English dictionary, thesaurus, translations & etymology
FreeDict.com

ben — meaning in English

Swedish → English · translate English → Swedish instead

English meaning

  • bone noun One of the hard, calcium-rich pieces that make up the skeleton of humans and most animals.
  • foot noun The body part at the end of the leg that a person or animal stands and walks on.
  • leg noun One of the limbs used for standing and walking.

Senses

ben is used for these senses in English:

  • foot (printing) The base of a piece of type, forming the sides of the groove.
  • leg In humans, the lower limb extending from the groin to the ankle.
  • leg (anatomy) The portion of the lower limb of a human that extends from the knee to the ankle.
  • leg In a grain elevator, the case containing the lower part of the belt which carries the buckets.
  • leg (cricket, attributive) Denotes the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.

bone — full definition

  1. noun One of the hard, calcium-rich pieces that make up the skeleton of humans and most animals.
  2. noun An off-white color resembling the shade of bone.
  3. verb To remove the bones from meat or fish before cooking.

foot — full definition

  1. noun The body part at the end of the leg that a person or animal stands and walks on.
  2. noun A unit of length equal to twelve inches.
  3. noun The lowest or bottom part of something.
  4. verb To pay a bill, especially informally (as in "foot the bill").

Related Swedish words