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TRENCH Synonyms

There are 19 synonyms of the word trench. (exact relations)
There are 25 hypernyms of the word trench. (close relations)
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ditch
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a long narrow excavation in the earth

• any small natural waterway

verb

• forsake

• throw away

• sever all ties with, usually unceremoniously or irresponsibly

• make an emergency landing on water

• crash or crash-land

• cut a trench in, as for drainage

channel
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a path over which electrical signals can pass

• a passage for water (or other fluids) to flow through

• a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)

• a deep and relatively narrow body of water (as in a river or a harbor or a strait linking two larger bodies) that allows the best passage for vessels

• (often plural) a means of communication or access

• a bodily passage or tube lined with epithelial cells and conveying a secretion or other substance

• a television station and its programs

• a way of selling a company's product either directly or via distributors

verb

• transmit or serve as the medium for transmission

• direct the flow of

• send from one person or place to another

conduit
nounn
noun

• a passage (a pipe or tunnel) through which water or electric wires can pass

cut
verb, nounv, n
adjective

• separated into parts or laid open or penetrated with a sharp edge or instrument

• fashioned or shaped by cutting

• made neat and tidy by trimming

• (used of grass or vegetation) cut down with a hand implement or machine

• (of pages of a book) having the folds of the leaves trimmed or slit

noun

• a share of the profits

• (film) an immediate transition from one shot to the next

• a trench resembling a furrow that was made by erosion or excavation

• a step on some scale

• a wound made by cutting

• a piece of meat that has been cut from an animal carcass

• a remark capable of wounding mentally

• a distinct selection of music from a recording or a compact disc

• the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage

• the style in which a garment is cut

• a canal made by erosion or excavation

• a refusal to recognize someone you know

• in baseball; a batter's attempt to hit a pitched ball

• (sports) a stroke that puts reverse spin on the ball

• the division of a deck of cards before dealing

• the act of penetrating or opening open with a sharp edge

• the act of cutting something into parts

• the act of shortening something by chopping off the ends

• the act of reducing the amount or number

• an unexcused absence from class

adjective satellite

• with parts removed

• (of a male animal) having the testicles removed

• (used of rates or prices) reduced usually sharply

• mixed with water

verb

• separate with or as if with an instrument

• cut down on; make a reduction in

• turn sharply; change direction abruptly

• make an incision or separation

• discharge from a group

• form by probing, penetrating, or digging

• style and tailor in a certain fashion

• hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction

• make out and issue

• cut and assemble the components of

• intentionally fail to attend

• be able to manage or manage successfully

• give the appearance or impression of

• move (one's fist)

• pass directly and often in haste

• pass through or across

• make an abrupt change of image or sound

• stop filming

• make a recording of

• record a performance on (a medium)

• create by duplicating data

• form or shape by cutting or incising

• perform or carry out

• function as a cutting instrument

• allow incision or separation

• divide a deck of cards at random into two parts to make selection difficult

• cause to stop operating by disengaging a switch

• reap or harvest

• fell by sawing; hew

• penetrate injuriously

• refuse to acknowledge

• shorten as if by severing the edges or ends of

• weed out unwanted or unnecessary things

• dissolve by breaking down the fat of

• have a reducing effect

• cease, stop

• reduce in scope while retaining essential elements

• lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture

• have grow through the gums

• grow through the gums

• cut off the testicles (of male animals such as horses)

drain
verb, nounv, n
noun

• emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it

• tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material

• a pipe through which liquid is carried away

• a gradual depletion of energy or resources

verb

• flow off gradually

• deplete of resources

• empty of liquid; drain the liquid from

• make weak

excavation
nounn
noun

• the act of digging

• the site of an archeological exploration

• a hole in the ground made by excavating

• the act of extracting ores or coal etc from the earth

furrow
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow)

• a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface

verb

• hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove

• make wrinkled or creased

• cut a furrow into a columns

groove
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)

• a settled and monotonous routine that is hard to escape

• (anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part

verb

• make a groove in, or provide with a groove

• hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove

gully
verb, nounv, n
noun

• deep ditch cut by running water (especially after a prolonged downpour)

hollow
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not solid; having a space or gap or cavity

noun

• a cavity or space in something

• a small valley between mountains

• a depression hollowed out of solid matter

adjective satellite

• as if echoing in a hollow space

• devoid of significance or force

• lacking in substance or character

verb

• remove the inner part or the core of

• remove the interior of

moat
verb, nounv, n
noun

• ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water

trough
nounn
noun

• a narrow depression (as in the earth or between ocean waves or in the ocean bed)

• a channel along the eaves or on the roof; collects and carries away rainwater

• a concave shape with an open top

• a treasury for government funds

• a long narrow shallow receptacle

• a container (usually in a barn or stable) from which cattle or horses feed

watercourse
nounn
noun

• natural or artificial channel through which water flows

• a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

• a conduit through which water flows

foss
nounn
noun

• A pit, groove, cavity, or depression.

• A long, narrow, shallow depression on the body of an extraterrestrial body, such as a planet or moon.

• A carnivorous mammal endemic to Madagascar, Cryptoprocta ferox.

• A ditch or moat.

• Waterfall (permanent flow of water over the edge of a cliff).

deep
adjectiveadj
adjective

• relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply

• having great spatial extension or penetration downward or inward from an outer surface or backward or laterally or outward from a center; sometimes used in combination

noun

• the central and most intense or profound part

• a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

• literary term for an ocean

adverb

• to a great depth; far down or in

• to an advanced time

• to a great distance

adjective satellite

• marked by depth of thinking

• very distant in time or space

• intense or extreme

• having or denoting a low vocal or instrumental range

• strong; intense

• relatively thick from top to bottom

• extending relatively far inward

• (of darkness) densely dark

• large in quantity or size

• with head or back bent low

• of an obscure nature

• difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge

• exhibiting great cunning usually with secrecy

encroach
verbv
verb

• advance beyond the usual limit

• impinge or infringe upon

entrench
verbv
verb

• fix firmly or securely

• impinge or infringe upon

• occupy a trench or secured area

impinge
verbv
verb

• impinge or infringe upon

• advance beyond the usual limit

oceanic abyss
nounn
noun

• a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

Best Hypernyms For TRENCH

Here is a list of related hypernyms for trench, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (22)
ditch cut dig channel depression drain excavate excavation fort fortify furrow groove gully hollow lay moat place pose position put set trespass
Phrases (3)
dig outnatural depressiontake advantage

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