"beans" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /biːnz/ Audio: En-au-beans.ogg
Rhymes: -iːnz Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} beans
  1. plural of bean Tags: form-of, plural Form of: bean Categories (topical): Self-harm
    Sense id: en-beans-en-noun-Q9skZNpo Disambiguation of Self-harm: 15 15 3 11 4 18 12 22

Noun

IPA: /biːnz/ Audio: En-au-beans.ogg
Rhymes: -iːnz Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} beans pl (plural only)
  1. (slang, urban) Pills; drugs in pill form. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang Categories (topical): Self-harm
    Sense id: en-beans-en-noun-kRXuCyS2 Disambiguation of Self-harm: 15 15 3 11 4 18 12 22 Categories (other): English terms with collocations
  2. (slang, vulgar) The testicles. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang, vulgar Synonyms: testicles
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  3. (slang, chiefly in the negative) An insignificant value or amount. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang Categories (topical): Self-harm Synonyms: hill of beans, row of pins, nothing
    Sense id: en-beans-en-noun-4ObQe02N Disambiguation of Self-harm: 15 15 3 11 4 18 12 22 Categories (other): English negative polarity items
  4. (slang) An animal's pawpads. Tags: plural, plural-only, slang
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  5. (Internet slang, self-harm) The hypodermis. Tags: Internet, plural, plural-only Categories (topical): Self-harm, Self-harm
    Sense id: en-beans-en-noun-iRsF4pvJ Disambiguation of Self-harm: 15 15 3 11 4 18 12 22
  6. (slang, archaic) Money. Tags: archaic, plural, plural-only, slang Categories (topical): Self-harm
    Sense id: en-beans-en-noun-J8QT-YIn Disambiguation of Self-harm: 15 15 3 11 4 18 12 22

Verb

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Rhymes: -iːnz Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} beans
  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of bean Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: bean Categories (topical): Self-harm
    Sense id: en-beans-en-verb-s66OdBWu Disambiguation of Self-harm: 15 15 3 11 4 18 12 22 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 13 1 18 23 2 1 41 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 15 10 4 14 16 4 6 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 2 9 2 18 21 2 8 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 6 1 19 24 1 5 43
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      "audio": "En-au-beans.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/a/ab/En-au-beans.ogg/En-au-beans.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/ab/En-au-beans.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-iːnz"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "beans"
  ],
  "word": "beans"
}

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