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ben

1

[ ben ]

noun

  1. the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.


adverb

  1. within; inside.

adjective

  1. inside; inner.

ben

2

[ ben ]

noun

  1. the seed of a tropical tree, Moringa pterygosperma, that yields an oil ben oil used in manufacturing cosmetics and lubricating delicate machinery.

ben

3

[ ben ]

noun

, Scot., Irish.
  1. a mountain peak; high hill:

    Ben Nevis.

ben

4

[ ben ]

  1. son of (used especially in Hebrew and Arabic names):

    Moses ben Maimon.

Ben

5

[ ben ]

noun

  1. a first name, form of Benjamin.

ben

1

/ bɛn /

noun

  1. a mountain peak (esp in place names)

    Ben Lomond

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ben

2

/ bɛn /

noun

  1. 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. the seed of such a tree
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ben

3

/ bɛn /

noun

  1. an inner room in a house or cottage
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preposition

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

  1. inner
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ben1

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English (Scots); as adverb, an unexplained variant of late Middle English bin, Middle English binne, Old English binnan “within” (cognate with Old Frisian binna, Middle Dutch, German binnen ), equivalent to bi- “near, around” + innan “within”; be-, in

Origin of ben2

First recorded in 1550–60; from Arabic bān, the name of the tree

Origin of ben3

First recorded in 1780–90; from Scots Gaelic, Irish beann “peak”

Origin of ben4

From Hebrew bēn, Arabic bin “son”
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ben1

C18: from Gaelic beinn , from beann

Origin of ben2

C15: from Arabic bān

Origin of ben3

Old English binnan , from be- + innan inside
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Example Sentences

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.

I 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.

I never see sech hosses; 'n' they're jest like kittens; they've ben drefful pets, I allow.

I can hardly help laughing at this myself; for, Se non e vero, ben Trovato!

Ben Jonson loved the 'durne weed,' and describes its every accident with the gusto of a connoisseur.

Captain Hallongton had taken the trouble of finding out Black Ben's manner of doing business and had laid his plans accordingly.

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