ben
Highland mountain term
Ben is a Scottish and Irish word for a mountain peak, borrowed from Gaelic: Ben Nevis, Ben Lomond.
In Scottish dialect, ben also means the inner room of a two-room cottage, opposite the outer room or "but"—hence the phrase but and ben for a small cottage. (Capitalized Ben is a given name.)
Lesser Antilles island
- summitPeak or diplomatic gathering
- peakUtmost height attained
- climbAscend using effort
- ridgeNarrow raised strip
Scottish · Highlands · hillwalking · bagging · ascent · cairn · bothy · Lomond
Formal room for visitors
- chamberEnclosed room or cavity
- sanctumProtected private place
- retreatSanctuary or withdrawal
- alcoveRecessed area in room
nook · cubbyhole · den · cabin · snug · bothy · kitchen · hearth
Nevis
Lesser Antilles island
ridge · Scottish · Highlands · hillwalking · bagging · ascent · cairn · bothy · Lomond · trekking
parlor
Formal room for visitors
alcove · nook · cubbyhole · den · cabin · snug · bothy · kitchen · hearth · cottage
Highlands
Named elevated regions
Edinburgh · Glasgow · Aberdeen · haggis · thistle · Celtic · clan · whisky · Burns · heather
nickname
Informal substitute name
Affleck · surname · Hebrew · diminutive · namesake · uncle · cousin
- benefit of the doubtFavorable judgment amid uncertainty
- child benefitState payment per dependent
- Big BenLondon's celebrated tower clock
- beneficial bacteriaHealth-promoting microorganisms
- Benjamin FranklinColonial American polymath statesman
- benefit fraudIllegally obtaining public assistance
benefit, benign, beneficial, benevolent, benefactor, beneficent, Benjamin, Reuben, debenture