Unch
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Unch is a noun meaning (crosswording) An unchecked square: one that is part of only one entry (i.e., across or down, but not both).
Meaning
(crosswording) An unchecked square: one that is part of only one entry (i.e., across or down, but not both).
More Meanings
- (stock markets) Abbreviation of unchanged (“of a stock price: having closed at the same price at which it opened”).
Example Sentences
The Sympathy Crossword Grid Editor supports: ... o flagging of lights outside a configurable unch range
From 1933 onwards the grids were standard grids. Then, for some reason, there was a blip in the late 1940s, a couple of the grids from that era had double unches and double checking.
The bars and multitude of black squares are common in British puzzles because they allow unchecked letters (called unches)—or letters that don't need to cross with another answer.... There are rules regarding the unches, and traditionally every other letter in a solution should be checked with another letter.
Word Forms
- unches
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unknot, uncountable, unaccent, wildcard, confix, unk-unk.
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