Definition of BEN

ben

Plural: bens

Noun

  • The inner room of a house or cottage.
  • a mountain or tall hill
    • "they were climbing the ben"
  • A prayer; a petition.
  • The inner room of a two-room cottage (as opposed to the but); the ben room.
  • A tree, Moringa oleifera or horseradish tree of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben.
  • The winged seed of the ben tree.
  • The oil of the ben seed.
  • Son of (used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames).
  • A Scottish or Irish mountain or high peak.
  • A benefit (performance to raise funds).
  • Alternative form of bin.

Prep

  • In, into.

Adv

  • Inside.

Adj

  • Inner, interior.
  • Alternative spelling of bene; good.

Examples

  • He retreated to the ben of his mind to find the winning word.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English ben, bene, from Old English bēn (“prayer, request, favor, compulsory service”), from Proto-West Germanic *bōni, from Proto-Germanic *bōniz (“supplication”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- (“to say”). Related to ban. More at boon.

Synonyms

drumstick tree, horseradish tree, moringa

Scrabble Score: 5

ben: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ben: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ben: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

ben: valid Words With Friends Word