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Noun (7 meanings)

1. a long seat for more than one person.

bench is a type of:

seat (noun) - furniture that is designed for sitting on

types of bench:

banquette (noun) - an upholstered bench
flat bench (noun) - a bench on which a weightlifter lies to do exercises
park bench (noun) - a bench in a public park
penalty box (noun) - (ice hockey) an enclosed bench to the side of an ice-hockey rink for players who are serving time penalties
pew, church bench (noun) - long bench with backs

prie-dieu (noun) - low bench for kneeling on
settle, settee (noun) - a long wooden bench with a back
window seat (noun) - a bench or similar seat built into a window recess

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

bench is a type of:

tableland, plateau (noun) - a relatively flat highland

bench is derivationally related to:

to terrace (verb) - make into terraces as for cultivation

3. persons who administer justice.

judiciary, bench

bench is a type of:

administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation (noun) - the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something

bench is a member of:

government, authorities, regime (noun) - the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit

bench is derivationally related to:

to judge, adjudicate, try (verb) - put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of

4. a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic.

workbench, work bench, bench

bench is a type of:

worktable, work table (noun) - a table designed for a particular task

types of bench:

lab bench, laboratory bench (noun) - a workbench in a laboratory

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

bench is a type of:

assembly (noun) - a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose

bench is a part of:

court, tribunal, judicature (noun) - an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business

6. the reserve players on a team.

Example:

“our team has a strong bench”

bench is a type of:

subgroup (noun) - a distinct and often subordinate group within a group

bench is a part of:

team, squad (noun) - a cooperative unit (especially in sports)

members of bench:

substitute, reserve, second-stringer (noun) - an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

bench is derivationally related to:

to bench (verb) - take out of a game

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

bench is a type of:

seat (noun) - furniture that is designed for sitting on

bench is a part of:

court, courtroom (noun) - a room in which a lawcourt sits

Domain of synset - TOPIC:

law, jurisprudence (noun) - the collection of rules imposed by authority

Verb (2 meanings)

1. take out of a game; of players.

to bench is a way to:

to remove (verb) - remove from a position or an office

to bench is derivationally related to:

bench (noun) - the reserve players on a team

2. exhibit on a bench.

Example:

“bench the poodles at the dog show”

to bench is a way to:

to expose, exhibit, display (verb) - to show, make visible or apparent