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Definition: Ben |
BenNoun1. (in Scotland or Ireland) a mountain or tall hill; "they were climbing the ben". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
"Ben" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a son", "the son of the south", "the son of the right hand". |
Date "ben" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Environment | EPA's computer model for analyzing a violator's economic gain from not complying with the law. (references) |
Literature | Ben The Neptune of the Saxons. Ben (a theatrical word). Benefit. "A big ben," a good or bumping benefit. Big Ben of Westminster. A name given to the large bell, which weighs 13 tons 10 cwt., and is named after Sir Benjamin Hall, the Chief Commissioner of Works when the bell was cast. (1856.). Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
Mining | A. Scot. Inward; toward the workings; the workman's right to enter the pit. b. The live or productive part of a lode c. A mountain peak; a word occurring chiefly in the names of many of thehighest summits of the mountains of Scotland, as Ben Nevis. (references) |
Slang in 1811 | BEN. A fool. Cant. Source: 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue. |
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(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)
Ben Mulroney (born March 9, 1976) is a Canadian newspaper columnist and television personality. He is best known as the host of Canadian Idol, the Canadian counterpart of Pop Idol and American Idol. Prior to that, he worked as entertainment reporter for CTV's Canada AM (2001-2002).He is the son of former Canadian Prime Minister Brian Mulroney and Mila Pivnicki. He has a law degree from Laval University and a history degree from Duke University.
External Links
- Ben Mulroney's column
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In the Star Wars universe, Ben Skywalker is Luke Skywalker's son. As a baby, he was sent to the Maw in order to remain out of danger.Because Mara Jade Skywalker, was infected by Yuuzhan Vong bioweapon comb spores, she and Luke decided against having children. However, despite their efforts, Mara found, while attempting to heal her body with the Force, that she was pregnent.
Ben was born at the end of Edge of Victory: Rebirth, a book from the Expanded Universe's New Jedi Order series.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Ben Skywalker."
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Benjamin "Uncle Ben" Parker is a fictional supporting character in the Marvel Universe published by Marvel Comics and an important figure in the Spider-Man titles.He and his wife may took their nephew, Peter, in after the death of his parents and raised him well.
Ben was eventually murdered by a criminal that turned out have encountered Peter previously, but Peter did not bother stop him when he had the chance. Peter considered himself responsible for Uncle Ben's death and as a result, resolved to fight crime as a superhero as part of his vow to always take his responsibilities seriously.
In the successful film adaptation released in 2002, Uncle Ben was played by Cliff Robertson.
Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Uncle Ben."
| The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted. | |||
| Entry | Source | Expression | Field |
BEN | English | Republic of Benin | Geography, Law |
BEN | French | République du Bénin | Geography, Law |
BEN | German | Republik Benin | Geography, Law |
BEN | Italian | Repubblica del Benin | Geography, Law |
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |||
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Exertion | Phrase: aide-toi le ciel t'aidera;" and still be doing, never done"; buen principio la mitad es hecha; cosa ben fatta e' fatta due volie;" it is better to wear out than to rust out"; labor omnia vincit "labor, wide as the earth, has its summit in Heaven"; le travail du corps delivre des peines de l'esprit; manu forti; ora et labora. |
Imagination | Adjective: imagined; Verb: ben trovato; air drawn, airbuilt. |
