- string bean
- noun Date: 1754 1. a bean of one of the older varieties of kidney bean that have stringy fibers on the lines of separation of the pods; broadly snap bean 2. a very tall thin person
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string bean
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string bean — string′ bean n. 1) pln any of various kinds of bean, as the green bean, the unripe pods of which are used as food 2) pln snap bean 3) a tall, thin person • Etymology: 1750–60, amer … From formal English to slang
string bean — noun count 1. ) AMERICAN a GREEN BEAN a ) BRITISH a RUNNER BEAN 2. ) AMERICAN INFORMAL someone who is very tall and thin … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
string bean — n a type of long thin green bean … Dictionary of contemporary English
string bean — ☆ string bean n. 1. SNAP BEAN 2. Informal a tall, skinny person … English World dictionary
string bean — ► NOUN ▪ any of various beans eaten in their pods … English terms dictionary
string bean — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms string bean : singular string bean plural string beans a) British a runner bean b) American a green bean … English dictionary
string bean — daržinė pupelė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos daržovinis, maistinis, pašarinis, vaistinis nuodingas kultūrinis augalas (Phaseolus vulgaris), auginamas visame pasaulyje. atitikmenys: lot. Phaseolus compressus; Phaseolus… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
string bean — daržinės pupelės tipinis varietetas statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Pupinių šeimos pašarinis, maistinis, vaistinis kultūrinis augalas (Phaseolus vulgaris var. vulgaris). atitikmenys: lot. Phaseolus vulgaris var. vulgaris angl. dwarf bean;… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
string bean — noun a) A long, slender variety of green bean. Well, I rung the fallout shelter bell nbsp;/ And I leaned my head and I gave a yell nbsp;/ “Give me a string bean, I’m a hungry man” nbsp;/ A shotgun fired and away I ran b) A tall and thin person … Wiktionary
string bean — thin person, bean pole You string bean, Kenny! You re too skinny to hit the ball! … English idioms
string bean — string beans 1) N COUNT: usu pl String beans are long, very narrow green vegetables consisting of the cases that contain the seeds of a climbing plant. [AM] (in BRIT, use French beans) 2) N COUNT: usu pl String beans are vegetables similar to… … English dictionary
