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beanpole

/ˈbinˌpoʊl/

beanpole noun: a thin pole for supporting bean vines.

Noun

beanpole (plural beanpoles)

  1. A thin pole for supporting bean vines.
    Synonyms:
    bean-stick
  2. (informal) A tall, thin person.
    • Youth worker Rob, 25, is 5’ 3” tall but measures 6’ 6” around his girth – just an inch less than the height of England’s beanpole striker Peter Crouch.2012 March 7, Richard Smith, “I'm wider than I am tall: 35 stone Rob measures 6ft 6in around his waist”, in Daily Mirror, archived from the original on 16 May 2026

Synonyms of beanpole

Forms of beanpole

pluralbeanpoles

Origin of beanpole

From bean + pole.

Words formed from beanpole

Phrases with beanpole

Questions about beanpole

What does beanpole mean?
Beanpole means a thin pole for supporting bean vines.
What part of speech is beanpole?
Beanpole is a noun.
How do you pronounce beanpole?
Beanpole is pronounced /ˈbinˌpoʊl/ (US).
What is the plural of beanpole?
The plural of beanpole is beanpoles.

Words near beanpole in the dictionary

  1. beano
  2. beanos
  3. beanpaste
  4. beanplot
  5. beanplots
  6. beanpole
  7. beanpole families
  8. beanpole family
  9. beanpoles
  10. beanpot
  11. beanpots

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