Probability | Plausible, specious, ostensible, colorable, ben trovato, well-founded, reasonable, credible, easy of belief, presumable, presumptive, apparent. |
Untruth | Phrase: se non e vero e ben trovato; "where none is meant that meets the ear". |
Adjective: untrue, false, phony, trumped up; void of foundation, without-foundation; fictive, far from the truth, false as dicer's oaths; unfounded, ben trovato, invented, fabulous, fabricated, forged; factitious, supposititious, surreptitious; elusory, illusory; ironical; soi-disant; (misnamed). | |
Wit | Adjective: witty, attic; quick-witted, nimble-witted; smart; jocular, jocose, humorous; facetious, waggish, whimsical; kidding, joking, puckish; playful; merry and wise; pleasant, sprightly, light, spirituel, sparkling, epigrammatic, full of point, ben trovato; comic. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Ben |
| English words defined with "ben": Ben nut, Bene ♦ Ismaelite ♦ Moringa, Moringic ♦ The five wits ♦ Zohar. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "ben": 6.001 ♦ Allestree, Almighty Dollar, Ambree ♦ Ben Jochanan', bennies, BERMUDAS, Black-guards, Bobadil ♦ Captain Podd, Chilminar', Coals, Court of the Gentiles, CS-4 ♦ Dagger Ale, Dun in the Mire ♦ Fingers, Fungoso ♦ Gian ben Gian ♦ Half-seas Over, Harrington, Honour paid to Learning ♦ Kitely ♦ Light of the Age ♦ Mercurial Finger ♦ Oaks Famous in Story, O'pal, Oracle of Sieve and Shears, O'verdo ♦ Paul's Walkers, Perfumed Terms of the Time, Poets Laureate ♦ Rare Ben, Roaring Boys ♦ Skogan, Spittle Sermons, Spur Money, Spurs, Suicides, Swan of Avon ♦ Upsee-Dutch ♦ Veiled Prophet of Khorassan ♦ Wall. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "ben": Apennine. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Ben" is also a word in the following languages with English translations in parentheses. Danish (bone, leg, paw), Dutch (am, basket, have), Flemish (am), Galician (fine), Indonesian (band), Italian (well), Lombard (affection, love), Manx (lady, wife, woman), Norwegian (bone, leg, paw), Swedish (bone, bones, leg, legs, paw), Turkish (beauty spot, ego, i, mole, myself, nevus), Welsh (cart, wagon, wain). |
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Screenplays | My name is Ben Sobel-lioni (Analyze This; writing credit: Kenneth Lonergan; Peter Tolan) The guests are all downstairs, Ben, waiting to see you. (The Graduate; writing credit: Calder Willingham) Ben, just one fine rouge ('Round Midnight; writing credit: David Rayfiel; Bertrand Tavernier) Glory, Ben. It's like a fog is lifting (Buffy the Vampire Slayer; writing credit: Doreen Spicer) Ben Doucette, Karen Walker (Will & Grace; writing credit: Evan Weinstein) | |
Lyrics | Ben, the two of us need look no more (Ben; performing artist: Michael Jackson) Always quiet then ben dichon to my madre (Life Story; performing artist: Black Rob) | |
Tongue Twisters | Big ben blew big blue bubbles. (references; author: unknown) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Ben Hur (2003) Ying xiong ben se (1974) Kara Ben Nemsi Effendi (1973) Ben dogarken ölmüsüm (1973) C'est ben beau l'amour (1971) | |
Song Titles | Ben (performing artist: Michael Jackson) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | "Cone and Plane" (movie) by Ben Levy. |  | The workboat BEN A. THACHER delivers cultured oysters to the Tallmadge Bros. pier. Credit: Fisheries. |
 | Air Force Falcon's quarterback Mike Thiessen ran for 55 yards and had a career-high 265 yards passing in the 34-31 overtime loss against Notre Dame's Fighting Irish, Oct. 28. (P.; photo by Staff Sgt. Ben Bloker).. |  | African American farmer Ben Burkette check sweet corn crop in Perry County, MS. Burkette is Executive Director of the Mississippi Association of Cooperatives. Credit: USDA. |
 | Ben Burkett, Executive Director of the Mississippi Ass'n of Cooperatives accepts a shipment of okra from the Beat 4 Co-op in Macon, MS. Credit: USDA. |  | Ben Riddle Homestead remains on the Riddle Brothers Ranch in historic district of the Burns District. Credit: Mark Armstrong. |
