bead

bead  (bd)

n.

1.

a. A small, often round piece of material, such as glass, plastic, or wood, that is pierced for stringing or threading.

b. beads A necklace made of such pieces.

c. beads Roman Catholic Church A rosary.

d. Obsolete A prayer. Often used in the plural.

2. A small, round object, especially:

a. A drop of moisture: beads of sweat.

b. A bubble of gas in a liquid.

c. A small metal knob on the muzzle of a firearm, such as a rifle, used for sighting.

3. A strip of material, usually wood, with one molded edge placed flush against the inner part of a door or window frame.

4. Architecture

a. A decoration consisting of a usually continuous series of small spherical shapes, as on a convex molding.

b. Beading.

5. A projecting rim or lip, as on a pneumatic tire.

6. A line of continuously applied ductile material, such as solder or caulking compound.

7. Chemistry A globule of fused borax or other flux used in a bead test.

tr. & intr.v. bead·ed, bead·ing, beads

To furnish with or collect into beads.

Idiom:

draw/get a bead on

To take careful aim at.

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[Middle English bede, rosary bead, prayer, from Old English bed, bedu, gebed, prayer; see g^whedh- in Indo-European roots.]

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bead

Noun

1. a small pierced piece of glass, wood, or plastic that may be strung with others to form a necklace, rosary, etc.

2. a small drop of moisture

3. a small metal knob acting as the sight of a firearm

Verb

to decorate with beads [Old English bed prayer]

beaded adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	bead - a small ball with a hole through the middle bugle - a tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothing for decoration jewellery, jewelry - an adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems)
	2.	bead - a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead" drop, pearl sphere - a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses) dewdrop - a drop of dew teardrop - anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem on an earring)
	3.	bead - a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture astragal, beading, beadwork moulding, molding - a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing bead and quirk, quirk bead - beading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the surface it decorates
Verb	1.	bead - form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example form - assume a form or shape; "the water formed little beads"
	2.	bead - decorate by sewing beads onto; "bead the wedding gown" adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
	3.	bead - string together like beads string, thread, draw - thread on or as if on a string; "string pearls on a string"; "the child drew glass beads on a string"; "thread dried cranberries"

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bead

noun 1. drop, tear, bubble, pearl, dot, drip, blob, droplet, globule, driblet

plural noun 2. necklace, pearls, pendant, choker, necklet, chaplet

Translations

bead [biːd] n → cuenta, abalorio; [of dew, sweat] → gota;

beads npl (= necklace) → collar m

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bead [biːd] n → perle f [of dew, sweat]; goutte f;

beads npl (= necklace) → collier m

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bead [biːd] n → Perle f;

beads npl (necklace) → Perlenkette f

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bead [biːd] n → perlina; [of dew, sweat] → goccia;

beads npl (= necklace) → collana