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bean
1[ been ]
noun
- the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
- a plant producing such seeds.
- the pod of such a plant, especially when immature and eaten as a vegetable.
- any of various other beanlike seeds or plants, as the coffee bean.
- Slang.
- a person's head.
- a coin or a bank note considered as a coin:
I can't pay for the ticket, I don't have a bean in my jeans.
- British Informal. a minimum amount of money:
They've been disinherited and now haven't a bean.
- beans, Informal. the slightest amount:
He doesn't know beans about navigation.
verb (used with object)
- Slang. to hit on the head, especially with a baseball.
interjection
- beans, (used to express disbelief, annoyance, etc.)
Bean
2[ been ]
noun
- Alan L(aVern), 1932–2018, U.S. astronaut.
- Roy Judge, 1825?–1903, U.S. frontiersman and justice of the peace: called himself “the law west of the Pecos.”
bean
/ biːn /
noun
- any of various leguminous plants of the widely cultivated genus Phaseolus producing edible seeds in pods See French bean lima bean scarlet runner string bean
- any of several other leguminous plants that bear edible pods or seeds, such as the broad bean and soya bean
- any of various other plants whose seeds are produced in pods or podlike fruits
- the seed or pod of any of these plants
- any of various beanlike seeds, such as coffee
- slang.another word for head
- cool beans slang.excellent; impressive
- not have a bean slang.to be without money
I haven't got a bean
- full of beans informal.
- full of energy and vitality
- mistaken; erroneous
- spill the beans informal.to disclose something confidential
verb
- slang.tr to hit (a person) on the head
Other Words From
- beanlike adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of bean1
Word History and Origins
Origin of bean1
Idioms and Phrases
- full of beans, Informal.
- energetic; vigorously active; vital:
He is still full of beans at 95.
- stupid; erroneous; misinformed.
- spill the beans, Informal. to disclose a secret, either accidentally or imprudently, thereby ruining a surprise or plan:
He spilled the beans, and she knew all about the party in advance.
More idioms and phrases containing bean
see full of beans ; not have a bean ; not know beans ; not worth a dime (bean) ; spill the beans ; tough break (beans) .Example Sentences
Once they discovered the ideal host plant, a kind of native bean, the villagers started planting it among their crops and along local pathways.
It’s very weeknight-friendly, since the stew uses canned beans and comes together quickly — although you could certainly rely on dried beans that you cook yourself.
He ate a lot of rice and beans to ensure that he left me with an inheritance he thought would keep me safe in a world without him.
Winter’s produce is less than inspiring, you’ve done all the things one can do to a bean, and while the digital cook-o-sphere is loaded with ideas, there are just too many of them.
The beans should be creamy and crush easily between two fingers.
A French green bean salad with warm goat cheese reminds Ina Garten of having lunch in Paris.
Also making appearances in the early Garfield specials are the original Bilbo Baggins, Orson Bean, and a pre-Cheers George Wendt.
This has occurred with bean bag chairs, children's sweaters, and the Coco The Monkey Teething Toy.
Bean is to dying onscreen what Kevin Bacon is to being connected with every other actor.
Spending time with Bean is somewhat disconcerting after seeing him play so many somber, doomed roles.
Once even a blue bean (a bullet) made sad work with my head, and my fist has got a deuce of a smashing.
Brazilian bean; the common bean, Phaseolus vulgaris, indigenous to America.
Called "Brazilian bean," because it resembled a bean then known in France by that name.
They are coffee-bean-shaped cocci which lie in pairs with their flat surfaces together (Fig. 116).
At daylight he opened another can of beans and made himself two thick bean sandwiches, and walked on while he ate them slowly.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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