 | [A man wearing feathered headdress selling patent medicines] / [P. Credit: National Library of Medicine; photo by Ben Shahn].. |  | Scene from Ben Jonson's "Alchymist.". Credit: National Library of Medicine. |
 | Line engraving published in "Harper's Weekly", July-December 1861 volume, page 725. It gives two views of Flag Officer DuPont's squadron at Hampton Roads, Virginia, prior to leaving on 29 October 1861 to capture Port Royal, South Carolina. Ships and geographical features, as identified below the images, are (upper engraving, from left): ferry boats, store ship, steamer Marion, USS Seminole, steamer Ben Deford, ship Grapeshot, Fort Monroe, USS Narragansett, USS Alabama, USS Pawnee, and new ("90-Day") gunboats (lower engraving, from left): store ship, steamer Vanderbilt, steam tug (foreground), store ship, steamer Winfield Scott, steamer Atlantic, USS Minnesota, steamer Baltic, USS Relief, USS Wabash, USS R.B. Forbes, steamer Oriental, steamer Matanzas, steamer Philadelphia, and the Rip Raps. Credit: NAVY. |  | Ben Sanders. Credit: Library of Congress. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
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| "Big ben" by Mo Commentary: "No description due to database fuck-up." | "Big Ben" by Stefanie Varga Commentary: "Big Ben, London 2003." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. | |
| Play | Caption |
 | Big Ben bell chimes. |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Author | Quotation |
Ben Johnson | Talking is the disease of age. |
| Art has an enemy called ignorance. | |
| A good poet's made as well as born. | |
Ben Jonson | That old bald cheater, Time. |
| Blueness doth express trueness. | |
| As he brews, so shall he drink. | |
| All concord's born of contraries. | |
| He threatens many that hath injured one. | |
Ben Joseph Akiba | The paper burns, but the words fly away. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | These Scotchmen died thinking of Ben Lothian, as the Greeks died remembering Argos |
Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man | Joyce, James | He felt with a smart of dejection that the man to whom he was speaking was a countryman of Ben Jonson |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Their dismal scream is truly Ben Jonsonian |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Civil Liberties | Tunisia | There were no results during the year of the Government's investigation into the May 2000 shooting of Le Monde journalist Riadh Ben Fadhl. (references) |
Tunisia | Mohamed Ben Boubaker Mejnoun was sentenced to 5 years in prison, although his name did not appear on the prosecutor's initial charge sheet. (references) | |
Tunisia | Ben Fadhl was shot twice in the shoulder at 6 a.m., the morning after he published an article in Le Monde that was critical of President Ben Ali. (references) | |
Economic History | Tunisia | Ben Ali ran for re-election unopposed in 1989 and 1994, and won 99.44% of the vote in 1999 when he faced two weak opponents. (references) |
Tunisia | When President Ben Ali came to power in 1987 he promised greater democratic openness and respect for human rights, signing a "national pact" with opposition parties. (references) | |
Tunisia | A May 2002 referendum will likely approve constitutional changes proposed by Ben Ali to allow him to run for a fourth term in 2004, create a second parliamentary chamber, and provide for other changes. (references) | |
Human Rights | Morocco | The Ben Barka case continues to embarrass the Government. (references) |
Tunisia | The Higher Commission submits confidential reports directly to President Ben Ali. (references) | |
Tunisia | Zakaria Ben Mustapha replaced Driss in December 2000. The Government appears to be attempting some prison reform. (references) | |
Political Economy | Tunisia | BEN ALI WON HIS THIRD ELECTORAL MANDATE IN OCTOBER 1999. CABINET MEMBERS ARE NAMED BY THE PRESIDENT AND REPORT TO HIM. (references) |
Tunisia | PRESIDENT BEN ALI HAS ALLOWED SOME POLITICAL OPENING, ALTHOUGH RESTRICTIONS ON FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION AND FREEDOM OF ASSOCIATION REMAIN. (references) | |
Tunisia | THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF TUNISIA IS HEADED BY A PRESIDENT (SINCE 1987, ZINE EL-ABIDINE BEN ALI) ELECTED DIRECTLY BY UNIVERSAL SUFFRAGE FOR A FIVE-YEAR TERM. (references) | |
Political Rights | Tunisia | According to the Constitution, this is to be his last term in office; however, in July the ruling RCD party issued a call for Ben Ali to run for a fourth term. (references) |
Tunisia | In October 1999, President Ben Ali was reelected for a third 5-year term in the country's first multi-party presidential elections, winning 99.44 percent of the vote. (references) | |
Namibia | In 1999 Ben Ulenga, former High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and a high-level ruling official, formed the COD opposition party, in part as a response to the amending of the Constitution to allow a third term, and in the general election the COD won approximately 10 percent of the vote and seven seats in the National Assembly. (references) | |
Travel | Israel | Israel is building a new Ben Gurion International Airport Terminal. (references) |
Israel | Cellphones are available for rental at Ben Gurion Airport or through your hotel. (references) | |
Israel | The Ben Gurion International Airport is the center of air passenger and cargo operations. (references) | |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | WALL :STREET:, n. A symbol for sin for every devil to rebuke. That Wall Street is a den of thieves is a belief that serves every unsuccessful thief in place of a hope in Heaven. Even the great and good Andrew Carnegie has made his profession of faith in the matter. Carnegie the dauntless has uttered his call To battle: "The brokers are parasites all!" Carnegie, Carnegie, you'll never prevail; Keep the wind of your slogan to belly your sail, Go back to your isle of perpetual brume, Silence your pibroch, doff tartan and plume: Ben Lomond is calling his son from the fray -- Fly, fly from the region of Wall Street away! While still you're possessed of a single baubee (I wish it were pledged to endowment of me) 'Twere wise to retreat from the wars of finance Lest its value decline ere your credit advance. For a man 'twixt a king of finance and the sea, Carnegie, Carnegie, your tongue is too free! Anonymus Bink |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Ben" is generally used as a noun (proper) -- approximately 98.86% of the time. "Ben" is used about 3,147 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (proper) | 98.86% | 3,111 | 3,019 |
| Noun (singular) | 0.76% | 24 | 71,196 |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 0.29% | 9 | 117,287 |
| Unclassified Items | 0.1% | 3 | 202,518 |
| Total | 100.00% | 3,147 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes the usage of "ben" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified. |
| Name | Usage/Gender | Usage per 100 million Persons | Rank in USA |
| Ben | First name Male | 78,000 | 212 |
| Ben | Last name | 1,000 | 10,260 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits. | |||
| "Ben" is a name that signifies or is derived from: "a son", "the son of the south", "the son of the right hand". | |||
| The following table summarizes names related to "Ben." | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Related Name |
| Ben | N/A | Biblical | N/A |
| Benjamin | Male | Biblical | N/A |
| Ben | Male | English | Benjamin |
| Benjamin | Male | English | N/A |
| Benjy | Male | English | Benjamin |
| Bennie | Male | English | Benjamin |
| Benny | Male | English | Benjamin |
| Benjamin | Male | French | N/A |
| Benjamine | Female | French | Benjamin |
| Benjamin | Male | German | N/A |
| Peni | Male | Hawaiian | Ben |
| Benjamin | Male | Hungarian | N/A |
| Beniamino | Male | Italian | Benjamin |
| Binyamin | Male | Jewish | Benjamin |
| Veniamin | Male | Russian | Benjamin |
| Benjamín | Male | Spanish | Benjamin |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Country | Name | Country | Name |
| United Kingdom | Ben Bailey PLC | USA | Ben and Jerry's Homemade, Inc. |
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Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.
