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bean

noun as in small hard pellet

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It’s a joke, sure, but it also nails the metaphor: gravy is what you get when fortune tips your way; beans are what you settle for when it doesn’t.

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Aldi’s box, at $40 for 10 people, also includes the makings for green bean casserole and a pumpkin pie with whipped topping.

His elegant “H”-line of 1954, for instance, was a nod to the humble haricot vert, or green bean.

Quality brew, especially when used with their bean grinder, for a fresh cup of joe that hits exactly how you need it without the fussing.

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Min, a champion rat terrier, ate green beans leading up to the recent American Pulling Alliance Championship.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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