noun

ben

behn

noun

A mountain or high peak, especially in Scotland or Ireland.

"They hiked to the summit of the ben before sunset."

Slang for a US $100 bill.

"He peeled a couple of bens off the roll."

name

A short form of the given name Benjamin.

"Everyone just calls him Ben."

How to Use Ben

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishMost often a short male given name; also Scottish/Irish for a mountain peak, and US slang for a hundred-dollar bill.

Common pairings

climb the ben a stack of bens

benner comparative, bens plural, bens plural, bens plural, bens plural, bens plural, Bens plural, benmost superlative

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They hiked to the summit of the _____ before sunset.

The mountain sense comes from Scottish Gaelic beinn, "mountain"; the "$100 bill" slang comes from Benjamin Franklin’s portrait on the note.

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