the substitutes' bench
1substitutes' bench — noun The bench on which the players sit when they are not in action. Syn: subs bench …
2bench — to cause to withdraw from active participation He is relegated to the substitutes bench while others continue to play: ... if I say you re benched, you re benched. (Deighton, 1982 a commander grounding a flier) A bench warmer is a… …
3bench — noun 1 long seat ADJECTIVE ▪ empty ▪ long ▪ narrow ▪ hard ▪ cushioned, padded …
4bench — benchless, adj. /bench/, n. 1. a long seat for several persons: a bench in the park. 2. a seat occupied by an official, esp. a judge. 3. such a seat as a symbol of the office and dignity of an individual judge or the judiciary. 4. the office or… …
5bench — [[t]bɛntʃ[/t]] n. 1) fur a long usu. hard seat for several people: a park bench[/ex] 2) law a seat occupied by an official, esp. a judge 3) law such a seat regarded as a symbol of the office and dignity of the judiciary 4) the office or dignity… …
6List of Ordinances and Acts of the Parliament of England, 1642 to 1660 — This is a list of Ordinances and Acts of the Parliament of England from 1642 to 1660, during the English Civil War and the Interregnum.As King Charles I of England would not assent to Bills from a Parliament at war with him, decrees of Parliament …
7History of the FA Cup — The following is a history of England s FA Cup.19th centuryOn July 20, 1871, in the offices of The Sportsman newspaper, C. W. Alcock proposed that a Challenge Cup should be established in connection with the Association , giving birth to the FA… …
8on the bench — phrasal 1. : sitting as a judge 2. a. : awaiting a turn or opportunity to play b. : temporarily out of a game * * * on the bench 1. Holding the office of a judge or bishop 2. Officiating as judge 3 …
9List of Statutory Instruments of the United Kingdom, 1995 — This is a complete list of all 1,872 Statutory Instruments published in the United Kingdom in the year 1995. NOTOC 1 100* National Health Service (Optical Charges and Payments) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1995 S.I. 1995/1 * Plymouth… …
10on the bench — British players who are on the bench for a match are substitutes …
