ben

Meaning

Prep

In, into.

Noun

A prayer; a petition.

Adv

Inside.

Adj

Inner, interior.

Noun

Ben-room: The inner room of a two-room hut or shack (as opposed to the but).

Noun

1. A tree, Moringa oleifera or horseradish tree of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben.
2. The winged seed of the ben tree.
3. The oil of the ben seed.

Noun

Son of (used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames).

Noun

A Scottish or Irish mountain or high peak.

Adj

Alternative spelling of bene; good.

Noun

A benefit (performance to raise funds).

Synonyms

mountain

⛰️

blizzard

butte

in

inland

inner

interior

liner

lining

mount

backing

within

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bɛn/

Etymology

From Middle English ben, bene, variation of bin, binne (“within”), from Old English binnan (“within, in, inside of, into”), equivalent to be- + in.