ben

(bĕn) Scots

The inner room or parlor of a house with two rooms.

adv.

Inside; within.

prep.

Within.

[Middle English, variant of binne, within, from Old English binnan; see en in Indo-European roots.]

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ben

(bɛn)

(Architecture) an inner room in a house or cottage

prep, adv

in; within; inside; into the inner part (of a house)

adj

inner

[Old English binnan, from be- + innan inside]

ben

(bɛn)

1. (Plants) 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

2. (Plants) the seed of such a tree

[C15: from Arabic bān]

ben

(bɛn)

(Physical Geography) Scot and Irish a mountain peak (esp in place names): Ben Lomond.

[C18: from Gaelic beinn, from beann]

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ben

(bɛn)
Scot. n.

1. the inner room of a cottage.

adv., prep.

2. within.

adj.

3. inner.

[1400–50; late Middle English (Scots); compare Middle English binne, Old English binnan (c. Old Frisian binna, Middle Dutch, German binnen) =bi- be- + innan within]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

ben - a mountain or tall hill; "they were climbing the ben"

Emerald Isle, Hibernia, Ireland - an island comprising the republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland

Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts

mountain, mount - a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill

Translations

Бен

ben

[ben] N (Scot) (= mountain) → montaña f; (= room) → cuarto m interior

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Ben Rogers hove in sight presently -- the very boy, of all boys, whose ridicule he had been dreading.

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Ben Bolt he had been named, and he arrived indomitable and irreconcilable, though almost paralysed from eight weeks of cramp in his narrow cage which had restricted all movement.

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There was Ben Weatherstaff's indignant face glaring at them over the wall from the top of a ladder!

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Garth, pinching an apple-puff which seemed to distract Ben, an energetic young male with a heavy brow, from due attention to the lesson.

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Ben, my fine fellow, put your hand into the cupboard, and bring out the patent digester.'

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AS soon as Ben Gunn saw the colours he came to a halt, stopped me by the arm, and sat down.

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She saw Ali ben Kadin, The Sheik's half brother, squatted upon a rug, smoking.

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