TRENCH Synonyms
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 |