Definition of Ben

1. Noun. A mountain or tall hill. "They were climbing the ben"

Geographical relationships: Emerald Isle, Hibernia, Ireland, Scotland
Generic synonyms: Mount, Mountain

Definition of Ben

1. adv. & prep. Within; in; in or into the interior; toward the inner apartment.

2. n. The inner or principal room in a hut or house of two rooms; -- opposed to but, the outer apartment.

Definition of Ben

1. Proper noun. A diminutive of the male given name Benjamin or, less often, of Benedict. ¹

2. Noun. (US slang) A US$100 bill, which bears a portrait of w:U.S. one hundred-dollar bill Benjamin Franklin. Often used in the plural form to indicate large sums of money. ¹

3. Noun. (obsolete) A prayer; a petition. ¹

4. Preposition. (Scotland northern England) In, into. ¹

5. Adjective. Inner, interior. ¹

6. Noun. (Scotland Northern England) Ben-room: The inner room of a two-room hut or shack (as opposed to the but). ¹

7. Noun. A tree, ''Moringa oleifera'' or horseradish tree of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben. ¹

8. Noun. The winged seed of the ben tree. ¹

9. Noun. The oil of the ben seed. ¹

10. Noun. (context: usually capitalised) Son of (used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames). ¹

11. Noun. A Scottish or Irish mountain or high peak. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Ben

1. an inner room [n -S]

Medical Definition of Ben

1. A hoglike mammal of new Guinea (Porcula papuensis). Origin: Native name. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ben

bemurmured
bemurmuring
bemurmurs
bemuse
bemused
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bemuses
bemusing
bemusingly
bemuzzle
bemuzzled
bemuzzles
bemuzzling
ben
ben nut
ben oil
benactyzine
benactyzine hydrochloride
benadryls
bename
benamed
benames
benaming
benatoprazole
benauite
benavidesite
benazepril
benazeprilat

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