• Bench (furniture)
  Bench (furniture)
  A bench is a piece of furniture, on which several people may sit at the same time. Benches are typically made of wood, but may also be made of metal, stone, or synthetic materials. Many benches have arm and back rests; some have no back rest and can be sat on from either side. In public areas,...
  
  , a piece of furniture, which typically offers seating for several people.
• In Yiddish, to bench means to bless, from Latin benedīcere. In Jewish-English it refers to any of a number of blessings given or recited, among them:
  • Benchen most commonly refers to Birkat Hamazon
    Birkat Hamazon
    Birkat Hamazon or Birkath Hammazon, , known in English as the Grace After Meals, , is a set of Hebrew blessings that Jewish Law prescribes following a meal that includes bread or matzoh made from one or all of wheat, barley, rye, oats, spelt...
    
    , the grace after meals
  • Licht benchen, the blessing of Shabbat candles
    Shabbat candles
    Shabbat candles are candles lit on Friday nights, 18 minutes before sunset, to usher in the Jewish Sabbath.Lighting Shabbat candles is a rabbinically mandated law. Candlelighting is traditionally done by the woman of the household, but in the absence of a woman, it may be done by man...
    
    
  • Gomel benchen, reciting Birkat Hagomel, the blessing for surviving illness or danger
  • Birkat Cohanim, the priestly blessing
    Priestly Blessing
    The Priestly Blessing, , also known in Hebrew as Nesiat Kapayim, , or Dukhanen , is a Jewish prayer recited by Kohanim during certain Jewish services...
    
    
  • Birkat Habanim, the blessing parents give to their children
• Bench language
  Bench language
  Bench is a Northern Omotic language of the "Gimojan" subgroup, spoken by about 174,000 people in the Bench Maji Zone of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region, in southern Ethiopia, around the towns of Mizan Teferi and Shewa Gimira...
  
   (Bench-non), a Northern Omotic language spoken in Kaffa (southeastern Ethiopia)
• Workbench
  Workbench
  A workbench is sturdy table at which manual work is done. They range from simple flat surfaces to very complex designs that may be considered tools in themselves. Workbenches vary in size from tiny jewelers benches to the huge benches used by staircase makers...
  
   or lab bench, a place of work consisting of a table and perhaps places to keep an arrangement of tools and materials.
• Bench (clothing brand)
  Bench (clothing brand)
  Bench is a British clothing brand that is sold worldwide, including in Europe, Canada, and Australia. The company was founded in Manchester, Britain, and specialises in streetwear.- History :...
  
  , a British clothing brand.

Law and politics

• Bench (metonymy)
  Bench (metonymy)
  Bench can be used as a metonym for a group of people associated with sitting on particular benches. The words chair, seat and desk can be used in similar ways....
  
  , certain people in a given context, associated with a particular seating area, especially in politics and law
• Bench (law)
  Bench (law)
  Bench in legal contexts means simply the location in a courtroom where a judge sits. The historical roots of that meaning come from the fact that judges formerly sat on long seats or benches when presiding over a court...
  
  , the location where a judge sits while in court, often a raised desk in a courtroom; also refers to the judiciary as a whole (to differentiate from the bar (law)
  Bar (law)
  Bar in a legal context has three possible meanings: the division of a courtroom between its working and public areas; the process of qualifying to practice law; and the legal profession.-Courtroom division:...
  
   – the lawyers or barristers); and may also mean a group of judges hearing a case and judging on a case.

Sports

• The "bench" refers to the players on the roster who do not start regularly or are not currently playing in any given game ("on the bench")
  • In soccer, the technical area
    Technical area
    A technical area in association football, is where a manager, other coaching personnel and substitutes are allowed to occupy during a match.The area, where people may stand or sit, includes the dugout, bench and a marked zone adjacent to the pitch....
    
     contains the dugout (or "bench")
• Bench (weight training)
  Bench (weight training)
  A weight training bench is a piece of equipment that has a resemblance to a normal bench, but is designed for use in weight training....
  
  , a piece of weight training equipment, often very similar to the above "wide backless chair"
• Bench press
  Bench press
  The bench press is an exercise of the upper body. For bodybuilding purposes, it is used to stimulate the pectorals, deltoids, and triceps. While on his or her back, the person performing the bench press lowers a weight to the level of the chest, then pushes it back up until the arm is straight...
  
  , one of three power-lifting exercises
• The Bench (University of California), the student rooting section for the University of California men's basketball team

Geology

• Bench (geology)
  Bench (geology)
  In geomorphology, geography and geology, a bench or benchland is a long, relatively narrow strip of relatively level or gently inclined land that is bounded by distinctly steeper slopes above and below it...
  
  , a bench is a long, relatively narrow strip of relatively level or gently inclined land of differing origins that is bounded by distinctly steeper slopes above and below it. Also, in mining, it refers to steps cut into the side of open-pit mines
  Open-pit mining
  Open-pit mining or opencast mining refers to a method of extracting rock or minerals from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow....
  
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Arts

• The Bench (film)
  The Bench (Film)
  The Bench is a short film written by James Marks and directed by Alex McCormack. It was made by film students of The Northern Film School in 2006, post-production finished in 2007.-Synopsis:...
  
  , a short film from The Northern Film School in the United Kingdom
• The Bench (Hogarth)
  The Bench (Hogarth)
  The Bench is the title of both a 1758 oil-on-canvas painting by the English artist William Hogarth, and a print issued by him in the same year. Unlike many of Hogarth's engravings produced from painted originals, the print differs considerably from the painting...
  
  , a 1758 oil-on-canvas painting by the English artist William Hogarth

People

• Bench (woreda)
  Bench (woreda)
  Bench is one of the 77 woredas in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples' Region of Ethiopia. It is named for the Bench people, whose homeland lies in the northern part of the woreda. Part of the Bench Maji Zone, Bench is bordered on the south and east by Meinit, on the west by Sheko, and...
  
  , a people in Ethiopia
• Jo Bench
  Jo Bench
  Jo-Anne Bench is a death metal bass player from Leamington Spa, England. She plays bass in Bolt Thrower on all albums, but not on the demos. She has been vegetarian since 1984....
  
  , an English death metal bass player
• Johnny Bench
  Johnny Bench
  Johnny Lee Bench is a former professional baseball catcher who played in the Major Leagues for the Cincinnati Reds from 1967 to 1983 and is a member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame...
  
  , a former Major League Baseball player for the Cincinnati Reds from 1967 to 1983