Bean (n.) A name given to the seed of certain leguminous herbs, chiefly of the genera Faba, Phaseolus, and Dolichos |
Bean (n.) The popular name of other vegetable seeds or fruits, more or less resembling true beans. |
Bean caper () A deciduous plant of warm climates, generally with fleshy leaves and flowers of a yellow or whitish yellow color, of the genus Zygophyllum. |
Bean trefoil () A leguminous shrub of southern Europe, with trifoliate leaves (Anagyris foetida). |
Buck bean () A plant (Menyanthes trifoliata) which grows in moist and boggy places, having racemes of white or reddish flowers and intensely bitter leaves, sometimes used in medicine |
Castor bean () The bean or seed of the castor-oil plant (Ricinus communis, or Palma Christi.) |
Florida bean () The large, roundish, flattened seed of Mucuna urens. See under Bean. |
Florida bean () One of the very large seeds of the Entada scandens. |
Ignatius bean () See Saint Ignatius's bean, under Saint. |
Pichurim bean () The seed of a Brazilian lauraceous tree (Nectandra Puchury) of a taste and smell between those of nutmeg and of sassafras, -- sometimes used medicinally. Called also sassafras nut. |
Runner (n.) One who, or that which, runs |
Runner (n.) A detective. |
Runner (n.) A messenger. |
Runner (n.) A smuggler. |
Runner (n.) One employed to solicit patronage, as for a steamboat, hotel, shop, etc. |
Runner (n.) A slender trailing branch which takes root at the joints or end and there forms new plants, as in the strawberry and the common cinquefoil. |
Runner (n.) The rotating stone of a set of millstones. |
Runner (n.) A rope rove through a block and used to increase the mechanical power of a tackle. |
Runner (n.) One of the pieces on which a sled or sleigh slides |
Runner (n.) A horizontal channel in a mold, through which the metal flows to the cavity formed by the pattern |
Runner (n.) A trough or channel for leading molten metal from a furnace to a ladle, mold, or pig bed. |
Runner (n.) The movable piece to which the ribs of an umbrella are attached. |
Runner (n.) A food fish (Elagatis pinnulatus) of Florida and the West Indies |
Runner (n.) Any cursorial bird. |
Runner (n.) A movable slab or rubber used in grinding or polishing a surface of stone. |
Runner (n.) A tool on which lenses are fastened in a group, for polishing or grinding. |
Scarlet (n.) A deep bright red tinged with orange or yellow, -- of many tints and shades |
Scarlet (n.) Cloth of a scarlet color. |
Scarlet (a.) Of the color called scarlet |
Scarlet (v. t.) To dye or tinge with scarlet. |
Sea bean () Same as Florida bean. |
Tonca bean () See Tonka bean. |
Tonka bean () The seed of a leguminous tree (Dipteryx odorata), native of Guiana. It has a peculiarly agreeable smell, and is employed in the scenting of snuff. Called also tonquin bean. |
Tonquin bean () See Tonka bean. |
scarlet tanager Piranga olivacea redbird firebird | the male is bright red with black wings and tail |
racerunner race runner six-lined racerunner Cnemidophorus sexlineatus | very swift lizard of eastern and central United States |
Mexican bean beetle bean beetle Epilachna varivestis | introduced into the United States from Mexico, feeds on the foliage of the bean plant |
bean weevil Acanthoscelides obtectus | larvae live in and feed on growing or stored beans |
blackfly bean aphid Aphis fabae | blackish aphid that infests e.g. beans and sugar beets |
runner blue runner Caranx crysos | fish of western Atlantic: Cape Cod to Brazil |
rainbow runner Elagatis bipinnulata | streamlined cigar-shaped jack, good game fish |
runner | device consisting of the parts on which something can slide along |
runner | a long narrow carpet |
scarlet vermilion orange red c | a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge |
attic bean bonce noodle noggin dome | informal terms for a human head |
scarlet letter | the letter A in red, Puritans required adulterers to wear it |
second-place finish runner-up finish | a finish in second place (as in a race) |
bean dip | a dip made of cooked beans |
jelly bean jelly egg | sugar-glazed jellied candy |
bean curd tofu | cheeselike food made of curdled soybean milk |
bean sprout | any of various sprouted beans: especially mung beans or lentils or edible soybeans |
bean edible bean | any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food |
goa bean | Old World tropical bean |
common bean | any of numerous beans eaten either fresh or dried |
kidney bean | large dark red bean, usually dried |
navy bean pea bean white bean | white-seeded bean, usually dried |
pinto bean | mottled or spotted bean of southwestern United States, usually dried |
black bean turtle bean | black-seeded bean of South America, usually dried |
fresh bean | beans eaten before they are ripe as opposed to dried |
green bean | immature bean pod eaten as a vegetable |
snap bean snap | tender green beans without strings that easily snap into sections |
string bean | green beans with strings that must be removed |
Kentucky wonder Kentucky wonder bean | flat-podded green bean |
scarlet runner scarlet runner bean runner bean English runner bean | long bean pods usually sliced into half-inch lengths, a favorite in Britain |
haricot vert haricots verts French bean | very small and slender green bean |
wax bean yellow bean | snap beans with yellow pods |
shell bean | unripe beans removed from the pod before cooking |
lima bean | broad flat beans simmered gently, never eaten raw |
sieva bean butter bean butterbean civet bean | small flat green bean similar to lima beans |
fava bean broad bean | shell beans cooked as lima beans |
soy soybean soya soya bean | the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known, the fruit of the soybean plant is used in a variety of foods and as fodder (especially as a replacement for animal protein) |
cacao bean cocoa bean | seed of the cacao tree, ground roasted beans are source of chocolate |
groundnut potato bean wild bean | nutlike tuber, important food of Native Americans |
broad bean horse bean | a bean plant cultivated for use animal fodder |
vanilla bean | long bean-like fruit, seeds are used as flavoring |
bean tostada | a flat tortilla topped with refried beans |
coffee bean coffee berry coffee | a seed of the coffee tree, ground to make coffee |
Boston Hub of the Universe Bean Town Beantown capital of Massachusetts | state capital and largest city of Massachusetts, a major center for banking and financial services |
ball carrier runner | (football) the player who is carrying (and trying to advance) the ball on an offensive play |
base runner runner | a baseball player on the team at bat who is on base (or attempting to reach a base) |
bean counter | an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures |
marathoner marathon runner road runner long-distance runner | someone who participates in long-distance races (especially in marathons) |
runner | a person who is employed to deliver messages or documents, he sent a runner over with the contract |
runner | someone who travels on foot by running |