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English noun: bench | |||
| 1. | bench (artifact) a long seat for more than one person | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | seat | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | banquette, church bench, flat bench, park bench, penalty box, pew, prie-dieu, settee, settle, window seat | ||
| 2. | bench (object) a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below) | ||
| Synonyms | terrace | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | plateau, tableland | ||
| 3. | bench (group) persons who administer justice | ||
| Synonyms | judiciary | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | administration, brass, establishment, governance, governing body, organisation, organization | ||
| Member meronym | authorities, government, regime | ||
| 4. | bench (artifact) a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic | ||
| Synonyms | work bench, workbench | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | work table, worktable | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | lab bench, laboratory bench | ||
| 5. | Bench (group) the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | assembly | ||
| Part meronym | court, judicature, tribunal | ||
| 6. | bench (group) the reserve players on a team | ||
| Samples | Our team has a strong bench. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | subgroup | ||
| Part meronym | squad, team | ||
| Member holonym | reserve, second-stringer, substitute | ||
| 7. | bench (artifact) (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | seat | ||
| Part meronym | court, courtroom | ||
| Domain category | jurisprudence, law | ||
English verb: bench | |||
| 1. | bench (social) take out of a game; of players | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | remove | ||
| 2. | bench (perception) exhibit on a bench | ||
| Samples | Bench the poodles at the dog show. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | display, exhibit, expose | ||
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