of race or journey
- homescreetch — a mistle thrush
- house church — a group of Christians meeting for worship in a private house
- hunger march — a procession of protest or demonstration by the unemployed
- inch by inch — a unit of length, 1/12 (0.0833) foot, equivalent to 2.54 centimeters.
- inter-branch — a division or subdivision of the stem or axis of a tree, shrub, or other plant.
- kaffeeklatch — Alternative spelling of coffee klatch.
- kidney punch — an illegal punch in the lower back.
- kidney vetch — an Old World plant, Anthyllis vulneraria, of the legume family, formerly used as a remedy for kidney diseases.
- king's bench — a court, originally the principal court for criminal cases, gradually acquiring a civil jurisdiction concurrent with that of the Court of Common Pleas, and also possessing appellate jurisdiction over the Court of Common Pleas: now a division of the High Court of Justice.
- knife switch — a form of air switch in which a moving element, usually a hinged blade, is placed between two contact clips.
- laguna beach — a town in S California.
- latin church — the Roman Catholic Church.
- league match — a match played between teams in a league (as opposed to an international game)
- light switch — lever or knob for controlling a light
- limit switch — a switch that automatically cuts off current to an electric motor when an object moved by it, as an elevator, has passed a given point.
- little minch — a sea channel between Isle of Skye and the central Outer Hebrides Islands, Scotland, connecting the Minch, or North Minch (N), with the Sea of the Hebrides. 14 to 20 miles (23 to 32 km) wide.
- magnus hitch — a knot similar to a clove hitch but taking one more turn around the object to which the line is being bent; rolling hitch.
- matrix patch — A matrix patch is an adhesive patch with medicine distributed through the adhesive. The patch is applied to the skin, and the medicine in it is delivered into the skin and into the bloodstream.
- middle dutch — the Dutch language of the period c1100–c1500. Abbreviation: MD.
- middle watch — the watch from midnight until 4 a.m.
- miner's inch — a unit of measure of water flow, varying with locality but often a flow equaling 1.5 cu. ft. (0.04 m 3) per minute.
- monkeywrench — Alternative form of monkey wrench.
- motor launch — a small naval vessel that chases submarines, etc
- muscle beach — a beach where young men display their muscles, engage in calisthenics, etc.
- myrtle beach — a town in E South Carolina.
- needle match — a bitterly fought contest between two competitors or teams who bear each other a grudge
- normal pitch — relative point, position, or degree: a high pitch of excitement.
- nothing much — not a lot
- olive branch — a branch of the olive tree as an emblem of peace.
- on the bench — a long seat for several persons: a bench in the park.
- on the couch — undergoing psychoanalysis
- on the latch — fastened by the latch (sense 1) but not locked or bolted
- on the march — If a group of soldiers are on the march, they are marching somewhere.
- on the watch — to be alertly on the lookout, look attentively, or observe, as to see what comes, is done, or happens: to watch while an experiment is performed.
- onward march — the continuing, advancing or improving movement (of situation, etc)
- orange march — a parade on Orangemen's day
- ormond beach — a town in NE Florida.
- out of reach — beyond arm's length
- out of touch — not up to date
- out to lunch — a light midday meal between breakfast and dinner; luncheon.
- pack a punch — be powerful
- packed lunch — A packed lunch is food, for example sandwiches, which you take to work, to school, or on a trip and eat as your lunch.
- pebble beach — a beach covered with pebbles or stones rather than sand