Ben — English Dictionary

Proper noun

1. A shortening of the male given name Benjamin or, less often, of Benedict.

   Examples

   Ben wolved down a digestive biscuit, then stretched out on his stomach on the flagstones beside them.

   More examples (2)

   After a moment of comfortable silence, with Ben tenderly rubbing his thumb gently over the back of her hand, he asked, “So what do you want to do now that you’re all stuffed full of waffley goodness?”

   When mathematicians face a question they cannot answer, they sometimes devise a less stringent question, in the hope that solving it will provide insights. This is the path that Tao took in 2004, in collaboration with Ben Green of Oxford.

   But Andy and Ben, they are lovers, not fighters … and they are going the battered sav.

Noun

1. A US$100 bill, which bears a portrait of Benjamin Franklin. Often used in the plural form to indicate large sums of money.

   Usage

   • US usage
   • Slang

   Synonyms

   Ben FranklinBenjaminBenjamin FranklinFranklin

Proper noun

1. The capital city of Ben County, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran.

2. A county of Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Province, Iran.