Bench (n.) A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length. |
Bench (n.) A long table at which mechanics and other work |
Bench (n.) The seat where judges sit in court. |
Bench (n.) The persons who sit as judges |
Bench (n.) A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public |
Bench (n.) A conformation like a bench |
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. |
Bench warrant () A process issued by a presiding judge or by a court against a person guilty of some contempt, or indicted for some crime |
Broad gauge () A wider distance between the rails than the "standard" gauge of four feet eight inches and a half. See Gauge. |
Church-bench (n.) A seat in the porch of a church. |
Gauge (v. t.) To measure or determine with a gauge. |
Gauge (v. t.) To measure or to ascertain the contents or the capacity of, as of a pipe, barrel, or keg. |
Gauge (v. t.) To measure the dimensions of, or to test the accuracy of the form of, as of a part of a gunlock. |
Gauge (v. t.) To draw into equidistant gathers by running a thread through it, as cloth or a garment. |
Gauge (v. t.) To measure the capacity, character, or ability of |
Gauge (n.) A measure |
Gauge (n.) Measure |
Gauge (n.) Any instrument for ascertaining or regulating the dimensions or forms of things |
Gauge (n.) Any instrument or apparatus for measuring the state of a phenomenon, or for ascertaining its numerical elements at any moment |
Gauge (n.) Relative positions of two or more vessels with reference to the wind |
Gauge (n.) The depth to which a vessel sinks in the water. |
Gauge (n.) The distance between the rails of a railway. |
Gauge (n.) The quantity of plaster of Paris used with common plaster to accelerate its setting. |
Gauge (n.) That part of a shingle, slate, or tile, which is exposed to the weather, when laid |
Hall-mark (n.) The official stamp of the Goldsmiths' Company and other assay offices, in the United Kingdom, on gold and silver articles, attesting their purity. Also used figuratively |
King's Bench () Formerly, the highest court of common law in England |
Mark (n.) A license of reprisals. See Marque. |
Mark (n.) An old weight and coin. See Marc. |
Mark (n.) The unit of monetary account of the German Empire, equal to 23.8 cents of United States money |
Mark (n.) A visible sign or impression made or left upon anything |
Mark (n.) A character or device put on an article of merchandise by the maker to show by whom it was made |
Mark (n.) A character (usually a cross) made as a substitute for a signature by one who can not write. |
Mark (n.) A fixed object serving for guidance, as of a ship, a traveler, a surveyor, etc. |
Mark (n.) A trace, dot, line, imprint, or discoloration, although not regarded as a token or sign |
Mark (n.) An evidence of presence, agency, or influence |
Mark (n.) That toward which a missile is directed |
Mark (n.) Attention, regard, or respect. |
Mark (n.) Limit or standard of action or fact |
Mark (n.) Badge or sign of honor, rank, or official station. |
Mark (n.) Preeminence |
Mark (n.) A characteristic or essential attribute |
Mark (n.) A number or other character used in registring |
Mark (n.) Image |
Mark (n.) One of the bits of leather or colored bunting which are placed upon a sounding line at intervals of from two to five fathoms. The unmarked fathoms are called "deeps." |
Mark (v. t.) To put a mark upon |
Mark (v. t.) To be a mark upon |
Mark (v. t.) To leave a trace, scratch, scar, or other mark, upon, or any evidence of action |
Mark (v. t.) To keep account of |
bell ringer bull's eye mark home run | something that exactly succeeds in achieving its goal, the new advertising campaign was a bell ringer, scored a bull's eye, hit the mark, the president's speech was a home run |
bench press | a weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward |
incline bench press | a bench press performed on an inclined bench |
anemometer wind gauge wind gage | a gauge for recording the speed and direction of wind |
bench | a long seat for more than one person |
bench | (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom |
bench clamp | a clamp used to hold work in place on a workbench |
bench hook | any of various stops on a workbench against which work can be pushed (as while chiseling or planing) |
bench lathe | lathe mounted on a workbench |
bench press | a small punch press mounted on a workbench |
broad gauge | a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard . inches |
depth gauge depth gage | a gauge for measuring the depth of grooves or holes or other concavities |
flat bench | a bench on which a weightlifter lies to do exercises |
front bench | any of the front seats in the House of Commons that are reserved for ministers or former ministers |
fuel gauge fuel indicator | an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle |
gasoline gauge gasoline gage gas gauge gas gage petrol gauge petrol gage | gauge that indicates the amount of gasoline left in the gasoline tank of a vehicle |
gauge gage | a measuring instrument for measuring and indicating a quantity such as the thickness of wire or the amount of rain etc. |
lab bench laboratory bench | a workbench in a laboratory |
micrometer micrometer gauge micrometer caliper | caliper for measuring small distances |
narrow gauge | a railroad track (or its width) narrower than the standard . inches |
optical bench | apparatus for observation and measurement of optical phenomena |
park bench | a bench in a public park |
pew church bench | long bench with backs, used in church by the congregation |
pressure gauge pressure gage | gauge for measuring and indicating fluid pressure |
rain gauge rain gage pluviometer udometer | gauge consisting of an instrument to measure the quantity of precipitation |
shoulder board shoulder mark | epaulets that indicate rank |
standard gauge | railroad track having the standard width of . inches |
strain gauge strain gage | a gauge for measuring strain in a surface |
surface gauge surface gage scribing block | gauge consisting of a scriber mounted on an adjustable stand, used to test the accuracy of plane surfaces |
vacuum gauge vacuum gage | a gauge for indicating negative atmospheric pressure |
vise bench vise | a holding device attached to a workbench, has two jaws to hold workpiece firmly in place |
water gauge water gage water glass | gauge for indicating the level of water in e.g. a tank or boiler or reservoir |
wire gauge wire gage | gauge for measuring the diameter of wire |
workbench work bench bench | a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic |
mark | the impression created by doing something unusual or extraordinary that people notice and remember, it was in London that he made his mark, he left an indelible mark on the American theater |
stretch mark | a narrow band resulting from tension on the skin (as on abdominal skin after pregnancy) |
crisscross cross mark | a marking that consists of lines that cross each other |
chatter mark | a mark made by a chattering tool on the surface of a workpiece |
scratch scrape scar mark | an indication of damage |
burn burn mark | a place or area that has been burned (especially on a person's body) |
strawberry strawberry mark hemangioma simplex | a soft red birthmark |
mark of Cain | the mark that God set upon Cain now refers to a person's sinful nature |
bore gauge caliber calibre | diameter of a tube or gun barrel |
gauge | the thickness of wire |
gauge | the distance between the rails of a railway or between the wheels of a train |
mark grade score | a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance), she made good marks in algebra, grade A milk, what was your score on your homework? |
Mark Gospel According to Mark | the shortest of the four Gospels in the New Testament |
bench warrant arrest warrant | a warrant authorizing law enforcement officials to apprehend an offender and bring that person to court |
letter of marque letters of marque letter of mark and reprisal | a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation |
sign mark | a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened), he showed signs of strain, they welcomed the signs of spring |