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Showing words for ENCROACH using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Encroach

charneco, encroach

7 Letter Words for Encroach

acheron, caroche, chancer, chancre, coacher, conacre, concher, corance, encoach, recoach

6 Letter Words for Encroach

anchor, archon, cancer, caroch, carone, chance, chanco, charco, charon, chenar, cherna, chorea, cocher, concha, conche, corach, cornea, crache, crance, cranch, creach, croche, earcon, ecorch, enarch, horace, ochrea, orache, orchen, racche, ranche, rancho

5 Letter Words for Encroach

acher, achor, acone, acorn, acron, aeron, ancho, ancor, ancre, arche, cache, canch, caneh, caner, canoe, carne, chace, chaco, chare, chena, choca, chore, chron, coach, cohen, conch, coner, corah, coran, crane, crcao, crche, crena, crone, echar, enoch, hance, hecco, heron, honer, nache, nacho, nacre, narco, necro, ocean, ocher, ochna, ocrea, ohare, oncer, orach, rache, racon, rance, ranch, reach, recco, recon, rhone, roach, roche, rohan

4 Letter Words for Encroach

acce, acer, ache, acne, acor, acre, aero, ance, anre, arch, arco, aren, arno, cace, canc, cane, caon, care, carn, ceca, cera, cern, cero, chan, chao, char, chen, cher, choc, chon, coca, coch, conc, cone, cora, core, corn, cran, croc, croh, each, earn, ecch, ecco, echo, econ, eoan, haec, haen, hare, harn, haro, hear, hera, hern, hero, hoar, hoer, hone, hora, hore, horn, nace, nach, narc, nare, near, noah, nore, oche, onca, once, oner, orae, oran, orca, orch, orna, race, rach, rane, rean, reno, rhea, rheo, roan, roch, rone

3 Letter Words for Encroach

acc, ace, ach, aer, aho, anc, ane, aor, arc, are, arn, can, car, cen, ceo, cer, cha, che, chn, cho, con, cor, crc, cro, ean, ear, ecc, ech, eco, enc, eon, era, ern, hae, han, hao, hen, heo, her, hoa, hoc, hoe, hon, hor, nae, nah, nar, nco, nea, neo, noa, noh, nor, oar, oca, och, oer, ona, one, ora, orc, ore, rah, ran, rea, rec, reh, rha, rhe, rho, rna, roc, roe, ron

Definitions for Encroach

[1] to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits; make gradual inroads: A dictatorship of the majority is encroaching on the rights of the individual.
[2] to trespass upon the property, domain, or rights of another, especially stealthily or by gradual advances.
[3] (often foll by on or upon ) to intrude gradually, stealthily, or insidiously upon the rights, property, etc, of another
[4] to advance beyond the usual or proper limits

Words related to Encroach

intrude, infringe, trespass, usurp, impinge, overstep, crash, arrogate, intervene, interpose, interfere, trench, appropriate, entrench, meddle

Words nearby Encroach

encounter session, encourage, encouragement, encrimson, encrinite, encroach, encroachment, encrust, encrustation, encrypt, encryption

Origin of Encroach

1275–1325; Middle English encrochen < Anglo-French encrocher, Old French encrochier to catch hold of, seize, equivalent to en- en-1 + -crochier, verbal derivative of croc hook < Germanic; see crooked, crook1

Other words from Encroach

en·croach·er , noun
un·en·croached , adjective
un·en·croach·ing , adjective

Word origin for Encroach

C14: from Old French encrochier to seize, literally: fasten upon with hooks, from en- 1 + croc hook, of Germanic origin; see crook

Synonyms for Encroach

horn in, impinge, infringe, intrude, trespass, usurp, appropriate, arrogate, crash, entrench, interfere, interpose, intervene, meddle, overstep, trench, barge in, butt in, elbow in, make inroads, muscle in, put two cents in, squeeze in, stick nose into, work in, worm in