A bench for sitting on; = "bench".

A seat of justice; = "bench".

A shelf; a long flat slab of stone fixed to a wall, used either as a seat or as a shelf; specifically a wooden frame fixed to the wall of a house for holding plates, bowls, etc.; a dresser.

A bank of earth or rock. Compare "bank", "bench".

(chiefly English regional). An underground face from which coal is worked; a passageway in which this occurs. Compare "bank".

A hive; a wasps' nest.