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- Dictionarybead/biːd/
noun
- 1. a small piece of glass, stone, or similar material that is threaded with others to make a necklace or rosary or sewn on to 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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BEAD definition: 1. a small, coloured, often round piece of plastic, wood, glass, etc. with a hole through it. It is…. Learn more.
The meaning of BEAD is prayer —usually used in plural. How to use bead in a sentence. Did you know?
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.
BEAD meaning: 1. a small, coloured, often round piece of plastic, wood, glass, etc. with a hole through it. It is…. Learn more.
Beads are small pieces of coloured glass, wood, or plastic with a hole through the middle. Beads are often put together on a piece of string or wire to make jewellery.
1. a small, usu. 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. 2. beads, a. a necklace of beads. b. a rosary. 3. any small globular or cylindrical body, as a drop of liquid or a bubble in an effervescent liquid: beads of sweat.
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.
Definition of bead noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
bead definition: 1. a small, round ball of glass, plastic, or wood that is used for making jewellery: 2. a small…. Learn more.
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.
