A type of knot that can be used to join two ropes of different diameters.

plural of Benedict Arnold

(often in the plural) Money paid by the government, special-purpose fund or similar to those who are unemployed and looking for work.

(woodworking, countable and uncountable, sometimes attributive) Lengths of wood that have been made pliable by heating with steam and then bent into the appropriate shape (to make furniture, ships' hulls, etc.).

(US, idiomatic, slang, baseball) A player, coach or manager who verbally annoys and distracts opposition players and umpires from his team's dugout bench.

(idiomatic, slang) Used to dismiss a person or what that person is saying, and end the conversation.

A female benefactor.

(weightlifting) To press the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench.

plural of bench press

(weightlifting) An exercise performed by pressing the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench.