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trench
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- pronunciation:
- trench
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- phrases:
- in the trenches
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a deep, narrow excavation or furrow; ditch.
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| definition 2: |
an excavation embanked on one side with the dirt dug from it, used as shelter and concealment from enemy fire.
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| definition 3: |
(pl.) a system of or like such excavations, used in warfare or any combat.
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| definition 4: |
a long, deep, narrow depression in the ocean floor.
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| related words: |
groove, pit |
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| phrase: |
in the trenches |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
trenches, trenching, trenched |
| definition 1: |
to fortify with, or as if with, trenches; entrench.
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| definition 2: |
to make a trench in.
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| definition 3: |
to put or plant in a trench.
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| related words: |
cave, channel, rut, sap |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
to cut or dig a trench.
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| related words: |
sap |
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