bench

Meaning

1. A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.
2. The seat where the judges sit in court.
3. The seat where the judges sit in court.
4. A seat where people sit together in an official capacity.
5. A seat where people sit together in an official capacity.
6. A seat where people sit together in an official capacity.
7. The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.
8. The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.
9. A place where assembly or hand work is performed; a workbench.
10. A horizontal padded surface, usually adjustable in height and inclination and often with attached weight rack, used for proper posture during exercise.
11. A bracket used to mount land surveying equipment onto a stone or a wall.
12. A flat ledge in the slope of an earthwork, work of masonry, or similar.
13. A thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by steeper slopes above and below.
14. A kitchen surface on which to prepare food, a counter.
15. A bathroom surface which holds the washbasin, a vanity.
16. A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public, traditionally on benches or raised platforms.

work bench

tressle

small table

work table

drawing machine

Judge

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lawcourt

judgment seat

deep sea terrace

flat bench

optical bench

jack horse

saddle piece

aggrading

optical table

desk frame

marine-erosion platform

abraison platform

Frequency

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɛnt͡ʃ/

From Middle English bench, benk, bynk, from Old English benċ (“bench”), from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-. Cognate with Scots benk, bink (“bench”), West Frisian bank (“bench”), Dutch bank (“bench”), German Bank (“bench”), Danish bænk (“bench”), Swedish bänk (“bench”), Icelandic bekkur (“bench”). Doublet of banc, banco, and bank.