Definition: 1. Any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae. 2. Any of various seeds or fruits suggestive of beans. 3. Any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods. 4. Informal terms for a human head. 5. Hit on the head, esp. with a pitched baseball.
Use 'bean' in a sentence:
1. The entire plant, also known as a kidney bean tree, is toxic, though some say the flowers are not.
2. When eating hotpot, mung bean sprouts can be instant boiled in the dish.
3. "Shanghai's foundations are built on soft soil, so building multistoried spaces underground would be like digging holes in a piece of bean curd," the government report said.
4. Douzhir is actually what's left over for making green bean amylum or glass noodles.
5. The study on treatment of bean products wastewater by SBR.
6. That was the bean Ivan planted, and his plants climbed almost to the top of the fence.
7. Cooked kidney beans can be used in place of French beans.
8. They'll grow now like Jack's bean-stalk.
9. The results suggest that soya-bean oil can be a suitable dietary lipid source for rabbitfish.
10. Sprouted beans only need to be cooked for 1-2 minutes.
11. Many other places in Latin America are likely to experience temperatures that are too hot for bean production, a staple in the region.
12. Bean sprouts are also sold in cans.
13. I am no more lonely than a single mullein or dandelion in a pasture, or a bean leaf, or sorrel, or a horse-fly, or a bumblebee.
14. Jem was full of beans after a long sleep.
15. Mapo beancurd is made of tofu and bean-based sauce. It is often topped with minced meat, usually pork or beef.
16. Licorice and mung bean do detox well, especially the mung bean, which is used to purge toxins in liver.
17. It was a flat bean that her great grandparents had brought from Sicily.
18. I got my helping of kelp, squid and fish balls, and bean curd rolls, topped them with a sesame chili sauce, and sat down on the stoop of a courtyard home.
19. It doesn't cost a bean.
20. Let me tell you the black things are lima bean pods.
21. Virgins are open to new food ideas, so serve them cornbread stuffing and green bean casserole.
22. Cassie knew clearly which bean she would choose for the competition, for her family had planted a special "family bean".
23. Enormous acreages of soya beans are grown in the United States.
24. The village of Hengly was going to have the Bean Olympics.
25. This is my favourite bean, and they are long bean.
26. It only takes a few days for beans to sprout.
27. Although Cassie's bean plants looked healthy with beautiful purple flowers, they did not grow as fast or climb as high as any of her neighbors'.
28. Leung, the chef at Bo Innovation, serves only imitation shark fin, made from mung bean, at his establishment.
29. Application of HACCP to the traditional bean production in process.
30. The results showed that Jinfu seed coating had no bad effect on the growth of kidney bean and plant fresh weight was added above 10%.
31. We have green bean casserole and pumpkin pie.
32. It was a competition to see which kind of bean would grow the fastest and tallest.
33. Sometimes I take 'em off with a bean.
34. He choked on a soya bean and died suddenly.
35. Young haricot beans have a tender texture and a delicate, subtle flavour.
36. Broad beans are very much an acquired taste.
37. dark brown beans with a rather tough outer skin.
38. Combine the beans, chopped mint and olive oil in a large bowl.
39. The people cultivate mainly rice and beans.
40. The diet was frugal: cheese and water, rice and beans.
41. Serve hot, with pasta or rice and French beans.
42. Soda residues can favorable improve acidity soil, and have obvious increase in production of lichee, kidney bean, tomato and sweet potato.
43. Canned varieties of beans and pulses are a good standby.
44. I braised some beans to accompany a shoulder of lamb.
45. Peas, beans and lentils are a good source of vegetable protein.
46. He ate a simple dinner of rice and beans.
47. I can't eat beans ─ they give me wind.
48. I usually soak the beans overnight.
49. She slopped some beans onto a plate.
50. The beans are then ground and packaged for sale as ground coffee.
51. Fibre is found in cereal foods, beans, fruit and vegetables.
52. Drain the beans thoroughly and save the stock for soup.
53. Asian populations in Seattle enjoy green bean, red bean and taro flavor ice creams.
54. Asian populations in Seattle enjoy green bean, red bean and taro ice creams.
55. Crisp and refreshing, this salad is made with unripened (green) mango, mung bean sprouts, red pepper and plenty of coriander.
56. The players can advertise baked beans, but not rugby boots.
57. Serve the lamb with new potatoes and green beans.
58. It's quite incredible to think that he now hasn't got a bean.