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beanstalk

bean·stalk
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [been-stawk]
    • /ˈbinˌstɔk/
    • /ˈbiːnstɔːk/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [been-stawk]
    • /ˈbinˌstɔk/

Definitions of beanstalk word

  • noun beanstalk the stem of a bean plant 3
  • noun beanstalk the main stem of a bean plant 3
  • noun beanstalk the stem of a bean plant. 1
  • noun beanstalk The stem of a bean plant, proverbially fast growing and tall. 1
  • noun beanstalk stem of a bean plant 1
  • noun beanstalk (figuratively, by extension) A tall, slim person. 0
See all 6 definitions of beanstalk

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Origin of beanstalk

First appearance:

before 1790
One of the 43% newest English words
First recorded in 1790-1800; bean + stalk1

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Parts of speech for Beanstalk

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Beanstalk

beanstalk popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for beanstalk

noun beanstalk

  • stick — a thrust with a pointed instrument; stab.
  • broomstick — A broomstick is an old-fashioned broom which has a bunch of small sticks at the end.
  • hatrack — a frame, stand, or post having knobs or hooks for hanging hats.
  • string bean — any of various kinds of bean, as the green bean, the unripe pods of which are used as food, usually after stripping off the fibrous thread along the side.

adj beanstalk

  • rangy — (of animals or people) slender and long-limbed.
  • gangly — gangling.
  • spindly — long or tall, thin, and usually frail: The colt wobbled on its spindly legs.
  • gaunt — extremely thin and bony; haggard and drawn, as from great hunger, weariness, or torture; emaciated.
  • slender — having a circumference that is small in proportion to the height or length: a slender post.

adjective beanstalk

  • thin — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
  • length — the longest extent of anything as measured from end to end: the length of a river.
  • light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
All 94 Synonyms of beanstalk

Antonyms for beanstalk

adj beanstalk

  • chubby — A chubby person is rather fat.
  • plump — direct; downright; blunt.
  • squat — to sit in a low or crouching position with the legs drawn up closely beneath or in front of the body; sit on one's haunches or heels.
  • fat — File Allocation Table
  • thick — having relatively great extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thin: a thick slice.

adjective beanstalk

  • colourful — Something that is colourful has bright colours or a lot of different colours.
All 38 Antonyms of beanstalk

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