Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
bench |
noun |
A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length., A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter’s bench., The seat where judges sit in court., The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion of the full bench. See King’s Bench., A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; — so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms., A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river., To furnish with benches., To place on a bench or seat of honor., To sit on a seat of justice. |
bendy |
adjective |
Divided into an even number of bends; — said of a shield or its charge. |
benet |
verb t. |
To catch in a net; to insnare. |
benim |
verb t. |
To take away. |
benne |
noun |
The name of two plants (Sesamum orientale and S. indicum), originally Asiatic; — also called oil plant. From their seeds an oil is expressed, called benne oil, used mostly for making soap. In the southern United States the seeds are used in candy. |
benty |
adjective |
A bounding in bents, or the stalks of coarse, stiff, withered grass; as, benty fields., Resembling bent. |