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- Dictionarybead/bēd/
noun
- 1. a small piece of glass, stone, or similar material, typically rounded and perforated for threading with others as a necklace or rosary or for sewing onto fabric: "long strings of beads" Similar
- 2. a drop of a liquid on a surface: "beads of sweat" Similar
verb
- 1. decorate or cover with beads: "I beaded the jacket by hand"
- 2. cover (a surface) with drops of moisture: "his face was beaded with perspiration"
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A bead is a small, often round piece of material with a hole through it, or a very small amount of liquid. Learn how to use the word bead in different contexts, see examples and translations in various languages.
- BEAD | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
a small, colored, often round piece of plastic, wood, glass,...
- BEAD | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
A bead is a small piece of material with a hole in it for threading on a string or wire, or a small round mass. Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and phrases of the word bead from Merriam-Webster dictionary.
Bead definition: a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.. See examples of BEAD used in a sentence.
A bead is a small, decorative object that is formed in a variety of shapes and sizes of a material such as stone, bone, shell, glass, plastic, wood, or pearl and with a small hole for threading or stringing. Beads range in size from under 1 millimeter (0.039 in) to over 1 centimeter (0.39 in) in diameter.
Learn the meaning of 'bead' as a noun or a verb, with examples and synonyms. Find out the different types and uses of beads in jewellery, chemistry, metallurgy, and more.
a small, colored, often round piece of plastic, wood, glass, etc. with a hole through it. It is usually put on a string with a lot of others to make jewelry: She wore a necklace of brightly colored wooden beads. Tarzhanova/iStock / Getty Images Plus/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Jewellery. ankle bracelet. antihelix.
A bead is a small bauble or jewel with a hole through its middle for stringing on a necklace or bracelet. You can make your own jewelry by stringing colorful beads on a long cord. Beads are decorative balls made from stone, glass, or plastic.
