Definition of trenches

"trenches" in the noun sense

1. trench

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

2. trench, deep, oceanic abyss

a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

3. trench

any long ditch cut in the ground

"trenches" in the verb sense

1. impinge, encroach, entrench, trench

impinge or infringe upon

"This impinges on my rights as an individual"

"This matter entrenches on other domains"

2. trench

fortify by surrounding with trenches

"He trenched his military camp"

3. trench

cut or carve deeply into

"letters trenched into the stone"

4. trench

set, plant, or bury in a trench

"trench the fallen soldiers"

"trench the vegetables"

5. trench, ditch

cut a trench in, as for drainage

"ditch the land to drain it"

"trench the fields"

6. trench

dig a trench or trenches

"The National Guardsmen were sent out to trench"

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Quotations for trenches

A town, before it can be plundered and deserted, must first be taken; and in this particular Venus has borrowed a law from her consort Mars. A woman that wishes to retain her suitor must keep him in the trenches; for this is a siege which the besieger never raises for want of supplies, since a feast is more fatal to love than a fast, and a surfeit than a starvation. Inanition may cause it to die a slow death, but repletion always destroys it by a sudden one. [ Colton ]

trenches in Scrabble®

The word trenches is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 13

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Play In The Letters trenches:

TRENCHES
(144)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

centers, centres, etchers, retches, scenter

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word trenches

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In trenches

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trenches in Words With Friends™

The word trenches is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters trenches:

TRENCHES
(132)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (5 words)

centers, centres, etchers, retches, scenter

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word trenches

TRENCHES
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In trenches

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(132)
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(108)
CENTERS
(104 = 69 + 35)
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Words containing the sequence trenches

Words that start with trenches (1 word)

Words with trenches in them (1 word)

Words that end with trenches (4 words)

Word Growth involving trenches

Shorter words in trenches

he hes

en trench

re trench

Longer words containing trenches

entrenches

intrenches

retrenches