bead
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- noun
- /biːd/
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- The Krobo people of Ghana produce another type of glass bead called "powder-glass."
- glass beads
- wear beads
- a string of beads
It has like really, really, really tiny little beads that exfoliate your face.
- It has like really, really, really tiny little beads that exfoliate your face.
- Ellen, would you like to tell them about a bead of water spreading out?
- And the buttons are just like little gold bead clusters.
- OK, now the bead of sweat is about the same temperature as your skin.
- And you're told to just focus on one bead at a time.
Examples
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He watched as a bead of water rolled down the window after the rain.
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Each bead represents a different quality of a good friend.
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I got some new beads for my birthday.
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The light from the hall glinted off the two little beads of water under his eyes.
Fiction book (1990) -
Whether a single symbolic strand or elaborate bead embroidery, it declares a person's wealth and status.
Academic text (1999) -
She carefully chose a vibrant red bead to add to her necklace design.
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The artisan threaded a beautiful blue bead onto the string to create a unique bracelet.
Synonyms
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A very small amount of liquid like water
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A very small drop of liquid
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A small round drop of liquid
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A small round piece of water that hangs on leaves after rain
A small round bead used to separate or decorate other beads in jewelry
Compounds
- Specialized
A narrow rounded edge next to a small groove on wood or frames used as decoration
- Specialized
A spreading fern with fronds divided into small beadlike lobes and round spore clusters
- US
A shrub from Florida and the Caribbean with white or yellow flowers and shiny black seeds
- Specialized
A North American plant with white poisonous berries that look like small balls
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Bead comes from an old English word bēd that meant 'prayer'. People used small objects to count prayers, and the name moved to the object itself, so bead now means a tiny round piece and can also mean a small drop that looks like a little ball.