breech is a valid English word

Scrabble validity: valid ( international - Sowpods, US - Twl06 )
iScramble validity: valid
QuickWords validity: valid

Meanings

Noun (COUNTABLE AND UNCOUNTABLE)

Singular Plural
breech breechs
    (historical now only in the plural) A garment whose purpose is to cover or clothe the buttocks. (from 11th c.)
    (now rare) The buttocks or backside. (from 16th c.)
    (firearms) The part of a cannon or other firearm behind the chamber. (from 16th c.)
    • Coordinate terms: muzzle

Adverb (NOT COMPARABLE)

Not comparable
    (obstetrics of birth) With the hips coming out before the head.

Adjective (NOT COMPARABLE)

Not comparable
    (obstetrics) Born, or having been born, breech.

Verb

Verb Present simple 3sg Present participle Past simple Past participle
breech breeches breeching breeched breeched
    (dated transitive) To dress in breeches. (especially) To dress a boy in breeches or trousers for the first time (the breeching ceremony).
    (dated transitive) To beat or spank on the buttocks.
    (transitive) To fit or furnish with a breech.
    • to breech a gun

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