Expressions using "ben": Ben and Jerry's ♦ Ben Avon ♦ Ben Avon Heights ♦ ben Day ♦ Ben Franklin ♦ Ben Gurion ♦ Ben Hecht ♦ Ben Hill County ♦ Ben Hogan ♦ Ben Jonson ♦ Ben Lomond ♦ Ben nut ♦ ben nuts ♦ Ben Shahn ♦ BEN transfer ♦ ben trovato ♦ Ben Wheeler ♦ big ben ♦ David Ben Gurion ♦ Joseph ben Matthias ♦ oil of ben ♦ rabbi Moses Ben Maimon ♦ se non e vero e ben trovato. Additional references. | |
| Hyphenated Usage | |
Beginning with "ben": ben-ami, Ben-ammi, Ben-avraham, Ben-ben, Ben-david, Ben-eliezer, Ben-gurion, Ben-hadad, Ben-hur, Ben-menahem, Ben-menashe, ben-ner, Ben-peretz, Ben-porat, Ben-tovim. | |
Ending with "ben": Theo-ben. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
ben harper | 2,815 | ben affleck picture | 224 |
ben affleck | 2,737 | ben johnson | 208 |
big ben | 1,496 | abc abuse america arizona baltzer ben boy carlton child child christi closet good isaac morning news phoenix protective services | 198 |
ben jerrys | 902 | ben wallace | 195 |
ben harper lyrics | 608 | ben browder | 190 |
ben fold | 601 | ben franklin craft | 188 |
ben | 558 | ben afleck | 181 |
ben hogan | 422 | ben bridge jeweler | 180 |
ben sherman | 382 | ben fold lyrics | 173 |
ben dover | 373 | ben wa ball | 161 |
ben fold five | 362 | ben fold five lyrics | 155 |
ben savage | 362 | ben hogan golf | 152 |
ben harper tab | 339 | ben davis | 139 |
ben jerrys ice cream | 301 | ben harper guitar tab | 137 |
ben kweller | 297 | ben harper jack johnson | 132 |
affleck ben jennifer lopez | 288 | ben lee | 128 |
ben bridge | 278 | ben stein | 127 |
ben hur | 269 | airport gurion israel lod ben | 108 |
ben stiller | 269 | ben mulroney | 107 |
ben jerry | 268 | ben nevis | 105 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "ben"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Albanian | sahat i madh (big ben). (various references) | |
Danish | BEN-overførsel (BEN transfer), Ben Asher's tegn (Ben Asher sign), behennødtræ (behen tree, behn tree, ben tree, horseradish tree), hostesmerte (Ben Asher sign). (various references) | |
Dutch | Benedictus (Benedict). (various references) | |
French | Benoît (Benedict, Benoît), Mont. (various references) | |
German | big ben (big ben), BEN-Überweisung (BEN transfer), Ben Asher Zeichen (Ben Asher sign), Ben Asher Hustentest (Ben Asher sign), Behennussbaum (behen tree, behn tree, ben tree, horseradish tree), Behenbaum (behen tree, behn tree, ben tree, horseradish tree). (various references) | |
Greek | μεταφορά "BEN" (BEN transfer), μορίγγα η ολεοφόρος (behen tree, behn tree, ben tree, horseradish tree). (various references) | |
Italian | bonifico BEN (BEN transfer), bemen (behen tree, behn tree, ben tree, horseradish tree), been (behen tree, behn tree, ben tree, horseradish tree). (various references) | |
Japanese Kanji | ビタミン剤 (big, big band, big bang, Big Ben, big business, big card, Big Egg, big event, big science, big screen, bit, bitmap, BITNET, important news, vitamin pills, Vitarice). (various references) | |
Japanese Katakana | ビッグベン (Big Ben). (various references) | |
Manx | binn (bottoms, ends, environs, peaks, summs). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | enbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | Benedito (Benedict). (various references) | |
Russian | of Benjamin Бен (Ben 1), во внутренних покоях (far ben). (various references) | |
Scottish | Cruachan Beann (pnm. Ben Cruachan). (various references) | |
Spanish | ben (behen tree, behn tree, ben tree, horseradish tree), transferencia BEN (BEN transfer), palo de aceite (behen tree, behn tree, ben tree, horseradish tree), marango (behen tree, behn tree, ben tree, horseradish tree), jazmin francés (behen tree, behn tree, ben tree, horseradish tree). (various references) | |
Turkish | Ýç Oda. (various references) | |
Ukrainian | Усередині, Гірська Вершина, Внутрішній (Midland), Світлиця. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Genesis Chapter 35, Verse 24 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Uioi de rachl iwshf kai beniamin |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Filii Rahel Ioseph et Beniamin |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | The sonnes of Rahel: Ioseph and Ben Iamin. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | The sons of Rachel; Joseph, and Benjamin: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | The sons of Rachel: Joseph and Benjamin; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Genesis Chapter 35, Verse 24 |
