Ben vs Bent - What's the difference?
ben | bent |
(Scotland, northern England) In, into.
* 2008 , (James Kelman), Kieron Smith, Boy , Penguin 2009, p. 32:
Inner, interior.
(Scotland, Northern England) Ben-room: The inner room of a two-room hut or shack (as opposed to the but).
A tree, Moringa oleifera or horseradish tree of Arabia and India, which produces oil of ben.
The winged seed of the ben tree.
The oil of the ben seed.
(usually, capitalised) Son of (used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames).
(bend)
(Of something that is usually straight) folded, dented
(derogatory, colloquial, chiefly, UK) Homosexual.
Determined or insistent.
Of a person, leading a life of crime.
(slang, football) inaccurate at shooting
(colloquial, chiefly, US) Suffering from the bends
(slang) High]] from using both [[Cannabis, marijuana and alcohol.
An inclination or talent.
A predisposition to act or react in a particular way.
The state of being curved, crooked, or inclined from a straight line; flexure; curvity.
A declivity or slope, as of a hill.
Particular direction or tendency; flexion; course.
* John Locke
(carpentry) A transverse frame of a framed structure.
Tension; force of acting; energy; impetus.
* Norris
Any of various stiff or reedy grasses.
* Drayton
* 1888 , Rudyard Kipling, ‘The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes’, The Phantom ’Rickshaw and Other Tales , Folio Society 2005, p. 121:
* 1913 ,
A grassy area, grassland.
* The Ballad of Chevy Chase
As an adverb ben
is well.As a proper noun bent is
.ben
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) ben, bene, from (etyl) .Alternative forms
*Etymology 2
From (etyl) ben, bene, variation of bin, .Preposition
(English prepositions)- And he was waving to me to creep in, so I just did and then just to skip ben the front and then in the lobby.
Adjective
Derived terms
* ben-end, ben-roomNoun
(en noun)Derived terms
* but and benEtymology 3
Probably representing a North African pronunciation of (etyl)Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (tree) (l), (l), (l)Derived terms
* ben-nutEtymology 4
(etyl) .Alternative forms
* BenNoun
(-)Etymology 5
From (etyl) beinnAnagrams
* English three-letter words ----bent
English
Etymology 1
From bend.Verb
(head)Adjective
(en adjective)- He was bent on going to Texas, but not even he could say why.
- They were bent on mischief.
- That shot was so bent it left the pitch.
- Man, I am so bent right now!
Synonyms
* (folded) crooked * (homosexual) queerDerived terms
* bent as a nine-bob noteNoun
(en noun)- He had a natural bent for painting.
- His mind was of a technical bent .
- the bent of a bow
- (Wilkins)
- (Dryden)
- bents and turns of the matter
- the full bent and stress of the soul
Synonyms
* (an inclination or talent) disposition, predilection, proclivity, propensityEtymology 2
Origin uncertain. Apparently representing (etyl) (term) (attested only in place-names and personal names), cognate with Old High German binuz (modern German ).Noun
(en noun)- His spear a bent , both stiff and strong.
- Gunga Dass gave me a double handful of dried bents which I thrust down the mouth of the lair to the right of his, and followed myself, feet foremost [...].
- Clusters of strong flowers rose everywhere above the coarse tussocks of bent .
- Bowmen bickered upon the bent .