1. Noun
A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.
2. Noun
A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench.
3. Noun
The seat where judges sit in court.
4. Noun
The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion of the full bench. See King's Bench.
5. Noun
A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; -- so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms.
6. Noun
A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river.
7. Verb
To furnish with benches.
8. Verb
To place on a bench or seat of honor.
9. Verb
To sit on a seat of justice.
10. Noun
(law) the seat for judges in a courtroom
Vocabulary classified under Law
11. Noun
a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
Vocabulary classified under Nature and environment
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