bean

1 of 2

noun

ˈbēn

: fava bean

: the seed of any of various erect or climbing plants (as of the genera Phaseolus and Vigna) of the legume family other than the fava bean

: a plant bearing beans

: an immature bean pod used as a vegetable

: a valueless item

beans plural : the least amount

didn't know beans about it

: any of various seeds or fruits that resemble beans or bean pods

coffee beans

also : a plant producing these

beans plural : exuberance

—used in the phrase full of beans

beans plural : nonsense, bunkum

—used in the phrase full of beans

: head, brain

: a protuberance on the upper mandible of waterfowl see duck illustration

bean

2 of 2

verb

beaned; beaning; beans

transitive verb

: to strike (a person) on the head with an object

Example Sentences

Noun We ate rice and beans for dinner. We're growing tomatoes and beans in our garden this year.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Brainstorm your meal plan with this in mind: The investment in making an inexpensive pot of beans with rice on Sunday can pay off in easy burritos and bean salad on Monday and Tuesday.

Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 For example, my favorites are bean and cheese with bacon, carne guisada, potato and egg, and bacon and egg.

Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Sep. 2022 Afterward, the governor handed the prince a brown bag containing a bean sprout sandwich.

George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022 The standard bean fillings make for a starchier, dense cake.

Em Chan, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 The playground is open at Stepping Stone Farm with a corn maze, bean maze, hay ride, jumbo jumpers, 10 and 20-foot slides, corn pit, hay mound, and dirt mountain ($5 admission).

The Courier-Journal, 8 Sep. 2022 There are others like a $5 nacho hack and a $2 bean and cheese burrito hack.

Alena Botros, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2022 Part 3 is bean fields, Urkel, sisters and keys in electric sockets.

Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2022 The rest of the evening was spent calling the little bean-head to the truck with door remaining closed.

John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Sep. 2022

Verb

Everyone on the field agreed Matt Cain didn’t mean to bean David Wright on Aug, 15, 2009, when the star third baseman suffered a concussion after being hit on the helmet.

Jerry Beach, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022 Eight days earlier in Pittsburgh, Cubs manager Joe Maddon took exception to Pirates pitcher Jordan Lyles nearly beaning Javier Baez.

Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2019 Immediately following the show, there will bean after arty in the Kleist Center’s Black Box Theatre.

Rich Heileman, cleveland, 8 Nov. 2019 The Dodgers were fortunate the Nationals didn’t further reduce their 3-1 lead in that inning, which Buehler started by beaning Kurt Suzuki.

Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2019 After Maddon’s ejection, David Bote was beaned by reliever Clay Holmes with the bases loaded during a five-run fifth, causing home-plate umpire Joe West to issue warnings to both dugouts.

Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 3 July 2019 Attacking the upper half of the strike zone against the Cubs has been a successful ploy by the Dodgers and Braves, but the high and tight pitches by Lyles and Clay Holmes — who beaned David Bote with the bases loaded — were too much for Maddon.

Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2019 On June 21, 1967, Yankees pitcher Thad Tillotson beaned Sox third baseman Joe Foy, who had hit a grand slam the day before, in the second inning.

Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2019 Baltimore closer Mychal Givens beaned Bregman between the shoulder blades with a 97 mph fastball in the ninth inning.

Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 13 Aug. 2019 See More

bean 1 of 2

noun

as in head

the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth he tried to duck, but the pitch still hit him squarely on the bean

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

head
noodle
skull
nut
pate
dome
nob
noddle
noggin
poll
mazard
block
mazzard
cranium
scalp
crown
occiput

as in juice

beans plural active strength of body or mind nine-year-old twins who are full of beans

