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Definitions for Benches

[1] a long seat for several persons: a bench in the park.
[2] a seat occupied by an official, especially a judge.
[3] such a seat as a symbol of the office and dignity of an individual judge or the judiciary.
[4] the office or dignity of various other officials, or the officials themselves.
[5] Sports . the seat on which the players of a team sit during a game while not playing. thequality and number of the players of a team who are usually used as substitutes: A weak bench hurt their chances for the championship.
[6] Informal . bench press.
[7] Also called workbench. the strong worktable of a carpenter or other mechanic.
[8] a platform on which animals are placed for exhibition, especially at a dog show.
[9] a contest or exhibition of dogs; dog show.
[10] Physical Geography . a shelflike area of rock with steep slopes above and below.
[11] Mining . a step or working elevation in a mine.
[12] berm(def 2) .
[13] to furnish with benches.
[14] to seat on a bench or on the bench: an election that benched him in the district court.
[15] to place (a show dog or other animal) in exhibition.
[16] to cut away the working faces of (a mine or quarry) in benches.
[17] Sports . to remove from a game or keep from participating in a game: to be benched because of poor hitting.
[18] on the bench , serving as a judge in a court of law; presiding. Sports . (of a player) not participating in play, either for part or all of a game.
[19] a long seat for more than one person, usually lacking a back or arms
[20] a plain stout worktable
[21] the bench (sometimes capital) a judge or magistrate sitting in court in a judicial capacity judges or magistrates collectively
[22] sport the seat on which reserve players and officials sit during a game
[23] geology a flat narrow platform of land, esp one marking a former shoreline
[24] a ledge in a mine or quarry from which work is carried out
[25] (in a gymnasium) a low table, which may be inclined, used for various exercises
[26] a platform on which dogs or other domestic animals are exhibited at shows
[27] NZ a hollow on a hillside formed by sheep
[28] to provide with benches
[29] to exhibit (a dog, etc) at a show
[30] NZ to form (a track) up a hill by excavating a flattened area
[31] US and Canadian sport to take or keep (a player) out of a game, often for disciplinary reasons

Words related to Benches

benchidle, inactive, jobless, underemployed, down, loafing, free, disengaged, fired, resting, unoccupied, unused, leisured, unapplied, unengaged

Words nearby Benches

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Origin of Benches

before 1000; Middle English, Old English benc; cognate with Old Frisian benk, Old Saxon, Dutch, Old High German bank, Old Norse bekkr < Germanic *bank-i-; see bank1

Other words from Benches

bench·less , adjective
un·bench , verb (used with object)

Word origin for Benches

Old English benc ; related to Old Norse bekkr , Old High German bank , Danish, Swedish bänk ; see bank ³

Synonyms for Benches

chair, seat, bank, form, pew, settee, settle, stall, lawn seat