| NOUN | artifact | trench | a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth |
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| object | trench, deep, oceanic abyss | a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor | |
| artifact | trench | any long ditch cut in the ground | |
| VERB | social | trench, impinge, encroach, entrench | impinge or infringe upon |
| contact | trench | fortify by surrounding with trenches | |
| contact | trench | cut / cut or carve deeply into | |
| contact | trench | set, plant, or bury in a trench | |
| contact | trench, ditch | cut a trench in, as for drainage | |
| contact | trench | dig a trench / trench or trenches / trenches |
| Sounds | treh'nch | |
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| Rhymes | bench / Bench ... wrench: 12 rhymes with ehnch... | |
| Meaning | A ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth. | |
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| Part of | entrenchment, intrenchment | An entrenched fortification |
| Narrower | approach trench, communication trench | A trench that provides protected passage between the rear and front lines of a defensive position |
| fire trench | A trench especially constructed for the delivery of small-arms fire | |
| moat, fosse | ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water | |
| slit trench | Narrow trench for shelter in battle | |
| Broader | ditch | A long narrow excavation in the earth |
| Spanish | trinchera | |
| Catalan | trinxera | |
| Verbs | trench | fortify by surrounding with trenches |
| Meaning | A long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor. | |
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| Synonyms | deep, oceanic abyss | |
| Instances | Atacama Trench | A depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile |
| Bougainville Trench | A depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean between New Guinea and the Solomon ... / Solomon Islands | |
| Japan Trench | A depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean to the northeast of Japan that reaches depths of 30,000 feet | |
| Nares Deep | A depression in the floor of the Atlantic Ocean to the north of Haiti and Puerto Rico | |
| Broader | natural depression, depression | A sunken or depressed geological formation |
| Spanish | abismo oceánico, profundidad, zanja | |
| Catalan | rasa | |
| Meaning | Any long ditch cut in the ground. | |
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| Narrower | furrow | A long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow) |
| Broader | ditch | A long narrow excavation in the earth |
| Spanish | trinchera | |
| Catalan | trinxera | |
| Verbs | trench | dig a trench / trench or trenches / trenches |
| trench | cut a trench in, as for drainage | |
| trench | set, plant, or bury in a trench | |
| Meaning | impinge or infringe upon. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Example | "This matter entrenches on other domains" | |
| Synonyms | impinge, encroach, entrench | |
| Broader | trespass, take advantage | make excessive use of |
| Spanish | afectar, traspasar los límites, traspasar | |
| Meaning | fortify by surrounding with trenches. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "He trenched his military camp" | |
| Broader | fortify, fort | enclose by or as if by a fortification |
| Nouns | trench | a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth |
| Meaning | cut / cut or carve deeply into. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "letters trenched into the stone" | |
| Broader | cut | separate with or as if with an instrument |
| Spanish | abrir zanjas, zanjar | |
| Nouns | trencher | a wooden board or platter on which food is served or carved |
| Meaning | Set, plant, or bury in a trench. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Examples |
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| Broader | put, set, place, pose, position, lay | Put into a certain place or abstract location |
| Nouns | trench | any long ditch cut in the ground |
| Meaning | cut a trench in, as for drainage. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "trench the fields" | |
| Synonym | ditch | |
| Broader | excavate, dig, hollow | Remove the inner part or the core of |
| Spanish | abrir trincheras, abrir una zanja, abrir zanjas, zanjar | |
| Nouns | trench | any long ditch cut in the ground |
| trencher | someone who digs trenches | |
| Meaning | dig a trench / trench or trenches / trenches. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Example | "The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench" | |
| Broader | dig, dig out | create by digging |
| Spanish | atrincherar, cavar trincheras, zanjar | |
| Nouns | trench | any long ditch cut in the ground |
| trencher | someone who digs trenches | |
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