ben — English Dictionary

Noun

1. A prayer; a petition.

   Usage

   • Obsolete

Preposition

1. In, into.

   Usage

   • Northern-England
   • Scotland

   Examples

   And he was waving to me to creep in, so I just did and then just to skip ben the front and then in the lobby.

Adverb

1. Inside.

   Usage

   • Northern-England
   • Scotland
   • not-comparable

Adjective

1. Inner, interior.

Noun

1. The inner room of a two-room cottage (as opposed to the but); the ben room.

   Usage

   • Northern-England
   • Scotland

   Examples

   Bert Kerston was awakened by a steady tap on the ben window.

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

1. Son of (used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames).

   Usage

   • capitalized
   • Uncountable
   • usually

Noun

1. A Scottish or Irish mountain or high peak.

Noun

1. A benefit (performance to raise funds).

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • Obsolete
   • Slang

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   In the Chronicles of the Stage, some curious particulars are given relating to Sir Henry Herbert and the well-known Sir William Davidson, by which we learn, amongst other things, that a “ben” or benefit at Drury Lane, two centuries ago, was worth a hundred pounds.

Noun

1. a mountain or tall hill

   Broader terms

   mountainmount

   Examples

   they were climbing the ben