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Word: Bean
Speech Type: Noun
Old English bēan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch boon and German Bohne
biːn
an edible seed, typically kidney-shaped, growing in long pods on certain leguminous plants
Short Definition:edible seed growing in pod
Examples:- a tin of beans
- beans on toast
- a bean casserole
a leguminous plant that bears beans in pods.
Short Definition:plant bearing beans
a very small amount or nothing at all of something (used emphatically)
Short Definition:nothing
Examples:- there is not a single bean of substance in the report
- I didn't know beans about being a step-parent
a person's head, especially when regarded as a source of common sense
Short Definition:person's head
Examples:- this morning the old bean seems to be functioning in a slow way
Word: Bean
Speech Type: Verb
biːn
hit (someone) on the head
Short Definition:hit on the head
Examples:- she picked up a rock and beaned him on the forehead
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