Crossword clues for benches
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bench \Bench\, n.; pl. Benches. [OE. bench, benk, AS. benc; akin to Sw. b["a]nk, Dan b[ae]nk, Icel. bekkr, OS., D., & G. bank. Cf. Bank, Beach.]
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A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.
Mossy benches supplied the place of chairs.
--Sir W. Scott. A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench.
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The seat where judges sit in court.
To pluck down justice from your awful bench.
--Shak. 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.
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A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river.
Bench mark (Leveling), one of a number of marks along a line of survey, affixed to permanent objects, to show where leveling staffs were placed. See bench mark in the vocabulary.
Bench of bishops, the whole body of English prelates assembled in council.
Bench plane, any plane used by carpenters and joiners for working a flat surface, as jack planes, long planes.
Bench show, an exhibition of dogs.
Bench table (Arch.), a projecting course at the base of a building, or round a pillar, sufficient to form a seat.
Wiktionary
Usage examples of "benches".
Trestle tables had been set up and hastily improvised benches had been extruded from plastic scrounged from the ship's supplies.
The barbecue pits still glowed ruddily, striking the master grid at his feet with red fingers, flaring occasionally to light the deserted tables, the overturned benches.
The display field hovered several feet above the ground in a lofty hexagonal chamber lined with tiered benches.
Lunzie tried to guess who was going where, and how many less favored passengers were waiting in the common lounge (orange plastic benches along the walls, and a single drinking fountain).
All around, between the four arching doorways, were stone benches against the curving walls.
The slings and benches in the main cabin were worn, and the impact webbing attached to them sported patches in many places.
Nanook had leapt down and disappeared, a movement that caused Yana to scrutinize the odd arrangement of the houses: each of the twelve or fourteen had been carefully inserted on an earthen terrace, with the cliff for a back wall, and the terrace jutting out far enough to provide a small garden or yard complete with benches.
The ponies were led away, while the dogs and cats disposed themselves in places particular to them under benches, and on ledges.
The food was arrayed in the middle of the meeting house, and Sean and Yana as well as the other adults sat on benches along the wall while Bunny led the youngsters of Kilcoole in offering them food.
Not that spacious but it had bunks along three sides, a narrow table in the centre with benches under it, and two narrow doors that she would later discover led to the sanitary facilities: the shower behind one door and the 'head' behind the other.
Very good,” and Zainal's eyes sparkled with Mitford gestured for all to sit on the stools and benches amused triumph.
Old mech parts still doubled for stools, cupboards, shelving and benches.
There were benches around the table, and at one end a chair big enough to fit Zainal.
She took them on quiet walks in the lodge-pole copse, or sat with them above the bay where benches had been placed for meditation.
Tables, benches, and chairs were placed around the square leaving its center clear for dancers.