backbench | (noun) any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons | - |
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bench | (noun) a long seat for more than one person | - |
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(noun) a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic | Synonyms: work bench, workbench |
(noun) (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom | - |
(noun) persons who administer justice | Synonyms: judiciary |
(noun) the reserve players on a team | - |
(noun) a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below) | Synonyms: terrace |
clench | (noun) the act of grasping | Synonyms: clasp, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip, hold |
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(noun) a small slip noose made with seizing | Synonyms: clinch |
crossbench | (noun) any of the seats in the House of Commons used by members who do not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition | - |
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oldwench | (noun) tropical Atlantic fish | Synonyms: Balistes vetula, Bessy cerca, oldwife, queen triggerfish |
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stench | (noun) a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant | Synonyms: fetor, foetor, malodor, malodour, mephitis, reek, stink |
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tench | (noun) freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water | Synonyms: Tinca tinca |
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trench | (noun) a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth | - |
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(noun) any long ditch cut in the ground | - |
(noun) a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor | Synonyms: deep, oceanic abyss |
wench | (noun) informal terms for a (young) woman | Synonyms: bird, chick, dame, doll, skirt |
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workbench | (noun) a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic | Synonyms: bench, work bench |
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wrench | (noun) a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt | Synonyms: spanner |
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(noun) a jerky pulling movement | Synonyms: twist |
(noun) a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments | Synonyms: pull, twist |