bean en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈbɪin]
- (US) audio
- /ˈbi(ː)n/
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ-? Proto-Germanic *babnōder.? Proto-Germanic *baunō Proto-West Germanic *baunu Old English bēan Middle English bene English bean From Middle English bene, from Old English bēan, from Proto-West Germanic *baunu, from Proto-Germanic *baunō (“bean”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰabʰ- (“bean”). Cognate with Scots bene, bein (“bean”), North Frisian buan, Saterland Frisian Boone, West Frisian bean, beanne, Dutch boon, German Bohne, Luxembourgish Boun, Danish bønne, Faroese bøn, bøna, Icelandic baun, Norwegian Bokmål bønne, Norwegian Nynorsk bauna, baune, bogna, bønne, Swedish böna, Irish pónaire, Manx poanrey, Scottish Gaelic pònair, Latin faba, Russian боб (bob), Serbo-Croatian bȍb /бо̏б. Doublet of fava.
Meanings
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Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.
2004, T. N. Shivenanda, B. R. V. Iyengar, Phosphorus Management in French Bean (Phaseolus Vulgaris L.), Ramdane Dris, S. Mohan Jain (editors), Production Practices and Quality Assessment of Food Crops, Volume 2: Plant Mineral Nutrition and Pesticide Management, page 79, Beans are a large group of leguminous vegetables that serve as a main source of proteins in human diet. This group comprises several species and some of them are Adzuki bean (Vigna angularis); Broad bean (Vicia faba); Cluster bean (Cyamposis tetragonoloba); French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); […] .
- The large edible seed of such a plant (for example, a broad bean, navy bean, or garbanzo bean).
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The edible seedpod of such a plant.
Green beans, also called French beans, can be pickled.
- (broadly) The bean-like seed of certain other plants, such as a vanilla bean or (especially) a coffee bean.
- (broadly) An object resembling a pea or bean in shape, often made from plastic or styrofoam and used in large numbers as packing material or as stuffing for beanbags and similar items.
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(slang) The head or brain.
I saw her quiver and kept a wary eye on the ginger ale bottle. But even if she had raised it and brought it down on [my] bean, I couldn't have been more stunned than I was by the words that left her lips. [...] Well, as I say, it was from his fertile bean that the idea sprang.
1960, P. G. Wodehouse, Jeeves in the Offing, chapter XI and XV:Now, there was a perfectly sound forecast for you. Certainly a case of using the old bean. The surmise was perfectly logical.
1959, Maxwell Droke, You and the World to Come, page 173:
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(slang) The human clitoris.
For one, don't stage a full-frontal assault on her bean.
2010, Cynthia W. Gentry, Dana Fredst, What Women Really Want in Bed: The Surprising Secrets Women Wish Men Knew about Sex, Quiver, published 2010, →ISBN, page 64:
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(endearing, often, slang) A person; especially, a baby.
"Good, because we like you. You're okay. You're a good bean." "I never thought I'd be friends with a cheerleader," I said.
2007, Alex Bradley, Hot Lunch, Penguin, →ISBN:i dont want boid (whoever said that) he is mean. boid is a mean bean.
2002 March 21, Yena, "oh my bloody god boys!", microsoft.public.xbox, UsenetSparky is a good bean, even if he is a carpet-bagging bean at that.
2000 April 9, Richard G Cheek, “Apologies, DimWit Dana”, in talk.politics.guns (Usenet):
- (UK, archaic, slang) A guinea coin or sovereign.
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(UK, in the negative, slang) Money.
I haven't got a bean.
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(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, qualifier:Java programming language) Clipping of JavaBean.
alt of JavaBean
The singerOne bean has values for both the name and age properties, so it passes through the init() method with absolutely no changes.
2017, Iuliana Cosmina, Rob Harrop, Chris Schaefer, Clarence Ho, Pro Spring 5, 5th edition, Apress, →ISBN, page 131:
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(slang) Any form of tablet, especially benzedrine (benny).
Once the bean kicked in I started wilding.
2022, Sean Thor Conroe, Fuccboi, Hachette, →ISBN:
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(abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, colloquial, qualifier:typically in the plural) Clipping of toe bean.
