broad jump
long jump | the act of jumping as far as possible from a running start |
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 |
| broad arrow | an arrow with a wide barbed head |
| broad gauge | a railroad track (or its width) broader than the standard . inches |
| broad hatchet | a short-handled hatchet with a broad blade opposite a hammerhead |
attic
bean
bonce
noodle
noggin
dome | informal terms for a human head |
broad interpretation
judicial activism | an interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can legitimately influence judicial decisions (particularly decisions of the Supreme Court) |
| broad-mindedness | an inclination to tolerate or overlook opposing or shocking opinions or behavior |
| broad arrow | a mark shaped like an arrowhead, used to mark convicts' clothing |
| broad arrow | an arrowhead mark identifying British government property |
long jump
broad jump | a competition that involves jumping as far as possible from a running start |
| 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 |
| bean counter | an accountant or bureaucrat who is believed to place undue emphasis on the control of expenditures |
| broad | slang term for a woman, a broad is a woman who can throw a mean punch |
| castor bean | the toxic seed of the castor-oil plant, source of castor oil |
tonka bean tonka bean tree
Coumarouna odorata
Dipteryx odorata | tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring |
| tonka bean coumara nut | fragrant black nutlike seeds of the tonka bean tree, used in perfumes and medicines and as a substitute for vanilla |
iceream bean
Inga edulis | ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers, tropical and subtropical America |