Bench
21bench — [[t]be̱ntʃ[/t]] benches 1) N COUNT A bench is a long seat of wood or metal that two or more people can sit on. He sat down on a park bench. 2) N COUNT A bench is a long, narrow table in a factory or laboratory. ...the laboratory bench. 3) N… …
22bench — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English benc; akin to Old High German bank bench Date: before 12th century 1. a. a long seat for two or more persons b. a thwart in a boat c. (1) a seat on which the members of an athletic team await a… …
23bench — I UK [bentʃ] / US noun Word forms bench : singular bench plural benches ** 1) [countable] a hard seat for two or more people, usually outside in a public place a park bench 2) [countable] a long table used by someone working with tools 3)… …
24bench — noun 1 long seat ADJECTIVE ▪ empty ▪ long ▪ narrow ▪ hard ▪ cushioned, padded …
25bench — /bɛntʃ / (say bench) noun 1. a long seat with or without a back to accommodate several people. 2. a seat on which members sit in a house of parliament. 3. a seat occupied by a person in his or her official capacity. 4. the strong work table of a… …
26bench — benchless, adj. /bench/, n. 1. a long seat for several persons: a bench in the park. 2. a seat occupied by an official, esp. 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… …
27bench — bench1 [ bentʃ ] noun ** ▸ 1 long seat ▸ 2 job of being judge ▸ 3 table for working on ▸ 4 in sports ▸ 5 in parliament 1. ) count a hard seat for two or more people, usually outside in a public place: a park bench 2. ) the bench the position of… …
28bench — 1 /bentS/ noun 1 SEAT (C) a long seat for two or more people, used especially outdoors: a park bench 2 COURT the bench a) the seat where a judge or magistrate sits in a court of law: Would the prisoner please approach the bench? b) the position… …
29bench — [[t]bɛntʃ[/t]] n. 1) fur a long usu. hard seat for several people: a park bench[/ex] 2) law a seat occupied by an official, esp. a judge 3) law such a seat regarded as a symbol of the office and dignity of the judiciary 4) the office or dignity… …
30bench — n. & v. n. 1 a long seat of wood or stone for seating several people. 2 a working table, e.g. for a carpenter, mechanic, or scientist. 3 (prec. by the) a the office of judge or magistrate. b a judge s seat in a lawcourt. c a lawcourt. d judges… …
