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Another word for bean

bean Synonyms

bean

n.

A leguminous plant
legume, pulse, snap bean, shell bean, seed, pod, frijol (Spanish), haricot. see also string bean.
Varieties include: kidney, navy, lima, soy, castor, black, pinto, lentil, mung, frijol, carob, goa, snap, string, black-eyed or black-eye pea, stringless, pole, bush, green, wax, fava, haricot vert (French), butter, Egyptian, hyacinth, Calabar or ordeal, coffee, cacao, jumping;
A small hard pellet
kernel, seed, berry, nugget, bullet, pill, grain, knot, node, nodule, nodosity.

full of beans*

lively, vital, energetic; see active 2.
mistaken, erring, incorrect;

spill the beans*

divulge information, tell secrets, talk; see reveal 1, tell 1.

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Another word for bean

noun

(Slang)

The uppermost part of the body:

head, noddle, pate, poll. (Slang) block, conk, dome, noggin, noodle, nut. See body

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Destiny helped her with planting the green bean seeds.
The symptoms of Calabar bean poisoning have all been stated above.
If she likes imitating a bean pole, that's her choice.
He came along early, crossing my bean-field, though without anxiety or haste to get to his work, such as Yankees exhibit.
Larger concretions formed under other conditions are known as "bean ore."

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