Synonyms & Similar Words

juice
vinegar
gas
energy
pep
ginger
life
punch
vigor
starch
bounce
fire
animation
zip
muscle
vim
dash
sap
zing
spirit
brio
power
go
esprit
gusto
verve
snap
drive
metal
dynamism
vitality
oomph
stamina
moxie
spunk
passion
get-up-and-go
hardihood
soundness
animal spirits
strength
sprightliness
fitness
health
main
vivacity
liveliness
zeal
briskness
spunkiness
vivaciousness
snappiness
fervor
spiritedness
might
vibrancy
jauntiness
mettle
vibrance
brawniness
potency
healthiness
ardor
verdure
huskiness
élan
wellness
sturdiness
hardiness
virility
puissance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

lethargy
sluggishness
tenderness
delicacy
indolence
torpidity
laziness
softness
listlessness
weakness
exhaustion
impotence
impotency
disablement
faintness
infirmity
enfeeblement
debility
frailty
powerlessness
feebleness
debilitation
inanition
puniness
prostration
slightness
enervation
frailness

as in nuts

beans plural language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense I know something about gardening, and you're full of beans

Synonyms & Similar Words

nuts
jazz
drool
blah
muck
fudge
garbage
bull
stupidity
bunk
silliness
applesauce
fiddle
crock
baloney
rubbish
balderdash
blatherskite
flapdoodle
rot
boloney
twaddle
fiddlesticks
trash
bilge
craziness
hoodoo
bosh
malarkey
poppycock
claptrap
humbuggery
trumpery
madness
tosh
tarradiddle
flannel
folderol
bunkum
nonsense
guff
blither
hooey
foolishness
hokum
punk
tommyrot
insanity
blarney
blather
hogwash
piffle
taradiddle
drivel
moonshine
horsefeathers
nerts
codswallop
malarky
gas
falderal
fiddle-faddle
humbug
slush
crapola
buncombe
blah-blah
hokeypokey
folly
greek
idiocy
foolery
senselessness
absurdity
monkey business
inaneness
hot air
inanity
tomfoolery
lunacy
kookiness
rigamarole
rigmarole
imbecility
monkeyshine(s)
asininity
shenanigan(s)
witlessness
fatuity
hoity-toity
absurdness
hocus-pocus
double-talk

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

horse sense
rationality
reasonableness
sensibleness
sense
judgement
reasonability
judgment
wisdom
levelheadedness
discernment
common sense

as in whit

beans plural the smallest amount or part imaginable had trouble finding a job because he didn't know beans about computers

Synonyms & Similar Words

whit
damn
peanuts
little
fig
continental
ghost
lick
syllable
darn
rap
touch
squat
pin
hoot
suspicion
tittle
jot
whoop
iota
bit
doodly-squat
doodley-squat
durn
diddly
bubkes
ray
diddly-squat
modicum
bupkes
crumb
hint
ace
bupkus
particle
ounce
strain
streak
mite
trace
speck
shred
spot
sprinkling
scrap
shade
shadow
smidgen
driblet
nip
dab
scruple
snap
skosh
smidge
smidgin
semblance
glimmer
smidgeon

bean

2 of 2

verb

as in to skull

Synonyms & Similar Words

skull
brain
cane
conk
spear
sap
club
sledge
cream
lash
butt
whip
sledgehammer
cudgel
switch
flail
slash
floor
knee
deck
bump
dump
stab
stamp
thrash
level
pepper
rabbit-punch
kick
sucker punch
push
bunt
sock
slug
knock down
tap
box
flick
fell
prod
poke
shove
jab
flog
batter
bung
stroke
bop
cuff
chop
buffet
tag
pelt
bat
whale
jostle
rough
bob
lace
pound
paste
bonk
lick
rap
bowl (down or over)
hammer
belt
maul
hit
clap
biff
nail
thwack
punch
clock
zap
smack
scuff
thump
pummel
clip
clout
crack
knock
whack
mangle
pommel
bang
wallop
slap
bludgeon
bust
swipe
strike
bash
swat
slam
smite
drub
clobber
beat
slog
lambaste
lambast

