Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun bench

7 senses of bench

Sense 1
bench -- (a long seat for more than one person)
       => seat -- (furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not enough seats for all the guests")

Sense 2
terrace, bench -- (a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below))
       => tableland, plateau -- (a relatively flat highland)

Sense 3
judiciary, bench -- (persons who administer justice)
       => administration, governance, governing body, establishment, brass, organization, organisation -- (the persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became recognized as a member of the establishment")

Sense 4
workbench, work bench, bench -- (a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic)
       => worktable, work table -- (a table designed for a particular task)

Sense 5
Bench -- (the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively)
       => assembly -- (a group of persons who are gathered together for a common purpose)

Sense 6
bench -- (the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench")
       => subgroup -- (a distinct and often subordinate group within a group)

Sense 7
bench -- ((law) the seat for judges in a courtroom)
       => seat -- (furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not enough seats for all the guests")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bench

2 senses of bench

Sense 1
bench -- (take out of a game; of players)
       => remove -- (remove from a position or an office)

Sense 2
bench -- (exhibit on a bench; "bench the poodles at the dog show")
       => expose, exhibit, display -- (to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship")