English English Dictionary
English English Dictionary
The online English-English dictionary from The Project Gutenberg
Dictionary
Bename
(v. t.)
To promise; to name.
Benamed
(p. p.)
of Bename
Bench
(n.)
A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.
Bench
(n.)
A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a
carpenter's bench.
Bench
(n.)
The seat where judges sit in court.
Bench
(n.)
The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion of
the full bench. See King's Bench.
Bench
(n.)
A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; -- so
named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised
platforms.
Bench
(n.)
A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground,
or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river.
Bench
(v. t.)
To furnish with benches.
Bench
(v. t.)
To place on a bench or seat of honor.
Bench
(v. i.)
To sit on a seat of justice.
A process issued by a presiding judge or by a court
against a person guilty of some contempt, or indicted for some crime;
-- so called in distinction from a justice's warrant.
Benched
(imp. & p. p.)
of Bench
Bencher
(n.)
One of the senior and governing members of an Inn of
Court.
Bencher
(n.)
An alderman of a corporation.
Bencher
(n.)
A member of a court or council.
Bencher
(n.)
One who frequents the benches of a tavern; an idler.
Benches
(pl. )
of Bench
Benching
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Bench
Bend
(v. i.)
To bow in prayer, or in token of submission.