ben
1the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
within; inside.
inside; inner.
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1Words Nearby ben
Other definitions for ben (2 of 5)
the seed of a tropical tree, Moringa pterygosperma, that yields an oil (ben oil ) used in manufacturing cosmetics and lubricating delicate machinery.
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2- Compare horseradish tree.
Other definitions for ben (3 of 5)
a mountain peak; high hill: Ben Nevis.
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3Other definitions for ben (4 of 5)
son of (used especially in Hebrew and Arabic names): Moses ben Maimon.
Origin of ben
4- Also Ben .
How to use ben in a sentence
ben is not Orthodox or particularly committed to adhering to traditional Jewish laws.
“I have a survivalist instinct,” said ben, a 28-year-old New Yorker.
That quote has been misattributed to him since it first appeared in 1881, when ben would have been 175 years old.
The revelation that, at age 42, ben Affleck has one hell of an ass.
Year of the Butt: How the Booty Changed the World in 2014 | Kevin Fallon | December 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTI made the film with my two best friends from high school, ben Solomon and Filippo Chia.
But Decker's and ben Jonson's works abound in allusions to tobacco, its uses and abuses.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.I never see sech hosses; 'n' they're jest like kittens; they've ben drefful pets, I allow.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonI can hardly help laughing at this myself; for, Se non e vero, ben Trovato!
A Letter from Mr. Cibber to Mr. Pope | Colley Cibberben Jonson loved the 'durne weed,' and describes its every accident with the gusto of a connoisseur.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.Captain Hallongton had taken the trouble of finding out Black ben's manner of doing business and had laid his plans accordingly.
Motor Matt's "Century" Run | Stanley R. Matthews
British Dictionary definitions for ben (1 of 3)
/ (bɛn) Scot /
an inner room in a house or cottage
in; within; inside; into the inner part (of a house)
inner
Origin of ben
1- Compare but 2
British Dictionary definitions for ben (2 of 3)
/ (bɛn) /
any of several Asiatic trees of the genus Moringa, esp M. oleifera of Arabia and India, whose seeds yield oil of ben, used in manufacturing perfumes and cosmetics, lubricating delicate machinery, etc: family Moringaceae
the seed of such a tree
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2British Dictionary definitions for ben (3 of 3)
/ (bɛn) /
Scot and Irish a mountain peak (esp in place names): Ben Lomond
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