bench meaning

UK /bɛntʃ/ US /bɛntʃ/ 1 syllable

bench (noun): a long seat for more than one person.

bench has 9 meanings in this dictionary, as noun and verb.

bench as a noun

  1. a long seat for more than one person

    Type of: seat

    Kinds: banquette, flat bench, park bench, penalty box, pew, prie-dieu, settle, window seat

  2. a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)

    Synonyms: terrace

    Type of: tableland

  3. persons who administer justice

    Synonyms: judiciary

    Type of: administration

  4. a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic

    Synonyms: workbench, work bench

    Type of: worktable

    Kinds: lab bench

  5. the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively

    Type of: assembly

  6. the reserve players on a team
    • our team has a strong bench

    Type of: subgroup

  7. (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom

    Type of: seat

bench as a verb

  1. take out of a game; of players

    Type of: remove

  2. exhibit on a bench
    • bench the poodles at the dog show

    Type of: expose

How to pronounce bench

bench is pronounced /bɛntʃ/ in British English and /bɛntʃ/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with bench

Word lists: words starting with BE · words ending in CH · 5-letter words

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