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
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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