noun
1.
the inner or back room of a two-room cottage, especially when used as a combined parlor and bedroom.
adverb, preposition
2.
within; inside.
adjective
3.
inside; inner.
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noun
the seed of a tropical tree, Moringa pterygosperma, that yields an oil (ben oil) used in manufacturing cosmetics and lubricating delicate machinery.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
noun ( often initial capital letter )
son of (used especially in hebrew and Arabic names): Moses ben Maimon.
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ben1 (bɛn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | an inner room in a house or cottage |
| —prep, —adv | |
| 2. | in; within; inside; into the inner part (of a house) |
| —adj | |
| 3. | inner |
| [Old English binnan, from | |
| ben2 (bɛn) | |
| —n | |
| 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 |
| [C15: from Arabic bān] | |
| ben3 (bɛn) | |
| —n | |
| (Scot), (Irish) a mountain peak (esp in place names): Ben Lomond | |
| [C18: from Gaelic beinn, from beann] | |
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ben
"mountain peak" in Celtic place names (esp. of roughly pyramidal peaks standing alone), from Gael. beann, from O.Ir. *benno- "peak, horn, conical point," from PIE base *bend- "projecting point."
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| ben Latin bene (well) |
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