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- [trench]
- /trɛntʃ/
- /trentʃ/
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- [trench]
- /trɛntʃ/
Definitions of trenches word
- noun trenches Fortification. a long, narrow excavation in the ground, the earth from which is thrown up in front to serve as a shelter from enemy fire or attack. 1
- noun trenches trenches, a system of such excavations, with their embankments, etc. 1
- noun trenches a deep furrow, ditch, or cut. 1
- noun trenches Oceanography. a long, steep-sided, narrow depression in the ocean floor. 1
- verb with object trenches to surround or fortify with trenches; entrench. 1
- verb with object trenches to cut a trench in. 1
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Origin of trenches
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English trenche path made by cutting < Old French: act of cutting, a cut, derivative of trenchier to cut < Vulgar Latin *trincāre, for Latin truncāre to lop; see truncate
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Parts of speech for Trenches
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trenches popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
trenches usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for trenches
noun trenches
- anoraks — Plural form of anorak.
- barriers — anything built or serving to bar passage, as a railing, fence, or the like: People may pass through the barrier only when their train is announced.
- bastilles — Plural form of bastille.
- battlefield — A battlefield is a place where a battle is fought.
- battleground — A battleground is the same as a battlefield.
verb trenches
- hollows — Plural form of hollow.
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