bench
/bˈɛntʃ/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
noun
- a long seat for more than one person
- a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
- persons who administer justice
- a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic
- the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively
- the reserve players on a team
“our team has a strong bench” - (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom
verb
- take out of a game; of players
- exhibit on a bench
“bench the poodles at the dog show”
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Words that rhyme with bench
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