See Also: mollient(dictionary)
bean(encyclopedia)
Bean, Roy(encyclopedia)
bean(2)(dictionary)
bean(1)(dictionary)
sea bean(medicine)
Bean(medicine)
butter bean(dictionary)
broad bean(dictionary)
bean feast(dictionary)

bean 1, noun (oh) and mollient (iou)


bean 1, noun (oh)




[Language: Old English; Origin:]
a seed or a pod (=case containing seeds) , that comes from a climbing plant and is cooked as Food. There are very many types of beans.
::baked beans
::Soak the beans overnight.
::kidney beans
::green beans
a plant that produces beans
a seed used in making some types of Food or Drinks
::coffee beans
::cocoa beans
be full of beans
informal to be very eager and full of energy
::She's full of beans this morning.
not have a bean
BrE informal to have no money at all
not know/care beans (about sb/sth)
AmE informal to not know anything or care at all about someone or something
-see also spill the beans at spill 1 (3)
-see also not amount to a hill of beans at hill (5), jelly bean

mollient (iou)



mollient noun & adjective. rare. E17.
[Latin mollient- pres. ppl stem of mollire soften, from mollis soft: see -ENT.]
A. noun. Medicine. A softening application, an emollient. Only in E17.
b. adjective. Softening. E18.