bean
IPA: bˈin
noun
- Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family Fabaceae that produces large edible seeds or edible seedpods.
- The large edible seed of such a plant (for example, a broad bean, navy bean, or garbanzo bean).
- The edible seedpod of such a plant.
- (by extension) The bean-like seed of certain other plants, such as a vanilla bean or (especially) a coffee bean.
- (by extension) 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.
- (slang) The head or brain.
- (slang) The clitoris.
- (slang, often endearing) A person.
- (Britain, slang, archaic) A guinea coin.
- (Britain, slang, chiefly in the negative) Money.
- A surname.
- A village and civil parish in Dartford borough, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5872).
- (Java programming language) Clipping of JavaBean. [(Java programming language) A reusable software component written in Java, allowing access to its properties using standardized getter and setter methods.]
verb
- (chiefly baseball) To hit deliberately with a projectile, especially in the head.
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