ben
ben is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 5 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The seed of one or more species of moringa; as, oil of ben. See Moringa.
- 2.Within; in; in or into the interior; toward the inner apartment. [Scot.]
- 3.The inner or principal room in a hut or house of two rooms; -- opposed to but, the outer apartment. [Scot.]
- 4.An old form of the pl. indic. pr. of Be. [Obs.]
- 5.A hoglike mammal of New Guinea (Porcula papuensis).
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- according
- all
- apparent
- apparently
- appearance
- belief
- believe
- belike
- bid
- chance
- circumstantial
- color
- colorable
- count
- credibility
- credible
- credibleness
- dare
- easy
- enough
- every
- evidence
- expect
- expectation
- eye
- fair
- favor
- favorable
- flatter
- for
- give
- good
- hope
- hopeful
- imply
- lend
- like
- likelihood
- likeliness
- likely
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is ben.
- What is the seed of one or more species of moringa; as, oil of ben. See Moringa called?
- What is within; in; in or into the interior; toward the inner apartment. [Scot.] called?
- What is the inner or principal room in a hut or house of two rooms; -- opposed to but, the outer apartment. [Scot.] called?
- What is an old form of the pl. indic. pr. of Be. [Obs.] called?
- What is a hoglike mammal of New Guinea (Porcula papuensis) called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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