Bean
noun
A small seed you can eat from a plant. It is often used in stews and soups.
I'm cooking a pot of bean soup for dinner.
Often appears as...
- bean soup
- bean stew
noun
The seed from a coffee or cocoa plant.
The barista grinds fresh coffee beans for each cup.
Often appears as...
- coffee beans
- cocoa beans
noun
Informal for 'head'.
Use your bean and figure it out!
Often appears as...
- use your bean
- bean counter
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A small seed you can eat from a plant. It is often used in stews and soups.
I'm cooking a pot of bean soup for dinner.
Often appears as...
- bean soup
- bean stew
noun
The seed from a coffee or cocoa plant.
The barista grinds fresh coffee beans for each cup.
Often appears as...
- coffee beans
- cocoa beans
noun
Informal for 'head'.
Use your bean and figure it out!
Often appears as...
- use your bean
- bean counter
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Context
Refers to various edible seeds used globally in cooking.
Black beans are essential in Mexican cuisine.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Beans
Some 'beans', like green beans, are actually the whole pod, not just the seeds.
Please pass the green beans; I love them sautéed.
Pro Tip 3/3Vegan Protein
Beans are a key protein source in vegetarian and vegan diets.
She added chickpeas and lentils to her salad for extra protein.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Context
Refers to various edible seeds used globally in cooking.
Black beans are essential in Mexican cuisine.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Beans
Some 'beans', like green beans, are actually the whole pod, not just the seeds.
Please pass the green beans; I love them sautéed.
Pro Tip 3/3Vegan Protein
Beans are a key protein source in vegetarian and vegan diets.
She added chickpeas and lentils to her salad for extra protein.
Pro Tip 1/3Culinary Context
Refers to various edible seeds used globally in cooking.
Black beans are essential in Mexican cuisine.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Beans
Some 'beans', like green beans, are actually the whole pod, not just the seeds.
Please pass the green beans; I love them sautéed.
Pro Tip 3/3Vegan Protein
Beans are a key protein source in vegetarian and vegan diets.
She added chickpeas and lentils to her salad for extra protein.
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6 ways mushrooms can...
You could take a cardboard box delivering shoes, you could add water -- I developed this for the refugee community -- corns, beans and squash and onions. I took several containers -- my wife said, if I could do this, anybody could -- and I ended up growing a seed garden. Then you harvest the seeds --
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How to raise a Black son...
Growing up, I didn't always understand why my parents made me follow the rules that they did. Like, why did I really have to mow the lawn? Why was homework really that important? Why couldn't I put jelly beans in my oatmeal? My childhood was abound with questions like this.
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Why are human bodies...
Some species of beans only climb up their trellises clockwise, others, only counterclockwise, and even though the human body looks pretty symmetrical on the outside, it's a different story on the inside. Most of your vital organs are arranged asymmetrically.
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The life cycle of a cup...
with a dark brown color and rich aroma. After roasting, workers pack the beans into five-pound bags, which a fleet of vans deliver to cafes and stores across the city. The coffee is now so close you can smell it, but it needs more help for the final stretch.
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How coffee got quicker PIPE...
packaging and selling pre-roasted beans. And in a moment of vision, he takes the process one step farther making his mill the world's first to grind the already roasted beans on a large scale, then pack them conveniently into small, consumer-friendly tins.
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Can plants talk to each...
can travel to a healthy plant and prompt it to turn on its immune system, too. These advance warnings increase the plants chance of survival. Bean plants also eavesdrop on each other's health through these fungal conduits. An aphid investation in one plant
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A host of heroes - April...
but that's not always the case. These heroes are emotional and very human. But there is something magical about them. Some have a miraculous birth and then are separated from their family. Others use enchanted swords or get help from magical beans.
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Caffeine 101 PIPE National...
Caffeine occurs naturally in coffee beans, tea leaves, cacao beans and some tree nuts. People have been consuming it for centuries. But dailY consumption took off sporadically at different times in different places around the world.
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Forget Everything You...
family and said everything from this family and nothing else is Peas and beets after the piece and beans they looked at fruit that gets hard on the outside and called it a nut last but not least they made a category
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Four reasons you should...
was one of the best decisions of my life and I will never go back see news is to the brain what sugar is to the body you can swallow limitless quantities of news flash if it bit like jelly beans but
Video examples
6 ways mushrooms can...
You could take a cardboard box delivering shoes, you could add water -- I developed this for the refugee community -- corns, beans and squash and onions. I took several containers -- my wife said, if I could do this, anybody could -- and I ended up growing a seed garden. Then you harvest the seeds --
Video examples
How to raise a Black son...