单词	bean
释义	bean 1 of 2 noun ˈbēn 1 a : fava bean b : the seed of any of various erect or climbing plants (as of the genera Phaseolus and Vigna) of the legume family other than the fava bean c : a plant bearing beans d : an immature bean pod used as a vegetable 2 a : a valueless item b beans plural : the least amount didn't know beans about it 3 : any of various seeds or fruits that resemble beans or bean pods coffee beans also : a plant producing these 4 a beans plural : exuberance —used in the phrase full of beans b beans plural : nonsense, bunkum —used in the phrase full of beans 5 : head, brain 6 : a protuberance on the upper mandible of waterfowl see duck illustration bean 2 of 2 verb beaned; beaning; beans transitive verb : to strike (a person) on the head with an object Synonyms Noun block [slang] dome head mazard [chiefly dialect] mazzard nob noddle noggin noodle nut [slang] pate poll See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun We ate rice and beans for dinner. We're growing tomatoes and beans in our garden this year. Recent Examples on the Web Noun Brainstorm your meal plan with this in mind: The investment in making an inexpensive pot of beans with rice on Sunday can pay off in easy burritos and bean salad on Monday and Tuesday. Ann Maloney, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 For example, my favorites are bean and cheese with bacon, carne guisada, potato and egg, and bacon and egg. Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 14 Sep. 2022 Afterward, the governor handed the prince a brown bag containing a bean sprout sandwich. George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Sep. 2022 The standard bean fillings make for a starchier, dense cake. Em Chan, USA TODAY, 9 Sep. 2022 The playground is open at Stepping Stone Farm with a corn maze, bean maze, hay ride, jumbo jumpers, 10 and 20-foot slides, corn pit, hay mound, and dirt mountain ($5 admission). The Courier-Journal, 8 Sep. 2022 There are others like a $5 nacho hack and a $2 bean and cheese burrito hack. Alena Botros, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2022 Part 3 is bean fields, Urkel, sisters and keys in electric sockets. Doug Lesmerises, cleveland, 5 Sep. 2022 The rest of the evening was spent calling the little bean-head to the truck with door remaining closed. John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Sep. 2022 Verb Everyone on the field agreed Matt Cain didn’t mean to bean David Wright on Aug, 15, 2009, when the star third baseman suffered a concussion after being hit on the helmet. Jerry Beach, Forbes, 9 Apr. 2022 Eight days earlier in Pittsburgh, Cubs manager Joe Maddon took exception to Pirates pitcher Jordan Lyles nearly beaning Javier Baez. Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 13 July 2019 Immediately following the show, there will bean after arty in the Kleist Center’s Black Box Theatre. Rich Heileman, cleveland, 8 Nov. 2019 The Dodgers were fortunate the Nationals didn’t further reduce their 3-1 lead in that inning, which Buehler started by beaning Kurt Suzuki. Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2019 After Maddon’s ejection, David Bote was beaned by reliever Clay Holmes with the bases loaded during a five-run fifth, causing home-plate umpire Joe West to issue warnings to both dugouts. Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 3 July 2019 Attacking the upper half of the strike zone against the Cubs has been a successful ploy by the Dodgers and Braves, but the high and tight pitches by Lyles and Clay Holmes — who beaned David Bote with the bases loaded — were too much for Maddon. Mark Gonzales, chicagotribune.com, 5 July 2019 On June 21, 1967, Yankees pitcher Thad Tillotson beaned Sox third baseman Joe Foy, who had hit a grand slam the day before, in the second inning. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Aug. 2019 Baltimore closer Mychal Givens beaned Bregman between the shoulder blades with a 97 mph fastball in the ninth inning. Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 13 Aug. 2019 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English bene, from Old English bēan; akin to Old High German bōna bean Verb verbal derivative of bean entry 1 in sense "head" First Known Use Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 1909, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing bean adzuki bean bean counter bean sprouts bean thread black bean black-eyed bean broad bean butter bean Calabar bean cannellini bean castor bean cocoa bean coffee bean fava bean great northern bean green bean jack bean haricot bean jelly bean jequirity bean jumping bean kidney bean lima bean locust bean Mexican bean beetle moth bean mung bean pea bean red bean pole bean navy bean runner bean shell bean snap bean sieva bean soya bean tepary bean tonka bean vanilla bean velvet bean white bean wax