bean pole
Tall thin one
A bean pole is a tall stick or stake used to support climbing bean plants in a garden.
The term extends to describe a very tall, thin person: He shot up to six feet by age fourteen—a real bean pole.
The image suggests someone lanky and gangly, all height without bulk.
- stalkPlant's vertical support
- tallOf considerable height
- trellisGarden climbing structure
- ganglyAwkwardly tall and thin
- lankyTall and ungainly thin
long and lanky · stake · garden stakes · toothpick · spindly · stick figure · stick insect · climbing · vegetable garden · wiry · angular · skeleton · scarecrow · seven-footer · tall drink of water · pencil-thin · gardening · slender
- plant stakesbamboo stake, wooden stake
- plant supportsstake, trellis, cage, plant stake, tomato cage
- garden structuresgazebo, pergola, arbor, pavilion, garden pavilion
body type/build
bean polebutterball
Plump person or fowl
fatso · tub of lard · stocky · heavyset · chunky