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Definitions for Bean

[1] the edible nutritious seed of various plants of the legume family, especially of the genus Phaseolus.
[2] a plant producing such seeds.
[3] the pod of such a plant, especially when immature and eaten as a vegetable.
[4] any of various other beanlike seeds or plants, as the coffee bean.
[5] 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.
[6] British Informal . a minimum amount of money: They've been disinherited and now haven't a bean.
[7] beans, Informal . the slightest amount: He doesn't know beans about navigation.
[8] Slang . to hit on the head, especially with a baseball.
[9] beans, (used to express disbelief, annoyance, etc.).
[10] full of beans , Informal . energetic; vigorously active; vital: He is still full of beans at 95. stupid; erroneous; misinformed.
[11] 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.
[12] Alan L(aVern), born 1932, U.S. astronaut.
[13] Roy Judge , 1825?–1903, U.S. frontiersman and justice of the peace: called himself “the law west of the Pecos.”
[14] 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
[15] any of several other leguminous plants that bear edible pods or seeds, such as the broad bean and soya bean
[16] any of various other plants whose seeds are produced in pods or podlike fruits
[17] the seed or pod of any of these plants
[18] any of various beanlike seeds, such as coffee
[19] US and Canadian slang another word for head
[20] cool beans slang excellent; impressive
[21] not have a bean slang to be without money I haven't got a bean
[22] full of beans informal full of energy and vitality US mistaken; erroneous
[23] spill the beans informal to disclose something confidential
[24] mainly US and Canadian slang (tr) to hit (a person) on the head

Words related to Bean

kernel, grain, berry, nugget, seed

Words nearby Bean

beamer, beaming, beamish, beamon, beamy, bean, bean aphid, bean ball, bean beetle, bean caper, bean pot

Origin of Bean

before 950; Middle English bene, Old English bēan; cognate with Old Norse baun, Old Frisian bāne, Dutch boon, Old Saxon, Old High German bona (German Bohne ), probably < Germanic *babnō, cognate with Russian bob, Latin faba < European Indo-European *bhabh-

Words that may be confused with Bean

bean, been, Ben, bin

Other words from Bean

bean·like , adjective

Word origin for Bean

Old English bēan ; related to Old Norse baun , Old Frisian bāne , Old High German bōna bean

Synonyms for Bean

berry, grain, kernel, nugget, seed