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• n  any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food
• n  any of various seeds or fruits that are beans or resemble beans
• n  any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
• n  informal terms for a human head
• v  hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball

• Curved backs and reclining loungers ("sofas that just happen to have beans in them") plus 283 L of polystyrene microbeads make for a blissful way to enjoy a chilled latte .
• With an aerodynamic museum and a department store shaped like a spangled bean, Future Systems has put curves back on architecture's cutting edge.
• Rarely has the discerning palate been assailed by a less pretentious offering: a raw string bean, pickled in vinegar and dill.

• edible bean
• bean plant
• attic
• bonce
• noodle
• noggin
• dome

News & Articles

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• Vodafone Smart Mini is a £50 Jelly Bean Phone
  Vodafone says its own brand Smart Mini is the cheapest Jelly Bean in town.
  June 15, 2013 - Tom's Hardware
• Lost Bean now one-stop shop for coffee, cabernet
  The Lost Bean coffee shop on Newport Avenue has recently taken new root -- as a wine bar. Now you can get your caffeine fix in the morning then come back in the evening to unwind with a fine cabernet. Finally, a one-stop shop for socially permissible...
  June 12, 2013 - Tustin News
• Frances Bean Cobain: I'm Taking a Twitter Hiatus
  Frances Bean Cobain has had enough of Twitter, for now. Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain's daughter posted a message to fans saying that she's taking some time off from the social...
  June 11, 2013 - E! Online

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in CNN International
  You did not enter this profession to be bean-counters and paper-pushers,Obama said to a standing ovation at the conference in Chicago, Illinois. "You entered this profession to be healers, and that's what our health care system should let...
• Jim Doyle in International Herald Tribune
  In our moments of greatest peril, our lives depend on the courageous work of Med Flight personnel,Gov. Jim Doyle said in a statement. "Dr. Darren Bean, Mark Coyne and Steve Lipperer dedicated themselves to rescuing people who faced the...