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as in head
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth
he tried to duck, but the pitch still hit him squarely on the bean
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as in juice
beans plural
active strength of body or mind
nine-year-old twins who are full of beans
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as in nuts
beans plural
language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense
I know something about gardening, and you're full of beans
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as in whit
beans plural
the smallest amount or part imaginable
had trouble finding a job because he didn't know beans about computers
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as in to brain
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Recent Examples of bean
Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 22 Mar. 2025
Some consumers are still dining out, while others are leaning on staples like rice, beans, and frozen meals to stretch their budgets.
—Stephanie Gravalese, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
Childs Walker, Baltimore Sun, 21 June 2024
Banana Saver Case Internet meme beans The reason these beans are slightly cursed entirely has to do with this long-running popular subreddit r/beansinthings, in which people put these beans in things, all for a good laugh.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appétit, 15 Dec. 2023
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Noun
Our recipe starts with a bed of creamy refried beans, is then topped with a sour cream mixture, and then piled high with guacamole, salsa, cheese, lettuce, and homemade pico de gallo.
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No one needs the top two teams in the American League going all Hatfields and McCoys in a misbegotten beaning war.
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There's always one shot that leaves a golfer shaking his or her head.—
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.—
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The larger 34% tariff on Chinese imports would exponentially escalate these costs - especially on fresh and processed fruits and vegetables, apple juice, garlic spices, tea and shrimp.—
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Step 2 To the bowl, add the lemon juice, umeboshi, and remaining corn kernels and stir until fully coated.—
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The property also grows its own herbs, greens, nuts, berries, and edible flowers.—
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Focus on whole foods like fruits, leafy green vegetables, fatty fish, nuts, and seeds.—
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The lack of logic Trump’s fun-house version of justice may not matter a whit to voters, or alter even slightly their perceptions of the two major parties.—
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The last-minute Annie Oakley act does not alter that one whit.—
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As anyone who's ever seen a mouse navigate a maze knows, the animals are often used in studies to understand the way in which brains function.—
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Ode to Lucy’s Pelvis Adrienne Gruber O wondrous one, your bipedal swag, terrestrial locomotion, partial appendages revealed, brain a soft sponge, size of an acorn, still waiting for that growth spurt 3.2 million years later.—
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These cranial reinforcements helped distribute stress efficiently across the skull, enabling powerful, marrow-extracting bites.—
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An autopsy suggested Camarena's death was caused by a puncture through the skull and into the brain, likely from a steel rebar or tire iron.—
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Add vinegar, scraping bottom of skillet with a wooden spoon to release browned bits.—
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Begin by running an empty cycle with vinegar and hot water, then focus on the parts.—
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Sam apologized awkwardly, trying covertly to swipe beneath her chin, checking for drool and feeling like the world’s schlubiest schlub for struggling to tear her eyes from this stranger when the love of her life had dumped her an hour earlier.—
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Over time, drool evolved in the 19th century as a more specific term for saliva spilling or dripping from the mouth.—
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“Bean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bean. Accessed 7 Apr. 2025.
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