Ben

• POS: Adjective, Noun, Preposition, Adverb

CIDE DICTIONARY

Ben,  [Ar. bān, name of the tree.].

 The seed of one or more species of moringa; as, oil of ben. See Moringa.  [1913 Webster]

Ben, adv. & prep. [AS. binnan; pref. be- by + innan within, in in.].

 Within; in; in or into the interior; toward the inner apartment.  [1913 Webster]

Ben, n. [See Ben, adv.].

 The inner or principal room in a hut or house of two rooms; -- opposed to but, the outer apartment.  [1913 Webster]

Ben, pl. indic. pr. 

 An old form of the pl. indic. pr. of Be.  [1913 Webster]

Ben, n. [Native name.].

 A hoglike mammal of New Guinea (Porcula papuensis).  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

Ben, n. Sc. a high mountain or mountain peak, esp. in names (Ben Nevis).

Ben, n. Sc. an inner room, esp. of a two-roomed cottage.

Etymology

ellipt. use of ben (adv.), = within (OE binnan)