Growing up, I didn't always understand why my parents made me follow the rules that they did. Like, why did I really have to mow the lawn? Why was homework really that important? Why couldn't I put jelly beans in my oatmeal? My childhood was abound with questions like this.
Video examples
Why are human bodies...
Some species of beans only climb up their trellises clockwise, others, only counterclockwise, and even though the human body looks pretty symmetrical on the outside, it's a different story on the inside. Most of your vital organs are arranged asymmetrically.
Video examples
The life cycle of a cup...
with a dark brown color and rich aroma. After roasting, workers pack the beans into five-pound bags, which a fleet of vans deliver to cafes and stores across the city. The coffee is now so close you can smell it, but it needs more help for the final stretch.
Video examples
How coffee got quicker PIPE...
packaging and selling pre-roasted beans. And in a moment of vision, he takes the process one step farther making his mill the world's first to grind the already roasted beans on a large scale, then pack them conveniently into small, consumer-friendly tins.
Video examples
Can plants talk to each...
can travel to a healthy plant and prompt it to turn on its immune system, too. These advance warnings increase the plants chance of survival. Bean plants also eavesdrop on each other's health through these fungal conduits. An aphid investation in one plant
Video examples
A host of heroes - April...
but that's not always the case. These heroes are emotional and very human. But there is something magical about them. Some have a miraculous birth and then are separated from their family. Others use enchanted swords or get help from magical beans.
Video examples
Caffeine 101 PIPE National...
Caffeine occurs naturally in coffee beans, tea leaves, cacao beans and some tree nuts. People have been consuming it for centuries. But dailY consumption took off sporadically at different times in different places around the world.
Video examples
Forget Everything You...
family and said everything from this family and nothing else is Peas and beets after the piece and beans they looked at fruit that gets hard on the outside and called it a nut last but not least they made a category
Video examples
Four reasons you should...
was one of the best decisions of my life and I will never go back see news is to the brain what sugar is to the body you can swallow limitless quantities of news flash if it bit like jelly beans but
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Robbie Coltrane
Scottish Actor
I've already felt that I want to direct. Being an executive producer is like the best job in the world because you make all these executive decisions and then you leave the money to other people. You don't have to be on set and counting beans.
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Ryan Lochte
American Athlete
I can't eat beans - all beans. I think because I'm half Cuban. So growing up, we were always eating black beans and rice, and I think I just said, 'Enough with it,' and I can't even stand to taste it anymore.
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Mitch Hedberg
American Comedian
I like refried beans. That's why I wanna try fried beans, because maybe they're just as good and we're just wasting time. You don't have to fry them again after all.
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Rowan Atkinson
English Comedian
It's the difficulty we had with Mr. Bean, actually, when it went from TV to film. You certainly discover that you need to explain more about a character.
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Jennifer Lopez
American Musician
I like to cook Puerto Rican food. That's what I grew up on: rice, beans, meat, some Italian-American food. I know my way around the kitchen.
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Gertrude Stein
American Author
Supposing everyone lived at one time what would they say. They would observe that stringing string beans is universal.
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Colin Powell
American Statesman
Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.
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Eric Andre
American Actor
I was eating beans by candle light for a decade.
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Joe Bastianich
American Chef
Beans are a real go-to for me.
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Pythagoras
Greek Mathematician
Beans have a soul.
Quote examples
Robbie Coltrane
Scottish Actor
I've already felt that I want to direct. Being an executive producer is like the best job in the world because you make all these executive decisions and then you leave the money to other people. You don't have to be on set and counting beans.
Quote examples
Ryan Lochte
American Athlete
I can't eat beans - all beans. I think because I'm half Cuban. So growing up, we were always eating black beans and rice, and I think I just said, 'Enough with it,' and I can't even stand to taste it anymore.
Quote examples
Mitch Hedberg
American Comedian
I like refried beans. That's why I wanna try fried beans, because maybe they're just as good and we're just wasting time. You don't have to fry them again after all.
Quote examples
Rowan Atkinson
English Comedian
It's the difficulty we had with Mr. Bean, actually, when it went from TV to film. You certainly discover that you need to explain more about a character.
Quote examples
Jennifer Lopez
American Musician
I like to cook Puerto Rican food. That's what I grew up on: rice, beans, meat, some Italian-American food. I know my way around the kitchen.
Quote examples
Gertrude Stein
American Author
Supposing everyone lived at one time what would they say. They would observe that stringing string beans is universal.
Quote examples
Colin Powell
American Statesman
Politics is not bean bags. It's serious, tough stuff.
Quote examples
Eric Andre
American Actor
I was eating beans by candle light for a decade.
Quote examples
Joe Bastianich
American Chef
Beans are a real go-to for me.
Quote examples
Pythagoras
Greek Mathematician
Beans have a soul.
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