bench
noun
1. a long seat for more than one person
Definition categories: man–made, seat
2. a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
Similar word(s): terrace
Definition categories: object, plateau, tableland
3. persons who administer justice
Similar word(s): judiciary
Definition categories: group, administration, brass, establishment, governance, organisation, organization
4. a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic
Similar word(s): workbench
Definition categories: man–made, worktable
5. the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively
Definition categories: group, assembly
6. the reserve players on a team
- our team has a strong bench
Definition categories: group, subgroup
7. (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom
Definition categories: man–made, seat
Sentences with bench as a noun:
- 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.
- He spent the first three games on the bench, watching.
- Injuries have shortened the bench.
- She placed the workpiece on the bench, inspected it closely, and opened the cover.
- After removing the bench, we can use the mark left on the wall as a reference point.
- He became frustrated when his bench increased by only 10 pounds despite a month of training.
verb
1. take out of a game; of players
Definition categories: social, remove
2. exhibit on a bench
- bench the poodles at the dog show
Definition categories: perception, display, exhibit, expose
Sentences with bench as a verb:
- They benched him for the rest of the game because they thought he was injured.
- I heard he can bench 150 pounds.