bench
A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.
Noun 4 meanings
A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.
“They sat on a park bench and tossed bread crumbs to the ducks and pigeons.”
The seat where the judges sit in court.
“They are awaiting a decision on the motion from the bench.”
A seat where people sit together in an official capacity.
“the government front bench”
The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.
“He spent the first three games on the bench, watching.”
Verb 4 meanings
To remove a player from play.
“They benched him for the rest of the game because they thought he was injured.”
To remove someone from a position of responsibility temporarily.
To furnish with benches.
To place on a bench or seat of honour.
Etymology
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-.
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BENCH at a glance
BENCH has 5 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (B 3 + E 1 + N 1 + C 3 + H 4) and 14 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,601 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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