alt of toe bean
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| beans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Deriveds
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Descendants
Hyponyms
hyacinth bean · tick bean · rice and beans · pink bean · runner bean · Lyon bean · broadbean · lupini bean · stinky bean · cranberry bean · cocoa bean · sacred bean · tonka bean · bush bean · black-eyed bean · sugar bean · blue beans · fresh bean · dragon tongue bean · aduki bean · soup beans · refried beans · cannellini bean · full of beans · French green bean · Bolita bean · shell bean · borlotti bean · Mexican yam bean · black-bean sauce · Florida velvet bean · jering bean · castor bean · English runner bean · St. Thomas bean · cow bean · calico beans · green bean galaxy · Pythagorean bean · soja bean · beach bean · cluster bean · field bean · wax-pod bean · tonga bean · urd bean · buffalo bean · tonca bean · spill the beans · Anasazi bean · brown bean · goa bean · speckled butter bean · Windsor bean · gemsbuck bean · mongo bean · stringless bean · carob bean · adzuki bean · corona bean · winged bean · moong bean · haricot bean · hog's bean · ceci bean · bitter bean · coral bean · Chinese long bean · maggoty bay bean · urad bean · Entity Bean · yardlong bean · Italian flat bean · English bean · kidney bean · algarroba bean · scimitar bean · twisted cluster bean · Molucca bean · giant stock bean · yam bean · snap bean · Kersting's bean · sand bean · morning bean · Egyptian bean · wolf bean · stink bean · Bengal bean · guar bean · jolly bean · pichurim bean · soya bean · tonqua bean · marrow bean · jequirity bean · sieva bean · rice bean · screw bean · red mung bean · pinto bean · lima bean · jack bean · mash bean · Dutch case-knife bean · green bean · Leichhardt's bean · black bean sauce · Great Northern bean · yard-long bean · St Ignatius' bean · Benghal bean · shucky beans · the dollar bean · bog bean · soy bean · buckbean · mung bean · locust bean · European bean · matchbox bean · bay bean · flageolet bean · jumby bean · wonder bean · monstrance bean · moth bean · baked beans · azuki bean · French bean · bogbean · Mackenzie bean · Mexican jumping bean · managed bean (software: JavaBeans) · algaroba bean · great northern bean · string bean · boston bean · St Ignatius's bean · broad bean · bean shooter · castor oil bean · screwbean · white pea bean · Queensland bean · gemsbok bean · Madagascar bean · marama bean · red bean · seabean · tonquin bean · djenkol bean · mesquite bean · french bean · civet bean · backing bean (software: JavaBeans) · horse bean · butterbean · China bean · haricot vert bean · velvet bean · blackbean · pea bean · matpe bean · sea green bean · wax bean · mescalbean · jumping bean · ice-cream bean · French filet bean · bonavist bean · flat bean · dollar bean · pole bean · snail bean · baked bean · scarlet runner bean · cowboy beans · poison bean · adsuki bean · sword bean · Walkman Bean · snuffbox bean · smoking bean · Florida bean · vanilla bean · ordeal bean · message-driven bean (software: JavaBeans) · Kentucky Wonder bean · jelly bean · morama bean · cacao bean · Romano bean · dwarf bean · Lima bean · Ignatius bean · garbanzo bean · tickbean · asparagus bean · edible bean · common bean · fetish bean · human bean · Calabar bean · turtle bean · Sarawak bean · butter bean · refried bean · helda bean · lupin bean · mat bean · chili beans · Welsh bean · Manila bean · Indian bean · guava bean · navy bean · soybean · Java bean · yellow bean · coffee bean · pearl haricot bean · wild bean · Yankee bean · waxbean · faba bean · Price's potato-bean · tepary bean · Spanish bean · black bean · calico bean · Italian green bean · mescal bean · baking beans · donkey bean · black turtle bean · jellybean · Mexican bean · fava bean · buck bean · sea bean · mungo bean · white bean · Goa bean · horsebean · shuck beans
Synonyms
Translations (252)
jra rơtă (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · he שְׁעוּעִית (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · lt pupa (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ki mbosho (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ota فاصولیه (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · hy լոբի (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · tl katsang (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · tr fasulye (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · bg фасу́л (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · apw béʼistsʼǫ́z (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · es alubia (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ur لوبیا (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · mww noob taum (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · bg шушулка (pod) · es haba (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · hu paszuly (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · qu chuwi (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · zh 豆 (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ga pónaire (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ru стручо́к (other bean-like seed) · blt ꪖ꪿ꪺ (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · av гьоло (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · mk грав (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · lv pupa (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · prg babo (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · kaw kacaṅ (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · af boontjie (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · uk фасо́ля (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · qu jawas (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · es xpelón (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · es frijol (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ar فول (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ht pwa (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · mww taum (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · sw haragwe (other bean-like seed) · jv ꦏꦕꦁ (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · wa feve (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · lmo fasoeul (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · rcf zariko (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · mt fula (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · el φασόλι (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · bla áótooksiinattsiistsi (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · yi באָב (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · nl harses (slang: head or brain) · ppl et (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ko 콩 (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · rif baw (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ru зерно́ (other bean-like seed) · pl fasola (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · sk zrnko (other bean-like seed) · am ባቄላ (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ru боб (other bean-like seed) · fa لوبیا (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ky буурчак (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · lbe хъюру (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ca mongeta (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · fi papu (other bean-like seed) · ms kacang (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · sw haragwe (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · es judía (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · sq fasule (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ug پۇرچاق (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · nah etl (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · es habichuela (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · de Bohne (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ca fesol (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · izh papu (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · bg боб (other bean-like seed) · tg лӯбиё (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · mg tsaramaso (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ms biji (other bean-like seed) · mi piini (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · id kacang (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · mnc ᡨᡠᡵᡳ (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · rsk пасуля (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · dsb tšuka (pod) · scn faciola (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · lkt omníčahu (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · lt pupelė (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · oj mashkodesimin (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · eo fabo (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · nl boon (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · khb ᦷᦏᧈ (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · bg тиква (slang: head or brain) · oj miskodiisiminag (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · dsb tšuk (pod) · sh pàsūlj (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · om baaqelaa (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · cy ffa (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · lij faxeu (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ar فَاصُولِيَا (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · an