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trenches¹

  • /ˈtɹɛnt͡ʃɪz/

Rhymes with -ɛntʃɪz

noun

  1. plural plural of trench

noun

  1. plural, plural only The front line of any field of endeavor, as the line of scrimmage in American football, patrol duty for a policeman. Anderson: We've all reviewed your reports, seen the data you collected, but it's all just theory to us. Anderson: You've been there. In the trenches. Fighting them. You know what they're capable of.
  2. figuratively, plural, plural only A difficult or disadvantageous situation; a low point.

verb

  1. indicative, present, singular, third person third-person singular simple present indicative of trench

Trenches²

proper noun

  1. plural plural of Trench

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: ditch, entrench, impinge, encroach, gutters, front, graves, cuts, disposed, determined, ditches, furrows, grooves, pits, pools, privies

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"trenches." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/trenches. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"trenches." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/trenches.

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@misc{trenches_2026,
  title = {trenches},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/trenches},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}