11 Letter Words for Encroaching
encroaching
10 Letter Words for Encroaching
carcinogen, chancering
9 Letter Words for Encroaching
acrogenic, anchoring, conacring, cranching, enarching, enorganic, ignorance
8 Letter Words for Encroaching
anechoic, anogenic, archeion, cancerin, cancrine, canoeing, caroigne, chaconne, chancier, chancing, charecin, charneco, chicaner, chincona, choragic, choregic, chronica, cinchona, coaching, cocaigne, cocinera, coercing, cohering, conching, congenic, coracine, corniche, crannoge, enchoric, encoring, encroach, enracing, ochering, onhanger, ranching, reaching, recaning, rehoning, roaching
7 Letter Words for Encroaching
accinge, acheron, aconine, acrogen, acronic, aginner, anchoic, anconei, anergic, anorchi, archine, arching, argonne, caching, cancion, cannier, canoing, canonic, caroche, caronic, cerning, chacing, chagrin, chainer, chainon, chancer, chancre, changer, channer, charing, chenica, chicago, chicane, chicano, chignon, chinner, chinone, choicer, choragi, choregi, choreic, chorine, choring, chronic, cincher, coacher, cocaine, cochair, coinage, conacre, concern, concher, conchie, connach, corance, coreign, corinne, cornage, cornein, cornice, corning, crangon, craning, crannog, criance, crocein, crocine, cronian, earning, ecgonin, echoing, enchain, enchair, encoach, engrain, ganoine, garnice, garniec, genarch, geranic, geranin, gnocchi, grecian, hearing, hernani, hoaring, horning, inhance, nacrine, narcein, narcing, nearing, negroni, nihonga, norgine, oceanic, organic, origane, rancing, rechain, recoach, roching, rogaine
6 Letter Words for Encroaching
aceric, acerin, achier, aching, acoine, aconic, aconin, aeonic, agonic, anchor, ancien, ancone, angico, anoine, archei, archie, archin, archon, arcing, argine, cagier, cahier, cancer, canier, canine, caning, canion, canner, cannie, caoine, carien, caring, carnic, caroch, carone, cearin, cerago, cering, chaine, chance, chanco, change, chaori, charco, charge, charie, charon, chenar, cherna, chicer, chicon, chigoe, chigre, chinar, chinoa, choice, chorea, chorei, chorgi, choria, choric, cicero, cichar, cicone, cincha, cocher, cochin, cognac, coheir, coigne, coiner, concha, conche, conger, conine, coning, conner, connie, corach, corage, coring, cornea, cornic, cornin, crache, crance, cranch, cranic, creach, creagh, crenic, crinch, cringe, croche, crocin, cronie, eaning, earcon, earing, eching, echoic, ecorch, enarch, encina, ennoic, enrich, enring, eonian, eriach, eringo, erning, gainer, gainor, ganner, ganoin, garcon, garion, genian, genion, gherao, ginner, goniac, gorhen, graine, granch, grinch, haeing, hagein, hairen, hanger, hangie, harico, haring, hegari, hegira, hernia, heroic, heroin, hicaco, hieron, hinger, hinner, hirage, hoagie, hoaing, hoeing, hoenir, honing, horace, ignaro, ignore, inaner, inarch, incage, incarn, incher, inchon, innage, inogen, nanger, nanigo, narine, neanic, nicher, nigher, noance, nonage, nonair, norice, oaring, ochrea, ogaire, onager, onagri, orache, orange, orcein, orchen, orchic, orcine, orgiac, origan, racche, racine, racing, racion, rahing, ranche, rancho, rancio, ranine, reagin, recoin, regain, regian, regina, region, rehang, rhagon, rhenic, richea, richen, rincon
5 Letter Words for Encroaching
acher, achor, acier, acing, acoin, acone, acorn, acron, aegir, aeric, aeron, agone, agric, agrin, agron, ahing, ahong, aiger, ancho, ancon, ancor, ancre, anger, angor, anigh, anion, annie, anorn, arche, areng, argin, argon, cacei, cache, cachi, cager, cairn, cairo, canch, caneh, caner, canoe, canon, cargo, carne, cerci, ceria, ceric, cerin, chace, chaco, chain, chair, chang, chare, chego, cheir, chena, cheng, chian, chiao, chica, chico, chien, china, chine, ching, chino, chiro, choca, choga, choir, chore, chria, chron, cicer, cigar, cinch, circa, circe, coach, cocin, cogie, cohen, coign, coing, conch, concn, coner, conga, conge, conia, conic, conin, conne, corah, coran, corge, corgi, coria, corni, craie, craig, crain, crane, crang, crcao, crche, crena, crine, crone, echar, ehing, encia, engin, eniac, ennia, enoch, enorn, ergon, erica, ering, gaine, ganch, garce, gareh, garni, garon, geira, genic, genin, genio, genoa, genro, gerah, ghain, giher, giron, goier, goner, gonia, gonna, gonne, goran, gorce, goric, grace, grain, grane, grano, greco, grein, grice, groan, groin, grone, haine, haire, hance, hange, hanoi, haori, hecco, henna, heron, hiera, higra, hinge, hiren, hogan, hogen, hoing, honan, honer, hongi, icaco, ichor, inane, incan, incog, incor, incra, ingan, inger, inner, inone, inorg, irena, irone, nache, nacho, nacre, nagor, nance, narco, naric, necia, necro, negro, neigh, ngaio, nicer, niche, niger, nigra, nihon, niner, noire, nonce, nonic, noreg, norge, noria, norie, norna, oaric, ocean, ocher, ochna, ocrea, oenin, ohare, ohing, oncer, oncia, oncin, orach, orage, orang, orcin, organ, orgia, orgic, rache, racon, raine, rance, ranch, range, reach, recco, recon, regia, regin, regna, reich, reign, reina, renga, renig, renin, rheic, rhein, rhine, rhino, rhone, riche, rinch, ringe, roach, roche, rogan, rohan, ronin, ronne
4 Letter Words for Encroaching
acce, acer, ache, acne, acor, acre, aero, agen, ager, agin, agio, agni, agon, aine, aion, aire, airn, ance, ango, anne, anni, anno, anon, anre, arch, arco, areg, aren, argh, argo, arni, arno, cace, caci, cage, caic, cain, cair, canc, cane, cang, cann, caon, care, carn, ceca, cera, cern, cero, chai, chan, chao, char, chen, cher, chge, chia, chic, chin, choc, chon, ciao, cine, cion, cira, circ, cire, coca, coch, coin, coir, conc, cone, cong, coni, conn, cora, core, corn, crag, cran, cric, crig, crin, croc, croh, each, earn, ecch, ecco, echo, econ, eigh, eira, engr, eoan, ergo, eria, eric, erin, gaen, gain, gair, gane, gare, gari, garn, gean, gear, geic, gein, geir, gena, gien, ginn, gire, girn, giro, gnar, goar, goen, goer, gone, gora, gore, gran, gren, grin, haec, haen, hagi, hain, hair, hang, hani, hare, harn, haro, hear, heir, heng, hera, hern, hero, hine, hing, hire, hiro, hoar, hoer, hoga, hoin, hone, hong, hora, hore, horn, iago, iare, icao, icer, icho, icon, inca, inch, incr, inga, ingo, inne, inro, iran, iron, nace, nach, nagi, naig, nain, naio, nane, naoi, narc, nare, near, nein, neon, ngai, nice, nigh, nina, nine, niog, noah, noir, nona, none, nong, nore, nori, norn, oche, oeci, ogre, ohia, onca, once, oner, orae, oran, orca, orch, orig, orna, race, rach, rage, ragi, rain, rane, rang, rann, rean, rego, rein, renn, reno, rgen, rhea, rheo, rice, rich, riga, rine, ring, roan, roch, roin, rone, rong
3 Letter Words for Encroaching
acc, ace, ach, aer, age, ago, agr, ahi, aho, ain, air, anc, ane, ann, aor, arc, are, arg, arn, cag, cai, can, car, cen, ceo, cer, cha, che, chg, chi, chn, cho, cia, cie, cig, cir, cog, con, cor, crc, cro, ean, ear, ecc, ecg, ech, eco, ego, eir, enc, eng, eon, era, erg, ern, gan, gar, gen, geo, ger, gie, gin, gio, goa, goi, gon, gor, gra, gro, hae, hag, han, hao, hei, hen, heo, her, hia, hic, hie, hin, hir, hoa, hoc, hoe, hog, hoi, hon, hor, iao, ice, ich, ign, inc, ing, inn, ion, ira, ire, nae, nag, nah, nar, nco, nea, neg, nei, neo, nie, nig, nne, noa, nog, noh, non, nor, oar, oca, och, oer, oie, ona, one, oni, ora, orc, ore, org, rag, rah, rai, ran, rea, rec, reg, reh, rei, rha, rhe, rho, ria, rie, rig, rin, rio, rna, roc, roe, rog, roi, ron
Definitions for Encroaching
[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 Encroaching
encroachintrude, infringe, trespass, usurp, impinge, overstep, crash, arrogate, intervene, interpose, interfere, trench, appropriate, entrench, meddle
Words nearby Encroaching
encroachencounter session, encourage, encouragement, encrimson, encrinite, encroach, encroachment, encrust, encrustation, encrypt, encryption
Origin of Encroaching
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 Encroaching
en·croach·er , noun
un·en·croached , adjective
un·en·croach·ing , adjective
Word origin for Encroaching
C14: from Old French encrochier to seize, literally: fasten upon with hooks, from en- 1 + croc hook, of Germanic origin; see crook
Synonyms for Encroaching
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