ben

/bɛn/
noun
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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
  1. 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.
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