| Cebuano | Ang mga anak nga lalake ni Raquel, si Jose ug si Benjamin. |
| Chinese | 拉 結 所 生 的 是 約 瑟 、 便 雅 憫 。 |
| Croatian | s Rahelom: Josipa i Benjamina; |
| Danish | Rakels Sønner: Josef og Benjamin; |
| Dutch | De zonen van Rachel: Jozef en Benjamin. |
| Finnish | Raakelin pojat olivat Joosef ja Benjamin. |
| French | Fils de Rachel: Joseph et Benjamin. |
| German | die Söhne Rahel waren: Joseph und Benjamin; |
| Haitian Creole | Men non pitit Rachèl te fè pou li yo: Jozèf ak Benjamen. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Anak-anak Rahel ialah Yusuf dan Benyamin. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Adapun anak laki-laki Rakhel itulah Yusuf dan Benyamin. |
| Italian | I figli di Rachele: Giuseppe e Beniamino. |
| Maori | Ko nga tama a Rahera; ko Hohepa raua ko Pineamine: |
| Norwegian | Rakels sønner var: Josef og Benjamin. |
| Portuguese | os filhos de Raquel: José e Benjamim; |
| Rumanian | Fiii Rahelii: Iosif wi Beniamin. |
| Spanish | Los hijos de Raquel: José y Benjamín. |
| Swedish | Rakels söner voro Josef och Benjamin. |
| Ukrainian | Сини Рахілині: Йосип і Веніямин. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "ben": bename, benamed, benames, benaming, bench, benched, bencher, benchers, benches, benching, benchland, benchlands, benchmark, benchmarking, benchmarkings, benchmarks, benchwarmer, benchwarmers, bend, bendable, benday, bendayed, bendaying, bendays, bended, bendee, bendees, bender, benders, bending, bends, bendways, bendwise, bendy, bendys, bene, beneath, benedick, benedicks, benedict, benediction, benedictions, benedictory, benedicts, benefaction, benefactions, benefactor, benefactors, benefactress, benefactresses, benefic. (additional references) | |
Words ending with "ben": graben, leben. (additional references) | |
Words containing "ben": absorbencies, absorbency, absorbent, absorbents, adsorbent, adsorbents, backbench, backbencher, backbenchers, backbenches, backbend, backbends, chlorobenzene, chlorobenzenes, debenture, debentures, decumbent, dibenzofuran, dibenzofurans, dichlorobenzene, dichlorobenzenes, dinitrobenzene, dinitrobenzenes, disbenefit, disbenefits, ethylbenzene, ethylbenzenes, grabens, hellbender, hellbenders, hellbent, immunosorbent, immunosorbents, incumbencies, incumbency, incumbent, incumbents, lambencies, lambency, lambent, lambently, lebens, lebensraum, lebensraums, nebenkern, nebenkerns, nitrobenzene, nitrobenzenes, nonabsorbent, nonabsorbents, nonincumbent. (additional references) | |
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"Ben" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Beene, Benj, benn, Benu, Bevna, Bex, Byn, Mbeni. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "ben" (pronounced be"n) |
| 3 | b e" n | Benne. |
| 2 | -e" n | again, amen, bren, cayenne, comedienne, den, en, Glen, handymen, hen, Ken, lawmen, Madeleine, men, oilmen, patrolmen, pen, pitchmen, Sen, ten, then, Wen, when, Wren, yen. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: neb. | |
| Words within the letters "b-e-n" | |
-1 letter: be, en, ne. | |
| Words containing the letters "b-e-n" | |
+1 letter: bane, bean, been, bend, bene, bens, bent, bine, bone, bren, ebon, nabe, nebs, unbe. | |
+2 letters: baned, banes, beano, beans, began, begin, begun, being, bench, bends, bendy, benes, benne, benni, benny, bents, beton, bines, binge, blend, blent, boned, boner, bones, boney, bonne, bonze, borne, brens, brent, brine, ebons, ebony, inbye, leben, nabes, noble, zineb. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage: Modern 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Slideshow 6. Images: Photo Album 7. Images: Digital Art 8. Sounds | 9. Quotations: Familiar 10. Quotations: Fiction 11. Quotations: Non-fiction 12. Usage Frequency | 13. Names: Frequency 14. Names: Derived from 15. Names: Company Usage 16. Expressions | 17. Expressions: Internet 18. Translations: Modern 19. Bible Trace 20. Abbreviations | 21. Acronyms 22. Derivations 23. Rhymes 24. Anagrams | 25. Bibliography |
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