How to pronounce “bean”

Meaning

• [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 human clitoris.
• (slang, often endearing) A person; especially, a baby.
• (British, slang, archaic) A guinea coin or sovereign.
• (British, slang, chiefly in the negative) Money.
• (Java programming language) Clipping of JavaBean.
• (slang) Any form of tablet, especially benzedrine (benny).
• (colloquial, chiefly in the plural) A toe bean.
• [Verb]
• (chiefly baseball) To hit with a projectile, especially a deliberately aimed blow to the head.

Practice Nearby Words

noodle, noggin, attic, bean plant, edible bean, soybean, peanut, tepary, legume, mung, cherry, lima, sunflower, soya, tofu, soy, grain, seed, midget, kidney, head, semi, dwarf, fall, jumper, calabar, bea, yun, dou, eun, lentil, chickpea, pulse, pea, haricot, cannellini, fava, broadbean, pinto, garbanzo, azuki, broad bean, snap bean, butter bean, allseed, common bean, drybean, screwbean, runner bean, black bean, butterbean, jack bean, string bean, string pea, moth bean, green bean, nicker bean, pea pod, yardlong bean, florida bean, stink bean, gram, oilbean, wax bean, pea bean, black-eyed pea, fruit, rice bean, locust bean, snapbean, horse bean, horsebean, vanilla bean, earthpea, african locust bean, winged bean, phaseolus, mesquite bean, lablab, yam bean, pease, bitter bean, pigeon pea, kidney bean, asparagus bean, snake bean, turtle bean, groundnut, money plant, berry, pinto bean, bobby bean, lima bean, seednut, coffee bean, podder, pumpkin seed, bean sprout, fava bean, desert bean

Similar Sounds

been, bean, bein, bien, beene, beane, beine, biehn, biene, bone, ben, bin, beam, bun, ban, bane, bon, boon, bain, bine, boone, beem, bunn, bonn, bown, benn, bahn, bonne, bann, boyne, boen, baine, bayne, boun, boan, benne, banh, beme, bawn, bohn, baun, binn, buen, baan, boin, behn, beahm, byn, bowne, baen, bohne, behne, bihn, boann, biem, boyn, peen, pean, pene, pein, pien, peine, bjn, beach, bee, bang, beans, bam, beanie, balm, beaner, bea, beech, beano, beany, baum, bame, beaned, baim, be on, bamm, bamn, beea, bearn, baam, bahm, baena, baee, beeh, be in, baume