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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



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

ben

3

/ bɛn /

noun

  1. an inner room in a house or cottage

preposition

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

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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