beanstalk
beanstalk noun: the stem of a bean plant, proverbially fast-growing and tall.
Noun
beanstalk (plural beanstalks)
- The stem of a bean plant, proverbially fast-growing and tall.
- A tall, slim person.
- A space elevator.
- If we don't build a Beanstalk, somebody else will—and once one is working, the number of rocket launches will drop to zero. That's the source of more than half our income.1979, Charles Sheffield, The Web Between the Worlds
- I have never liked riding the Beanstalk. My distaste was full-blown even before the disaster to the Quito Skyhook. A cable that goes up into the sky with nothing to hold it up smells too much of magic.1982, Robert A[nson] Heinlein, Friday, page 1
Forms of beanstalk
| plural | beanstalks |
|---|---|
| alternative form | bean-stalk |
Origin of beanstalk
From bean + stalk.
Words formed from beanstalk
Questions about beanstalk
- What does beanstalk mean?
- Beanstalk means the stem of a bean plant, proverbially fast-growing and tall.
- What part of speech is beanstalk?
- Beanstalk is a noun.
- What is the plural of beanstalk?
- The plural of beanstalk is beanstalks.
Words near beanstalk in the dictionary
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