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1. trench
noun. ['ˈtrɛntʃ'] a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- trenchier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Trench
- stench
- quench
- french
- drench
- clench
- wrench
- tench
- rentsch
- mench
- lentsch
- jentsch
- hench
- bench
Sentences with trench
1. Noun, singular or mass
Measure the length of the trench at the top and at the base.
2. Adjective
In spring and fall, a trench coat or warm blazer and scarf is appropriate.
Quotes about trench
1. The last time I wore an animal hide; but this time I settled for this."Eric had been wearing a long trench coat. Now he threw it off dramatically, and I could only stand and stare. Normally, Eric was a blue-jeans-and-T-shirt kind of guy. Tonight, he wore a pink tank top and Lycra leggings[...]They were pink and aqua, like the swirls down the side of Jason's truck.
- Charlaine Harris, Living Dead in Dallas
2. trench
verb. ['ˈtrɛntʃ'] impinge or infringe upon.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- trenchier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
3. trench
noun. ['ˈtrɛntʃ'] any long ditch cut in the ground.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- trenchier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
4. trench
noun. ['ˈtrɛntʃ'] a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- trenchier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
5. trench
verb. ['ˈtrɛntʃ'] set, plant, or bury in a trench.
Etymology
- trenchier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
6. trench
verb. ['ˈtrɛntʃ'] cut a trench in, as for drainage.
Antonyms
Etymology
- trenchier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
7. trench
verb. ['ˈtrɛntʃ'] cut or carve deeply into.
Antonyms
Etymology
- trenchier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
8. trench
verb. ['ˈtrɛntʃ'] fortify by surrounding with trenches.
Synonyms
Etymology
- trenchier (Old French (842-ca. 1400))