Ben
[bɛn]
Definition
(noun.) a mountain or tall hill; 'they were climbing the ben'.
Editor: Pasquale--From WordNet
Definition
(-) Alt. of Ben nut
(adv. & prep.) Within; in; in or into the interior; toward the inner apartment.
(adv.) The inner or principal room in a hut or house of two rooms; -- opposed to but, the outer apartment.
(-) An old form of the pl. indic. pr. of Be.
(n.) A hoglike mammal of New Guinea (Porcula papuensis).
Editor: Ozzie
Definition
n. a mountain peak.
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.
Typist: Rosa
Examples
- No, you mightn't, if you weren't silly, said Ben. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- You're very right, Sir,' interposed Ben Allen, just awake enough to know that he had spent his thousand pounds without the smallest difficulty. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Six of those last-named little promissory notes, all due on the same day, Ben, and all intrusted to me! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It's a conspiracy,' said Ben Allen. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- It's a neat turn-out,' replied Ben Allen, with something of pride in his tone. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Ben, my fine fellow, put your hand into the cupboard, and bring out the patent digester. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Nothing can be fairer,' observed Mr. Ben Allen. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Mr. Ben Allen's hat rolled down the steps immediately afterwards, and Mr. Ben Allen's body followed it directly. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- I inquired the name of the garrison of the fortress of Malabat, and they said it was Mehemet Ali Ben Sancom. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Here's Ben; now then, jump in! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- And again, If she ben't one o' th' handsomest, she's noan faal and varry good-natured; and i' his een she's fair beautiful, onybody may see that. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- Ben, the pipkin! Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- She's a very charming and delightful creature,' quoth Mr. Robert Sawyer, in reply; 'and has only one fault that I know of, Ben. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Ben is finishing his studies at college, and continues to behave as well as when you knew him, so that I still think he will make you a good son. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
- Please, mother, tell Ben not to speak. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
Typist: Pearl