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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
Officials later confirmed his last meal was four pieces of fried chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes with gravy, biscuits, cheesecake and sweet tea.
He is bringing with him desperately needed food - maize meal, peanuts and beans - for his family who are already at a makeshift camp set up in the town's football stadium.
"He loved to be out in the garden with his grandfather, picking green beans. He was a charming boy, Mathis," she adds.
“If beans are just canned in water and a little bit of salt, that would be group three,” Teerfarden said.
And that also now includes her coffee bean roasting company.
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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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