Dictionary Check: trench

"trench" is a valid word!

Scrabble 11 points
Words with Friends 12 points

Definition

noun

a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth

noun

a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

Synonyms:
noun

any long ditch cut in the ground

verb

impinge or infringe upon

Example: "This impinges on my rights as an individual"
verb

fortify by surrounding with trenches

Example: "He trenched his military camp"
verb

cut or carve deeply into

Example: "letters trenched into the stone"

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