beans 1 of 2

noun

plural of bean
1
as in energy
active strength of body or mind nine-year-old twins who are full of beans

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2
as in nuts
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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3
as in damn
the smallest amount or part imaginable had trouble finding a job because he didn't know beans about computers

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beans

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verb

present tense third-person singular of bean
as in brains

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Recent Examples of beans
Noun
Protein seems to be on everyone’s minds (and plates) these days, with many of us getting our fill from fish, beef, chicken, or plant proteins like beans, avocados, tofu, and tempeh. — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026 Cooked beans were held below proper hot holding temperatures. — Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026 Fruit from the cacao tree contains beans that, when dried and roasted, produce chocolate in all its glorious forms. — ArsTechnica, 27 Aug. 2026 Fans of Waterbird Coffee were without their downtown Kansas City spot for just a few months before new owners strode in — single origin beans in hand — to save it. — Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 The beans are braised until tender and creamy, tossed in lime juice that zips around the bowl. — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Trimmings from brisket are used for making sausages, baked beans, Texas Twinkies, and beef tallow for french fries, brisket empanadas and steaks. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026 The plate, normally $27, includes a choice of two traditional items accompanied by Spanish rice and refried beans. — Richard Guzman, Daily News, 27 Aug. 2026 In January 2026, Betancur and his wife, Leidy Ospina, opened The ChangeBaker Place next door to the bakery, a coffee shop and patisserie featuring Colombian beans, local artwork and a tres leches latte created by barista Alexandra Pilarte. — Charlotte Observer, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beans
  1. energy
  2. nuts
  3. damn
  4. spears
  5. juice
  6. garbage
  7. lick
  8. clubs
Noun
  • The voyage produced a 24 percent reduction in fuel consumption, according to measurements released by the maritime energy company.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026
  • India's quarterly economic growth has exceeded expectations several times over the past year, defying a bleak global trade environment, high energy prices and geopolitical uncertainties.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of energy
Noun
  • White suggests nuts, popcorn, bite-size desserts, cheese boards, or, of course, nostalgic candy.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 29 Aug. 2026
  • This is an uncomplicated yarn about a man prying open his heart and nudging other hard nuts to do the same.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of nuts
Noun
  • Trump is not a successful deal maker, because no deal Trump makes is worth a damn.
    — Chris Brennan, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • And if that is to be the case, most Chicagoans do not give a damn whether the team goes to Arlington Heights or Hammond.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2026
Definition of damn
Verb
  • The midfielder spears an accurate long ball to Yildiz, setting him away into the box.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 5 June 2026
Definition of spears
Noun
  • This rum is made from sugar cane juice that’s fermented and then distilled on a column still before being infused with local cacao nibs, with no other flavors or colors added.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Jones was drafted in 2023 with the idea of being an electric inside-outside mix player with an ability to bring juice to the return game.
    — Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of juice
Noun
  • The government still has not come up with a solution to the mountainous piles of rotting garbage that accumulate on the streets for months.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026
  • One of the nurses tried to cover up the error by fishing the empty bottle of the muscle relaxant out of the garbage and taking it home.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of garbage
Noun
  • Opening with the title track, feedback-heavy licks set the temperature as Dillom catches us up on the escapades of recent years.
    — Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
  • But for healthy kids and adults, the occasional lick is fine, experts say.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of lick
Verb
  • That advantage was in large part offset by payments from UEFA’s ‘value pillar’, a mechanism which awards clubs money based upon their coefficient ranking (determined by past performance in European competition) and the size of their nation’s broadcast rights deal for the competition.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 30 May 2026
  • Their top-30 visits, where NFL clubs host prospects at their facilities to gather further intel, are often smokescreens.
    — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2026
Definition of clubs

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“Beans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beans. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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