…(1947-), US baseball player; full name Johnny Lee Bench. He was a catcher for the Cincinnati Reds from 1967 until 1983. Baseball Hall of Fame (1989)…
…a bodybuilding and weightlifting exercise in which a lifter lies on a bench with feet on the floor and raises a weight with both arms…
…a low stone seat on the inside of a wall or round the base of a pillar in a church, cloister, or other religious building…
…a test carried out on a machine, a component, or software before it is released for use, to ensure that it works properly…
…(in the House of Lords and some other legislatures) a bench occupied by members who are independent of any political party…
…(in the UK) the foremost seats in the House of Commons, occupied by the members of the cabinet and shadow cabinet…
…a bench for sitting at a piano, often with an adjustable height mechanism and/or a storage area for music…
…a written order issued by a judge authorizing the arrest of a person charged with some contempt, crime, or misdemeanor…
…a straight rigid bar, typically marked with a scale, to which lenses, light sources, and other optical components can be attached…
…(in the UK) a division of the High Court of Justice…
…an apparatus on which weightlifting exercises are performed, having a seat and a padded bar at chest height to support the arms…
…(in the UK) the front bench in the House of Commons occupied by the Prime Minister, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and other members of the government…
…(of an athlete) sit on the sidelines rather than participate in a game or event…
…(in the UK) the benches behind the front benches on either side of the House of Commons, occupied by members of parliament who do not hold office in the government or opposition…
…(in the UK) a division of the High Court of Justice…
…(1947-), US baseball player; full name Johnny Lee Bench. He was a catcher for the Cincinnati Reds from 1967 until 1983. Baseball Hall of Fame (1989)…
