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Showing words for ENCROACHING using the English dictionary

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