ben

ben  (bn) Scots

n.

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

adv.

Inside; within.

prep.

Within.

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

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ben¹ Scot

n

(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Architecture) an inner room in a house or cottage

prep & adv

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

adj

inner Compare but²

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

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ben²

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the seed of such a tree

[from Arabic bān]

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ben³

n

(Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) Scot, Irish a mountain peak (esp in place names) Ben Lomond

[from Gaelic beinn, from beann]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

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

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