BENS

Etymology 1

Noun

bens

plural of ben

Etymology 2

Noun

bens pl (plural only)

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Anagrams

• B&NES, NESB, nebs, sneb

Noun

Bens

plural of Ben

Anagrams

• B&NES, NESB, nebs, sneb

Source: Wiktionary


BEN

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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