Synonyms and antonyms of Beans, lentils and peas in American Thesaurus

bean (noun)

a seed of various plants that is cooked and eaten. There are many different types of beans, for example kidney beans, soybeans, and green beans.

bean (noun)

a dried bean that you grind (=make into a powder) and use to make drinks such as coffee and cocoa

bean curd (noun)

a soft white food made from soybeans

bean sprouts (noun)

the young stems growing from the seeds of a bean plant that are eaten as food

black-eyed pea (noun)

American a small bean with a black spot eaten as food

broad bean (noun)

British a large flat bean with a pale green skin

chickpea (noun)

a round yellow-brown seed that can be cooked and eaten

cocoa bean (noun)

the seed of the cacao tree that is crushed to make cocoa

cocoa butter (noun)

a type of fat made from cocoa beans and used in making chocolate, cosmetics, and soap

coffee (noun)

the crushed beans that you use to make coffee

coffee bean (noun)

a brown seed that is roasted and crushed to make coffee

edamame (noun)

a young soya bean, grown mainly in China and Japan and usually cooked with its pod still on

fava bean (noun)

American a large flat round bean that is pale green

French bean (noun)

British a string bean

garbanzo (noun)

American a chickpea

green bean (noun)

a long thin green vegetable that grows on a tall climbing plant

haricot (noun)

a small white bean that you usually buy in dried form and cook in water

kidney bean (noun)

a red bean eaten as a vegetable

legume (noun)

a seed such as a pea or bean that grows in a pod

lentil (noun)

a round flat seed that you boil before you eat it. You normally buy lentils in dried form.

lima bean (noun)

a flat pale green bean that is grown in North and South America

mangetout (noun)

British a snow pea

mung bean (noun)

a small round green bean, usually used for producing a bean sprout

navy bean (noun)

American a small white bean. It is a type of kidney bean.

pea (noun)

a very small round green vegetable that grows in a long narrow pod

pinto bean (noun)

a small bean with brown spots that you can cook and eat

pulses (noun)

seeds that you can cook and eat, for example beans, lentils, and peas

runner bean (noun)

British a green bean

snow pea (noun)

a type of flat pea that you eat with the pod

soy (noun)

a soybean

soya bean (noun)

a soybean

soybean (noun)

American the seed of an Asian plant, used for making food and oil

split pea (noun)

a dried pea that has been divided in half

sprouts (noun)

American seeds or beans that are just beginning to grow and that you eat like vegetables, for example in sandwiches or salads

string bean (noun)

American a green bean

string bean (noun)

British a runner bean