Big Ben

Big Ben

noun \-ˈben\

Definition of BIG BEN

1

: a large bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament in London

2

: the tower that houses Big Ben; also : the clock in the tower

Origin of BIG BEN

Sir Benjamin Hall †1867 English Chief Commissioner of Works

First Known Use: 1859

Rhymes with BIG BEN

again, amen, Ardennes, bull pen, Cayenne, Chosen, domaine, doyen, doyenne, Estienne, fen-phen, game hen, hang ten, hapten, Karen, La Tène, light pen, marsh hen, moorhen, peahen, pigpen, Phnom Penh, playpen, RN, Sheyenne, somewhen, Touraine, Turenne