ben
/bɛn/
noun
- A short form of the name Benjamin.
- Ben is my best friend from school.
- Ben loves playing soccer on weekends.
- I saw Ben at the grocery store yesterday.
- A mountain or peak, especially in Scottish place names.
- The view from the ben was breathtaking.
- They hiked up Ben Lomond last summer.
- Ben Nevis is the highest mountain in the British Isles.
- A room or inner chamber in a traditional Scottish house.
- The old cottage had a but and a ben.
- The family gathered in the ben for dinner.
- She kept her finest dishes in the ben.
adjective
- Inner; interior (used in Scottish contexts).
- They sat in the ben room by the fire.
- He stored tools in the ben shed.
- The ben door led to the main living area.