bean winged bean yard-long bean bean counting bean curd Mexican jumping bean garbanzo bean French bean scarlet runner bean turtle bean string bean pinto bean azuki bean cacao bean See More adzuki bean bean counter bean sprouts bean thread black bean black-eyed bean broad bean butter bean Calabar bean cannellini bean castor bean cocoa bean coffee bean fava bean great northern bean green bean jack bean haricot bean jelly bean jequirity bean jumping bean kidney bean lima bean locust bean Mexican bean beetle moth bean mung bean pea bean red bean pole bean navy bean runner bean shell bean snap bean sieva bean soya bean tepary bean tonka bean vanilla bean velvet bean white bean wax bean winged bean yard-long bean bean counting bean curd Mexican jumping bean garbanzo bean French bean scarlet runner bean turtle bean string bean pinto bean azuki bean cacao bean See More Kids Definition bean noun ˈbēn 1 : the edible seed or pod of a bushy or climbing garden plant related to the peas and clovers 2 : a seed or fruit like a bean coffee beans bean 1 of 2 noun 1 as in head the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth he tried to duck, but the pitch still hit him squarely on the bean Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance head noodle skull nut pate dome nob noddle noggin poll mazard block mazzard cranium scalp crown occiput 2 as in juice beans plural active strength of body or mind nine-year-old twins who are full of beans Synonyms & Similar Words juice vinegar gas energy pep ginger life punch vigor starch bounce fire animation zip muscle vim dash sap zing spirit brio power go esprit gusto verve snap drive metal dynamism vitality oomph stamina moxie spunk passion get-up-and-go hardihood soundness animal spirits strength sprightliness fitness health main vivacity liveliness zeal briskness spunkiness vivaciousness snappiness fervor spiritedness might vibrancy jauntiness mettle vibrance brawniness potency healthiness ardor verdure huskiness élan wellness sturdiness hardiness virility puissance Antonyms & Near Antonyms lethargy sluggishness tenderness delicacy indolence torpidity laziness softness listlessness weakness exhaustion impotence impotency disablement faintness infirmity enfeeblement debility frailty powerlessness feebleness debilitation inanition puniness prostration slightness enervation frailness See More 3 as in nuts beans plural language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense I know something about gardening, and you're full of beans Synonyms & Similar Words nuts jazz drool blah muck fudge garbage bull stupidity bunk silliness applesauce fiddle crock baloney rubbish balderdash blatherskite flapdoodle rot boloney twaddle fiddlesticks trash bilge craziness hoodoo bosh malarkey poppycock claptrap humbuggery trumpery madness tosh tarradiddle flannel folderol bunkum nonsense guff blither hooey foolishness hokum punk tommyrot insanity blarney blather hogwash piffle taradiddle drivel moonshine horsefeathers nerts codswallop malarky gas falderal fiddle-faddle humbug slush crapola buncombe blah-blah hokeypokey folly greek idiocy foolery senselessness absurdity monkey business inaneness hot air inanity tomfoolery lunacy kookiness rigamarole rigmarole imbecility monkeyshine(s) asininity shenanigan(s) witlessness fatuity hoity-toity absurdness hocus-pocus double-talk Antonyms & Near Antonyms horse sense rationality reasonableness sensibleness sense judgement reasonability judgment wisdom levelheadedness discernment common sense See More 4 as in whit beans plural the smallest amount or part imaginable had trouble finding a job because he didn't know beans about computers Synonyms & Similar Words whit damn peanuts little fig continental ghost lick syllable darn rap touch squat pin hoot suspicion tittle jot whoop iota bit doodly-squat doodley-squat durn diddly bubkes ray diddly-squat modicum bupkes crumb hint ace bupkus particle ounce strain streak mite trace speck shred spot sprinkling scrap shade shadow smidgen driblet nip dab scruple snap skosh smidge smidgin semblance glimmer smidgeon bean 2 of 2 verb as in to skull Synonyms & Similar Words skull brain cane conk spear sap club sledge cream lash butt whip sledgehammer cudgel switch flail slash floor knee deck bump dump stab stamp thrash level pepper rabbit-punch kick sucker punch push bunt sock slug knock down tap box flick fell prod poke shove jab flog batter bung stroke bop cuff chop buffet tag pelt bat whale jostle rough bob lace pound paste bonk lick rap bowl (down or over) hammer belt maul hit clap biff nail thwack punch clock zap smack scuff thump pummel clip clout crack knock whack mangle pommel bang wallop slap bludgeon bust swipe strike bash swat slam smite drub clobber beat slog lambaste lambast
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bean

noun

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