Benches

Word BENCHES
Character 7
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ˈbɛntʃɪz/

Definitions and meanings of "Benches"

What do we mean by benches?

A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.

The people who decide on the verdict; the judiciary.

The place where the judges sit.

The dignity of holding an official seat.

The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.

The number of players on a team able to participate, expressed in terms of length.

A place where assembly or hand work is performed; a workbench.

A horizontal padded surface, usually adjustable in height and inclination and often with attached weight rack, used for proper posture during exercise.

A bracket used to mount land surveying equipment onto a stone or a wall.

A flat ledge in the slope of an earthwork, work of masonry, or similar.

A thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by steeper slopes above and below.

A kitchen surface on which to prepare food, a counter.

A bathroom surface which holds the washbasin, a vanity.

A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public, traditionally on benches or raised platforms.

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The word "benches" in example sentences

Is it smart to work from outside, and try to lobby the city council to understand sitting on park benches is not bad, or that sex work is actual work, or that sex and porn is different than (and does not lead to) sexual trafficking? ❋ Unknown (2009)

Sure, every available space underneath the benches is full of two-liter bottles of rainwater, but they do wonders to keep everything from freezing, and I've never had to put in a heater. ❋ Greygirlbeast (2010)

Though the Lords temporal – royal peers, dukes, marquesses, earls, viscounts and barons – were allotted certain benches according to their rank, they only sat thus during the opening of Parliament. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Not if the evidence of those empty benches is anything to go by. ❋ Helen (2006)

Besides, the Commons, at least on the Labour benches, is full of sheep. ❋ Unknown (2005)

But this does not mean that either of these hypothetical benches is necessarily deciding according to politics but not according to law. ❋ Unknown (2003)

Jerez, with its candy colored buildings and green wrought iron benches, is a perfect example of what makes a place magical. ❋ Unknown (1996)

This valley, or, more properly, _valle_ -- a word of very different signification -- is in reality a level plain, flanked on each side by a continuous line of bluffs or "benches" -- themselves forming the abutments of a still higher plain, which constitutes the general level of the country. ❋ Mayne Reid (1850)

The passage for vehicles is narrowed by an abstract grid of bunch grass and sea lavender interspersed with low "benches" - granite slabs that lined the roadway until this summer. ❋ John King (2010)

One of the guys in the benches was a hit man from Florida who Vinnie thought had been brought in to kill him. ❋ John Partington (2010)

I agree, people on the benches are a real enhancement. ❋ Unknown (2010)

I think you mean the nominee from the government benches, which is not quite the same thing. ❋ Tim Roll-Pickering (2009)

On the benches were the hammers and saws and chisels of the carpenters, and the pieces of wood they had been working on. ❋ FOLLETT, Ken (1989)

The space under the benches, which is nearly useless for other purposes, is admirably adapted for mushroom beds, and the warmth and moisture of the greenhouse are exceptionally congenial conditions for the cultivation of mushrooms. ❋ William Falconer (N/A)

All along behind the benches were the black and gray draperies. ❋ Unknown (1902)

Crouching round the wall behind the benches are the squaws and the children, to whom are flung many a tasty bit. ❋ Unknown (1903)

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