notchnoun [ C ]
uk/nɒtʃ/us/nɑːtʃ/notch noun [ C ] (CUT)
a V-shaped cut in a hard surface:
The stick has two notches, one at each end.
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Cutting and stabbing
- abrasion
- bayonet
- carve
- carving
- chisel
- coppice
- cut sth down
- laceration
- lance
- mow
- nick
- prune
- saw sth down
- scratch
- slash
- slice
- spike
- trim
- whittle
- woodcarving
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notch noun [ C ] (HOLE/MARK)
specialized medical a hole or mark on the edge of a body part:
a cardiac notch
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Substances & structures in the body
- abductor
- accessorius
- adductor
- agonist
- alveolus
- amyloid
- atheroma
- caecum
- grey matter
- gyrus
- hallucis
- hilum
- hilus
- lymph vessel
- periosteum
- peritoneal
- peritoneum
- phosphatase
- platysma
- vitreous humour
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notch noun [ C ] (POSITION)
an imaginary point or position in a system of comparing values, where a higher position is better and a lower position is worse:
Among current players, she is rated a notch above (= is better than) the rest.
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Quality and standard
- benchmark
- cachet
- calibre
- conform
- conformance
- conformity
- grade
- ideal
- level
- mark
- plane
- prestige
- qualitative
- quality
- quality assurance
- quality control
- star
- status
- style
- upscale
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Idiom(s)
a notch on the/sb's bedpost
notchverb [ T ]
uk/nɒtʃ/us/nɑːtʃ/to cut a notch in something
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Cutting and stabbing
- abrasion
- bayonet
- carve
- carving
- chisel
- coppice
- cut sth down
- laceration
- lance
- mow
- nick
- prune
- saw sth down
- scratch
- slash
- slice
- spike
- trim
- whittle
- woodcarving
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Phrasal verb(s)
notch sth up