BENCH: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for BENCH?

Need another word that means the same as “bench”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “bench” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Bench” are: judiciary, terrace, work bench, workbench, pew, form, seat, stall, settle, worktable, table, counter, trestle table, board, work surface, buffet, judges, magistrates, judicature

Bench as a Noun

Definitions of "Bench" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “bench” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A long seat in Parliament for politicians of a specified party.
• The reserve players on a team.
• A long work table in a workshop or laboratory.
• A seat at the side of a sports field for coaches, substitutes, and players not taking part in a game.
• The office of judge or magistrate.
• A judge or magistrate presiding over a particular case.
• The seat for judges in a courtroom.
• A strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic.
• A long seat for more than one person.
• A long seat for several people, typically made of wood or stone.
• A judge's seat in a law court.
• Persons who administer justice.
• The politicians occupying a specified bench in Parliament.
• The magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively.
• A level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below.
• A flat ledge in masonry or on sloping ground.
• (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom.

Synonyms of "Bench" as a noun (19 Words)

board	A flat portable surface usually rectangular designed for board games. A board meeting.
buffet	A meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves. A cold buffet lunch.
counter	Game equipment (as a piece of wood, plastic, or ivory) used for keeping a count or reserving a space in various card or board games. The counter tells you how many pictures you have taken.
form	A set order of words a formula. She seemed to be on good form.
judges	A book of the Old Testament that tells the history of Israel under the leaders known as judges.
judicature	The act of meting out justice according to the law. The constitutional principle that the legislature is separate from the judicature.
judiciary	Persons who administer justice. The independence of the judiciary.
magistrates	A lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses.
pew	A seat. Take a pew What ll you have.
seat	A thing made or used for sitting on, such as a chair or stool. The brain is said to be the seat of reason.
settle	A long wooden bench with a back.
stall	An instance of an engine vehicle aircraft or boat stalling. Speed must be maintained to avoid a stall and loss of control.
table	Multiplication tables. He was reputed to have the finest French table of the time.
terrace	A level paved area next to a building; a patio. An attractive Regency terrace.
trestle table	Sawhorses used in pairs to support a horizontal tabletop.
work bench	A manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force.
work surface	The occupation for which you are paid.
workbench	A flat table or surface at which carpentry or other mechanical or practical work is done.
worktable	A table at which one may work, especially one with drawers or compartments for holding tools or materials.

Usage Examples of "Bench" as a noun

• A 19th-century wheelwright's bench.
• Our team has a strong bench.
• The pledge that was given by the Opposition benches yesterday.
• A park bench.
• His appointment to the civil bench.
• The Conservative benches.
• He must settle for a place on the substitute's bench.

Associations of "Bench" (30 Words)

astride	With one leg on each side. She sat astride the chair.
auditorium	The part of a theatre, concert hall, or other public building in which the audience sits. The stage was small and the auditorium had only 366 seats.
below	Below deck. Our nutritionist is pictured below right.
buffer	Add a buffer a solution. Print speed is boosted by pages being formatted in a buffer while another is printing.
centerpiece	The central or most important feature. Education was the centerpiece of the Democratic Party s political platform.
chair	Act or preside as chair as of an academic department in a university. He was awarded an endowed chair in economics.
couch	Lower (a spear) to the position for attack. Cataracts when simple are to be couched.
cushion	A mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses. To cushion the blow wages and pensions were increased.
desk	A counter in a hotel, bank, or airport at which a customer may check in or obtain information. The reception desk.
desktop	The working area of a computer screen regarded as a representation of a notional desktop and containing icons representing items such as files. You can now have multiple overlapping windows on the desktop.
dining	The act of eating dinner. A dining area.
down	Shoot at and force to come down. Prices plunged downward.
furniture	The small accessories or fittings that are required for a particular task or function. They had too much furniture for the small apartment.
gym	Gymnastics. I can t do gym today.
idly	In an aimless or lazy way. I can no longer stand idly by and let him take the blame.
incubate	(in a laboratory or other controlled situation) keep (eggs, bacteria, embryos, etc.) at a suitable temperature so that they develop. The samples were incubated at 80 C for 3 minutes.
kitchen	A set of fitments and units that are sold together and fixed in place in a kitchen. A fully fitted kitchen at a bargain price.
locate	Take up residence and become established. Our sense of sight enables us to locate objects in space.
nestle	Position comfortably. The baby nestled her head in her mother s elbow.
park	Maneuver a vehicle into a parking space. Can you park right here.
proscenium	The part of a theatre stage in front of the curtain.
recliner	A chair with a reclining back, especially one with an integral footrest.
seat	Be able to seat. The mother seated the toddler on the high chair.
sit	Be or remain in a particular position or state. The fridge was sitting in a pool of water.
sofa	A long upholstered seat with a back and arms, for two or more people. Sofa cushions.
stool	Lure with a stool as of wild fowl. Concentrations of the substance in normal stool.
table	A list of rivals or competitors showing their positions relative to one another a league table. She sets a fine table.
tensile	Relating to tension. A tensile force.
terrace	Provide a house with a terrace. Breakfast is served on the terrace.
workbench	A strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic.