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ben | hulk |

As an adverb ben

is well.

As a proper noun hulk is

(comics) a fictional comic-book character who gains superhuman strength when he becomes angry.

As a noun hulk is

a person resembling, especially physically, the hulk in the marvel comics universe.

ben

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) ben, bene, from (etyl) .

Alternative forms

*

Noun

(en noun)
  • (obsolete) A prayer; a petition.
  • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) ben, bene, variation of bin, .

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • (Scotland, northern England) In, into.
  • * 2008 , (James Kelman), Kieron Smith, Boy , Penguin 2009, p. 32:
  • 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

  • Inner, interior.
  • Derived terms
    * ben-end, ben-room

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (Scotland, Northern England) Ben-room: The inner room of a two-room hut or shack (as opposed to the but).
  • Derived terms
    * but and ben

    Etymology 3

    Probably representing a North African pronunciation of (etyl)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • Synonyms
    * (tree) (l), (l), (l)
    Derived terms
    * ben-nut

    Etymology 4

    (etyl) .

    Alternative forms

    * Ben

    Noun

    (-)
  • (usually, capitalised) Son of (used with Hebrew and Arabic surnames).
  • Etymology 5

    From (etyl) beinn

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A Scottish or Irish mountain or high peak.
  • hulk

    English

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • a non-functional, but floating ship, usually stripped of rigging and equipment, and often put to other uses such as storage or accommodation.
  • (archaic) any large ship that is difficult to maneuver
  • A big (and possibly clumsy) person
  • (bodybuilding): An excessively muscled person
  • Quotations
    ;large ship, difficult to maneuver * 1602 , Shakespeare, , act ii, scene 3 *: Light boats sail swift, though greater hulks draw deep. ;non-functioning, floating ship * 1918 , , Prelude'', as printed in ''Selected Stories , Oxford World's Classics (2002), paperback, page 83 *: They could see the lighthouse shining on Quarantine Island, and the green lights on the old coal hulks .

    Etymology 2

    Compare Middle Low German holken to hollow out, and similar Swedish word.

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To remove the entrails of; to disembowel.
  • to hulk a hare
    (Beaumont and Fletcher)