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friendship bench

friendship bench noun: a bench in a grade school's public area meant for a child on free time in need of someone to talk with, and whoever joins them there for that reason.

Noun

friendship bench (plural friendship benches)

  1. A bench in a grade school's public area meant for a child on free time in need of someone to talk with, and whoever joins them there for that reason.
    Synonyms:
    buddy bench

Synonyms of friendship bench

Forms of friendship bench

pluralfriendship benches

Questions about friendship bench

What does friendship bench mean?
Friendship bench means a bench in a grade school's public area meant for a child on free time in need of someone to talk with, and whoever joins them there for that reason.
What part of speech is friendship bench?
Friendship bench is a noun.
What is the plural of friendship bench?
The plural of friendship bench is friendship benches.

Words near friendship bench in the dictionary

  1. friends-in-law
  2. friends-to-lovers
  3. Friendsgiving
  4. Friendsgivings
  5. friendship
  6. friendship bench
  7. friendship benches
  8. friendship book
  9. friendship books
  10. friendship bracelet
  11. friendship bracelets

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