Definition of bens Bens

/bɛˈnz/ - [benz] -

We found 5 definitions of bens from 2 different sources.

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What does bens mean?

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  • bens (Noun)
    Plural of ben.
  • bens (Noun)
    benefits.

Part of speech

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  • bens, noun, plural of ben.

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: bens

ben - a mountain or tall hill; "they were climbing the ben"
  mountain, mount a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
  scotland one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
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  • ben (Noun)
    A prayer; a petition.
  • ben (Noun)
    Ben-room: The inner room of a two-room hut or shack as opposed to the but.
  • ben (Noun)
    A tree, Moringa oleifera or horseradish tree of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben .
  • ben (Noun)
    The winged seed of the ben tree.
  • ben (Noun)
    The oil of the ben seed.
  • ben (Noun)
    Son of used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames.
  • ben (Noun)
    A Scottish or Irish mountain or high peak.
  • ben (Adjective)
    Inner, interior.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • ben
    Alt. of Ben nut
  • ben (adv. & prep.)
    Within; in; in or into the interior; toward the inner apartment.
  • ben (adv.)
    The inner or principal room in a hut or house of two rooms; -- opposed to but, the outer apartment.
  • ben
    An old form of the pl. indic. pr. of Be.
  • ben (n.)
    A hoglike mammal of New Guinea (Porcula papuensis).

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • ben
    ben, n. a mountain peak. [Gael. beann.]
  • ben
    ben, prep. and adv. in toward the inner apartment of a house.—n. the inner apartment of a house, as opposed to the But or kitchen through which one must generally pass first.—To be far ben with one, to be on terms of great intimacy or friendship with; To live but and ben, to live respectively in these rooms, in close neighbourhood with any one. [M. E. binne—A.S. binnan, within.]

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • ben
    A fool. Cant.

Part of speech

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  • ben, noun, singular of bens.

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