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Benton

[ ben-tn ]
/ ˈbɛn tn /

noun

Thomas Hart "Old Bullion", 1782–1858, U.S. political leader.
his grandnephew, Thomas Hart, 1889–1975, U.S. painter and lithographer.
a city in central Arkansas.

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Words nearby Benton

Bentinck, bentiromide, bentiromide test, Bentley, bento, Benton, Benton Harbor, bentonite, bentonite flocculation test, bent out of shape, ben trovato
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British Dictionary definitions for Benton

Benton
/ (ˈbɛntən) /

noun

Thomas Hart . 1889–1975, US painter of rural life; a leader of the American Regionalist painters in the 1930s
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Idioms and Phrases with Benton

bent on

Also, bent upon. Determined, resolved, as in Jamie is bent on winning the math prize. This phrase, first recorded in 1762, always uses the past participle of the verb bend in the sense of “tend toward.”

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