bean

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bean[1,noun] bean[2,transitive verb] refried beans spill[1,verb]

Main Entry: ¹bean
Pronunciation: 'bEn
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English bene, from Old English bEan; akin to Old High German bOna bean
1 a : BROAD 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 broad bean c : a plant bearing beans d : an immature bean pod used as a vegetable
2 a : a valueless item b 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 plural : EXUBERANCE -- used in the phrase full of beans b 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