All trench synonyms
trench
T t noun trench
- cutaway β In a film or video, a cutaway or a cutaway shot is a picture that shows something different from the main thing that is being shown.
- defense β the act or power of defending, or guarding against attack, harm, or danger
- duffle coat β a hooded overcoat of sturdy wool, usually knee-length and with frog fasteners.
- mine β an excavation made in the earth for the purpose of extracting ores, coal, precious stones, etc.
- blank wall β an impassable barricade or obstacle; a situation in which further progress is impossible: Attempts to get information by questioning the neighbors ran into a blank wall.
- drainpipe β a large pipe that carries away the discharge of waste pipes, soil pipes, etc.
- drainpipes β a large pipe that carries away the discharge of waste pipes, soil pipes, etc.
- dugout β a boat made by hollowing out a log.
- anorak β An anorak is a warm waterproof jacket, usually with a hood.
- defence β Defence is action that is taken to protect someone or something against attack.
- crowfoot β any of several plants of the genus Ranunculus, such as R. sceleratus and R. aquatilis (water crowfoot) that have yellow or white flowers and divided leaves resembling the foot of a crow
- wadi β the channel of a watercourse that is dry except during periods of rainfall.
- watercourse β a stream of water, as a river or brook.
- line β a thickness of glue, as between two veneers in a sheet of plywood.
- furrow β a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.
- firth β John Rupert, 1890β1960, English linguist.
- groove β a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board (tongue-and-groove joint) a furrow, or a natural indentation on an organism.
- greatcoat β a heavy overcoat.
- cloaca β a cavity in the pelvic region of most vertebrates, except higher mammals, and certain invertebrates, into which the alimentary canal and the genital and urinary ducts open
- cloacae β Zoology. the common cavity into which the intestinal, urinary, and generative canals open in birds, reptiles, amphibians, many fishes, and certain mammals. a similar cavity in invertebrates.
- gulch β a deep, narrow ravine, especially one marking the course of a stream or torrent.
- cut β If you cut something, you use a knife or a similar tool to divide it into pieces, or to mark it or damage it. If you cut a shape or a hole in something, you make the shape or hole by using a knife or similar tool.
- kerf β a cut or incision made by a saw or the like in a piece of wood.
- canal β A canal is a long, narrow stretch of water that has been made for boats to travel along or to bring water to a particular area.
- flogger β to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.
- gulley β gully1 (defs 1, 2).
- gutter β a channel at the side or in the middle of a road or street, for leading off surface water.
- flute β a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
- gouge β a chisel having a partly cylindrical blade with the bevel on either the concave or the convex side.
- channel β A channel is a television station.
- mink β a semiaquatic weasellike animal of the genus Mustela, especially the North American M. vison.
- gully β a small valley or ravine originally worn away by running water and serving as a drainageway after prolonged heavy rains.
- bastille β a fortress in Paris, built in the 14th century: a prison until its destruction in 1789, at the beginning of the French Revolution
- barrier β A barrier is something such as a rule, law, or policy that makes it difficult or impossible for something to happen or be achieved.
- choke point β a place of greatest congestion and often hazard; bottleneck.
- windbreaker β A wind -resistant jacket with a close-fitting neck, waistband, and cuffs.
- fluting β a musical wind instrument consisting of a tube with a series of fingerholes or keys, in which the wind is directed against a sharp edge, either directly, as in the modern transverse flute, or through a flue, as in the recorder.
- mackinaw β a short double-breasted coat of a thick woolen material, commonly plaid.
verb trench
- margined β Having a margin.
- grooving β a long, narrow cut or indentation in a surface, as the cut in a board to receive the tongue of another board (tongue-and-groove joint) a furrow, or a natural indentation on an organism.
- corrugate β to fold or be folded into alternate furrows and ridges
- dished β concave: a dished face.
- dishing β an open, relatively shallow container of pottery, glass, metal, wood, etc., used for various purposes, especially for holding or serving food.
- furrowed β a narrow groove made in the ground, especially by a plow.
- encroach β Intrude on (a person's territory or a thing considered to be a right).
- muscle in β a tissue composed of cells or fibers, the contraction of which produces movement in the body.
- grooved β simple past tense and past participle of groove.
- fringing β a decorative border of thread, cord, or the like, usually hanging loosely from a raveled edge or separate strip.
- quarrying β an excavation or pit, usually open to the air, from which building stone, slate, or the like, is obtained by cutting, blasting, etc.
- excavate β Make (a hole or channel) by digging.