bean | ||
1. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae | |
Synonyms: | edible_bean | |
Related terms: | legume soy common_bean goa_bean | |
2. | [ noun ] (botany) any of various seeds or fruits suggestive of beans | |
Related terms: | seed algarroba divi-divi calabar_bean tonka_bean | |
3. | [ noun ] (botany) any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods | |
Synonyms: | bean_plant | |
Related terms: | legume soy broad_bean common_bean scarlet_runner shell_bean carob Leguminosae | |
4. | [ verb ] hit on the head, esp. with a pitched baseball | |
Related terms: | hit attic | |
5. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 713 | |
6. | [ noun ] (anatomy,zoology) informal terms for a human head | |
Synonyms: | noodle noggin bonce dome attic | |
Related terms: | human_head | |
Similar spelling: |
Beane beano beany Behan ben beanie Beno Been Benn bema Bein Behn Benyo Beene Behne Benne benni Benny be_on Behney Bennie Benway Beam Beem Behm |