bean
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Noun
- {{sid|en|any of many plants of the Fabaceae}} Any plant of several genera of the taxonomic family {{taxfmt|Fabaceae|family}} that produces large edible [[seed]]s or edible [[seedpod]]s.
- {{sid|en|seed from a plant of the Fabaceae}} The large edible [[seed]] of such a plant (for example, a [[broad bean]], [[navy bean]]{{,}} or [[garbanzo bean]]).
- {{sid|en|seedpod from a plant of the Fabaceae}} The edible [[seedpod]] of such a plant.
- {{sid|en|non-Fabaceae seed comparable to Fabaceae seed}} {{lb|en|by extension}} The bean-like seed of certain other plants, such as a [[vanilla]] bean or (especially) a [[coffee]] bean.
- {{sid|en|object with shape comparable to a seed of the Fabaceae}} {{lb|en|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 [[beanbag]]s and similar items.
- {{sid|en|head or brain}} {{lb|en|slang}} The [[head]] or [[brain]].
- {{sid|en|human clitoris}} {{lb|en|slang}} The human [[clitoris]].
- {{sid|en|person, especially a baby}} {{lb|en|slang|often|affectionate}}<!--from beans being small, or from "being" like "human bean"? --> A [[person]]; especially, a [[baby]].
- {{sid|en|guinea coin}} {{lb|en|British|slang|archaic}} A [[guinea]] [[coin]] or [[sovereign]].
- {{sid|en|money, especially coins or cash}} {{lb|en|British|slang|usually in the negative}} [[money|Money]].
- {{sid|en|JavaBean}} {{lb|en|Java programming language}} {{clipping of|en|JavaBean}}.
- {{lb|en|slang}} Any form of [[tablet]], especially [[benzedrine]] ({{m|en|benny}}).
Verb
- {{lb|en|transitive|baseball}} To hit with a [[projectile]], especially a [[deliberately]] aimed blow to the [[head]].
Proper noun
- {{surname|en}}.
- {{place|en|village/and/cpar|in|bor/Dartford|co/Kent|cc/England}} {{q|[[OS]] grid ref TQ5872}}.
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