march: meaning and words from its letters
5 letters · 12 letter points · starts with M · ends with H
Meaning of march
noun
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)
Listed forms: marches.
Source: Wiktionary — march.
verb
- intransitive
To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does.
- transitive
To cause someone to walk somewhere.
To go to war; to make military advances.
- figuratively
To make steady progress.
Listed forms: marches, marching, marched.
Source: Wiktionary — march.
noun
- historical
A region at a frontier governed by a marquess.
- archaic, historical, often, plural
A border region, especially one originally set up to defend a boundary.
Listed forms: marches.
Source: Wiktionary — march.
Adapted from Wiktionary contributors via Kaikki.org. Selected senses and forms; quotations omitted. Definition text is CC BY-SA 4.0.
Synonyms by meaning
Words are grouped by sense, so they are not necessarily interchangeable in every context. Search synonyms for march.
noun
the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)
noun
district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area
- borderland
- border district
- marchland
noun
genre of music written for marching
- marching music
verb
march in a procession
Open English WordNet Team, 2025, derived from Princeton University WordNet; selected synonym groups under CC BY 4.0. Source · OEWN notice · Princeton notice.
Is march in our word lists?
| Word list | Status |
|---|---|
| American English | Found |
| British English | Found |
| Extended English | Found |
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Letter-value score of march
M(3) + A(1) + R(1) + C(3) + H(4) = 12 points.
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Anagrams of march
1 other standard-list word uses exactly these letters, including repeated letters.
Shorter words from march
24 shorter standard-list words can be made using no letter more often than it occurs in march. Showing up to 24, longest first.