faba (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · gd pònair (other bean-like seed) · tr eleman (software: short for JavaBean) · es caraota (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · pdc Buhn (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · bn সীম (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · se báhpu (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · lkt suóžuha (pod) · mn шош (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · grc κύαμος (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · nl knikker (slang: head or brain) · st nawa (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · br favenn (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · sk fazuľa (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · rm bagiauna (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ru боб (pod) · nds Boon (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · grc φάσηλος (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ckb فاسولیا (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · hi सेम (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · luy kamakanda (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · hrx Bohn (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · da bønner (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · kk бұршақ (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · unm malàxkwsit (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · sv böna (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ban buncis (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · la phaseolus (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · de Bean (software: short for JavaBean) · fr haricot (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · es poroto (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ro bob (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · eo fabo (software: short for JavaBean) · is baun (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · tk kösük (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ti ባልደንጓ (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · yua iib (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · hu bab (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ium dopc (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · wa feve (plant of the Fabaceae family) · sw haragwe (pod) · mk боб (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · esu nelernaq (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ny nyemba (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · frr buan (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · lad (Salonik) fijon (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · bla áótooksiinaattsi (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · la faba (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · it fagiolo (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · yi פֿאַסאָליע (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · iu nilernait (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ur سیم (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · he פּוֹל (other bean-like seed) · nap fasulo (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ln nkúnde (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · agj ባቄላ (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ro fasole (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · sh гра̏х (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · lo ຖົ່ວ (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · da bønne (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ja 隠元 (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · hy բակլա (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · gl faba (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · so digir (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · es vaina (pod) · yi בעבל (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · kw faven (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ee ayi (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · fy beane (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · mk мешунка (pod) · fi papu (pod) · es grano (other bean-like seed) · ani гьоли (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ja 豆 (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ccc mapolooto (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · uz loviya (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · wnw friholis (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · de Bohnenpflanze (plant of the Fabaceae family) · fi penni (slang: money) · fi papu (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · si බෝංචි (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · eu babarrun (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · lo ໝາກຖົ່ວ (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · lad fasulya (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · sq bathë (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · km សណ្ដែក (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ace kacang (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · be боб (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · stq Boone (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · oj mashkodesiminag (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · fi lati (slang: money) · nv naaʼołí (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · fi jyvä (stuffing for beanbags and similar items) · mfe zariko (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · no bønne (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · pdt Boon (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · tr lobya (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · cs fazole (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · oj miskodiisimin (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · bal ماک (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · my ပဲ (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · myv покра (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ka ლობიო (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · pl ziarno (other bean-like seed) · vi đậu (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · tk noýba (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · lad ava (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · lkt omníča (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · kmr fasûlî (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · bn শিম (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · th ถั่ว (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ro teacă (pod) · fa باقالا (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · io fabo (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · chr ᏚᏯ (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · oc mongeta (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · gun kumanda (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · nl kop (slang: head or brain) · sh grȁh (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · gez ባቄላ (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · mt fażola (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · uk квасо́ля (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · bg боб (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ar لُوبِيَا (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · et uba (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · gl feixón (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ru боб (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · dsb bob (plant of the Fabaceae family) · uk біб (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · sh па̀сӯљ (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · wam tupahquam (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · fo bøna (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · fi nuppi (slang: head or brain) · shn ထူဝ်ႇ (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · oc favòl (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · gd pònair (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · fi palko (pod) · lv pupa (other bean-like seed) · alt мырчак (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · mn буурцаг (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · nrf haricot (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · be фасо́ль (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ro păstaie (pod) · nv naaʼołí (pod) · aoz fue (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · hsb buna (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · fi polla (slang: head or brain) · gv poanrey (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ru фасо́ль (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · sl fižol (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · quc kinaq' (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · dsb bobowka (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · twf tą́na (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · rm fav (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ast faba (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · ar فولة (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · gd pònair (pod) · rgn fașöl (plant of the Fabaceae family) · pt feijão (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · az lobya (seed of a Fabaceae plant) · bg мангизи (slang: money)