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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

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

beads npl (= necklace) → collier m

bead [biːd] n → Perle f;

beads npl (necklace) → Perlenkette f

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

beads npl (= necklace) → collana

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bead

n bead [biːd]

a little ball of glass etc strung with others in a necklace etc She's wearing two strings of wooden beads. kraal, kraletjie خَرَزَه мънисто korálek perle die Perle χάντρα cuenta helmes دانه؛ مهره helmi perle חָרוּז गुटका माला का दाना zrno, biser, kap (üveg)gyöngy manik-manik perla perlina ビーズ玉 구슬 karoliukas kreļļu virtene; krelles manik kraal perle koralik conta mărgea; perlă бусина koráľ kroglica (na ogrlici) perla pärla ลูกปัด boncuk(tanesi); tesbih vb.tanesi 小球；小珠子 намистина تسبیح یا ہار کے دانے hạt 小球；小珠子

adj ˈbeady

(of eyes) small and bright the beady eyes of the bird. kraalagtig (kraaloog) خَرَزي الشَّكْل като мънисто korálkovitý stikkende klein und glänzend μικρός και λαμπερός, μπιρμπιλωτός (για μάτια) como cuentas, pequeño y brillante nööpsilmaline کوچک و براق nappisilmäinen vrille עֵינָיִים קטָנוֹת וְנוֹצצוֹת छोटी चमकदार malen i sjajan gyöngyszerű kecil dan terang seperti manik-manik lítill og glitrandi (piccolo e luccicante) ビーズのような 구슬 같은 kaip karoliukas (par acīm) mazs un apaļš kecil bulat dan bercahaya kraal- små, stikkende (øyne) paciorkowaty como contas ca mărgeaua как бусинка korálikový predirljiv sjajan pärlformig, liten och lysande (ตา) เล็กและสดใส küçük ve parlak 小而亮的 схожий на намистину چمکدار ، روشن tròn nhỏ và sáng 小而亮的