BENCH

/bɛntʃ/ ► audio Scrabble 12 Words With Friends 14

Definition

  1. verb take out of a game.
  2. verb exhibit on a bench.
  3. noun a long seat for more than one person.
  4. noun a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below). — synonyms: terrace
  5. noun persons who administer justice. — synonyms: judiciary
  6. noun a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic. — synonyms: workbench, work_bench
  7. noun the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively.
  8. noun the reserve players on a team.
  9. noun (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom.

Examples

  • “They sat on a park bench and tossed bread crumbs to the ducks and pigeons.”
  • “They are awaiting a decision on the motion from the bench.”
  • “She sat on the bench for 30 years before she retired.”

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