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☆ bean·bag (-bag′)
noun
- a small cloth bag filled with beans, for throwing in certain games
- such a game
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Converse of object
- throw: Stand about five strides away from a line, can you throw a beanbag to land on the line?
Preposition: for
- child: Maybe cushions, comfy chairs, beanbags for younger children and low tables.
Adjective modifier
- outdoor: Throw Slob Slabs ( funky outdoor beanbags ) into the space for informal alfresco seating.
Modifies a noun
- doll: They began by throwing two beanbag dolls onto.. .
Noun used with modifier
- leather: We have stylish cufflinks and watches by Simon Carter, world globes and giant leather beanbags and holdalls.
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A speech is poetry: cadence, rhythm, imagery, sweepand reminds us that words, like children, have the power to make dance the dullest beanbag of a heart.
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