Definition of MARCH

march

Plural: marches

Noun

  • the month following February and preceding April
  • the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
    • "it was a long march"
    • "we heard the sound of marching"
  • a steady advance
    • "the march of science"
    • "the march of time"
  • a procession of people walking together
    • "the march went up Fifth Avenue"
  • district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area
    • "the Welsh marches between England and Wales"
  • genre of music written for marching
    • "Sousa wrote the best marches"
  • a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture
  • A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by bands, and in ceremonies.
  • A journey so walked.
  • A political rally or parade.
  • Any song in the genre of music written for marching (see Wikipedia's article on this type of music)
  • Steady forward movement or progression.
  • The feat of taking all the tricks of a hand.
  • A border region, especially one originally set up to defend a boundary.
  • A region at a frontier governed by a marquess.
  • Smallage.

Verb

Verb Forms: marched, marching, marches

  • To walk with regular, measured steps, often in a formal group.
  • march in a procession
  • force to march
    • "The Japanese marched their prisoners through Manchuria"
  • walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride
    • "He marched into the classroom and announced the exam"
    • "The soldiers marched across the border"
  • march in protest; take part in a demonstration
  • walk ostentatiously
  • cause to march or go at a marching pace
    • "They marched the mules into the desert"
  • lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
    • "England marches with Scotland"
  • To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does.
  • To cause someone to walk somewhere.
  • To go to war; to make military advances.
  • To make steady progress.
  • To have common borders or frontiers

Examples

  • He watched his opponent’s score MARCH steadily upwards, feeling the pressure.
  • the march of time

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English marchen, from Middle French marcher (“to march, walk”), from Old French marchier (“to stride, to march, to trample”), from Frankish *markōn (“to mark, mark out, to press with the foot”), from Proto-Germanic *markōną (“to mark”). Akin to Old English mearc, ġemearc (“mark, boundary”). Compare mark, from Old English mearcian.

Synonyms

abut, adjoin, border, border district, borderland, butt, butt against, butt on, demonstrate, edge, exhibit, Mar, marching, marching music, marchland, Master of Architecture, parade, process, advancement, frontier, progression, protest, rally

Scrabble Score: 12

march: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
march: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
march: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 13

march: valid Words With Friends Word