BEN
ben
(noun) a mountain or tall hill; “they were climbing the ben”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Ben
A shortening of the male given name Benjamin or, less often, of Benedict.
Noun
Ben (plural Bens)
(US, slang) A US$100 bill, which bears a portrait of Benjamin Franklin. Often used in the plural form to indicate large sums of money.
Synonyms
• Benjamin
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Ben
The capital city of Ben County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran.
A county of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province Province, Iran.
Anagrams
• EbN, NEB, NbE, Neb., neb
Etymology 1
Noun
ben (plural bens)
(obsolete) A prayer; a petition.
Etymology 2
Preposition
ben
(Scotland, northern England) In, into.
Adverb
ben (not comparable)
(Scotland, Northern England) Inside.
Adjective
ben (comparative benner, superlative benmost)
Inner, interior.
Noun
ben (plural bens)
(Scotland, Northern England) Ben-room: The inner room of a two-room hut or shack (as opposed to the but).
Etymology 3
Noun
ben (plural bens)
A tree, Moringa oleifera or horseradish tree of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben.
The winged seed of the ben tree.
The oil of the ben seed.
Synonyms
• (tree): drumstick tree, horseradish tree, moringa
Etymology 4
Noun
ben (uncountable)
(usually, capitalised) Son of (used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames).
Etymology 5
Noun
ben (plural bens)
A Scottish or Irish mountain or high peak.
Etymology 6
Adjective
ben (comparative benar, superlative benat)
(obsolete, UK, thieves) Alternative spelling of bene; good.
Anagrams
• EbN, NEB, NbE, Neb., neb
Source: Wiktionary
Ben, Ben" nut`. Etym: [Ar. ban, name of the tree.] (Bot.)
Definition: The seed of one or more species of moringa; as, oil of ben. See Moringa.
Ben, adv. & prep. Etym: [AS. binnan; pref. be- by + innan within, in in.]
Definition: Within; in; in or into the interior; toward the inner apartment. [Scot.]
Ben, n. Etym: [See Ben, adv.]
Definition: The inner or principal room in a hut or house of two rooms; -- opposed to but, the outer apartment. [Scot.]
Ben.
Definition: An old form of the pl. indic. pr. of Be. [Obs.]
Bene, Ben, n. Etym: [Native name.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A hoglike mammal of New Guinea (Porcula papuensis).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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