Word: Bead
How to pronounce: biːd
Noun
Definitions:
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.
Example sentences: "Long strings of beads"
2. A drop of a liquid on a surface.
Example sentences: "Beads of sweat"
3. A small knob forming the front sight of a gun.
Example sentences: "He was in the bathroom, he said, when he noticed the red bead of an automatic weapon's sighting trained on him."
4. The reinforced inner edge of a pneumatic tire that grips the rim of the wheel.
Example sentences: "This is the distance between the vertical edges of the rim where the tire bead seats."
5. An ornamental molding resembling a string of beads or having a semicircular cross-section.
Example sentences: "Trim Tex shadow bead connects drywall with interior door and window jambs for a clean look, Reader says."
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. Decorate or cover with beads.
Example sentences: "I beaded the jacket by hand"
2. Cover (a surface) with drops of moisture.
Example sentences: "His face was beaded with perspiration"
Synonyms:
beadwork
beads
rosary
glass bead
bugle
pearl
ball
blob
globule
balloon
glob
marble
droplet
drip
granule
pellet
drop
fillet
glazing bead
platen
roller
Derivations:
beaded
beady
beading
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Bead in Other Languages...
Spanish: Cordón
German: Perlen
French: Perle
Italian: Tallone
Turkish: Boncuklu
