TRENCH
Scrabble letter values: T1R1E1N1C3H4 = 11
Definition
- noun a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth.
- noun a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor. — synonyms: deep, oceanic_abyss
- noun any long ditch cut in the ground.
- verb impinge or infringe upon. — synonyms: impinge, encroach, entrench
- verb fortify by surrounding with trenches.
- verb cut or carve deeply into.
- verb set, plant, or bury in a trench.
- verb cut a trench in, as for drainage. — synonyms: ditch
- verb dig a trench or trenches.
Examples
- “This impinges on my rights as an individual”
- “This matter entrenches on other domains”
- “He trenched his military camp”