noun

beans

beans

I like to eat beans.

I like to eat beans.

He spilled the beans about the party.

He spilt the beans about the party.

((beans)) as a food item We had rice and beans for dinner.

to spill the ((beans)) to reveal a secret Don't spill the beans about the surprise party.

Synonyms: peas, lentils

Plural of 'bean'. From Old English 'bean'.

Think of a can of baked beans. The idiom 'spill the beans' means to reveal a secret.

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