80 Rhymes For BACKBENCH

• of or pertaining to France or the people of France

• the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

• the people of France

• United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931)

• cut (e.g, beans) lengthwise in preparation for cooking

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

• a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor

• any long ditch cut in the ground

• impinge or infringe upon

• fortify by surrounding with trenches

• cut or carve deeply into

• set, plant, or bury in a trench

• cut a trench in, as for drainage

• dig a trench or trenches

• drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged

• force to drink

• permeate or impregnate

• cover with liquid; pour liquid onto

• a small slip noose made with seizing

• the act of grasping

• hold in a tight grasp

• squeeze together tightly

• a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

• satisfy (thirst)

• put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

• suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device

• suppress or crush completely

• reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance

• cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid

• a sharp strain on muscles or ligaments

• a jerky pulling movement

• a hand tool that is used to hold or twist a nut or bolt

• twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates

• make a sudden twisting motion

• twist and compress, as if in pain or anguish

• twist suddenly so as to sprain

• turn pale, as if in fear

• fix firmly or securely

• impinge or infringe upon

• occupy a trench or secured area

• tighten one's belt; use resources carefully

• make a reduction, as in one's workforce

• freshwater dace-like game fish of Europe and western Asia noted for ability to survive outside water

• a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic

• To open (something that was clenched).

• To relax, especially one's muscles.

• fix firmly or securely

• any of the seats in the House of Commons used by members who do not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition

• the French (Norman) language used in medieval England

• adjustable wrench that has one fixed and one adjustable jaw

• tropical Atlantic fish

• a wrench for Allen screws

• a wrench with a v-shaped jaw and serrations on one side (resembles the open jaws of an alligator)

• a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile

• a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head

• a wrench with a closed loop (a socket) that fits over a nut or bolt head

• a wrench shaped like a brace (has a handle shaped like a crank) and a socket head

• a wrench designed to provide a firm grip on something

• a wrench designed for use with carriage bolts

• another name for chain tongs

• long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation

• an adjustable wrench designed to fit hexagonal nuts with the adjusting screw built into the head of the wrench

• a wrench with a handle shaped like a crank

• a trench especially constructed for the delivery of small-arms fire

• a bench on which a weightlifter lies to do exercises

• a French movement during World War II that was organized in London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of France from German control and for the restoration of the republic

• any of the front seats in the House of Commons that are reserved for ministers or former ministers

• a wrench with a hook that fits over a nut or bolt head

• a wrench for Allen screws

• a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean to the northeast of Japan that reaches depths of 30,000 feet

• a workbench in a laboratory

• a workbench in a laboratory

• medieval provincial dialects of French formerly spoken in the south of France

• a wrench with jaws that have projecting lugs to engage the object that is to be rotated