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How to pronounce bead in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms drop, pearl
Type of sphere
Has types dewdrop, teardrop
Derivation beady


beads of sweat on his forehead.
Type Words
Synonyms astragal, beading, beadwork
Type of molding, moulding
Has types bead and quirk, quirk bead
Type Words
Type of jewelry, jewellery
Has types bugle
Derivation beady
Type Words
Type of adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament


bead the wedding gown.
Type Words
Type of form
Type Words
Type of string, draw, thread

Examples of bead

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His mother found him hanging from the looped bead chain on the blind, said CPSC.
From the timesunion.com
If a child dies, the child's family is given a glass butterfly bead, Saker said.
From the azstarnet.com
The gap is closed with a small bead that is held in place by the ring's tension.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Plenty of fine bead and a dry, fresh, long finish makes this a perfect aperitif.
From the smh.com.au
Each bead, they think, was made by hammering a thin strip of copper into a loop.
From the newscientist.com
It uses a small, flexible band of beads with each bead carrying a magnet inside.
From the dailyherald.com
Then, at the tumor site, he implanted a polymer bead that was soaked in GSI-18.
From the sciencedaily.com
Now, it's a throwback to the 1930s and 1940s with hand engraving or bead setting.
From the toledoblade.com
Top lures are hoochies and Uncle Larry bead spinners behind a Sling Blade dodger.
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More examples
  • A small ball with a hole through the middle
  • Form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example
  • Decorate by sewing beads onto; "bead the wedding gown"
  • Drop: a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead"
  • Beading: a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture
  • String together like beads
  • A bead is a small, decorative object that is usually pierced for threading or stringing. Beads range in size from under to over in diameter. A pair of beads made from Nassarius sea snail shells, approximately 100,000 years old, are thought to be the earliest known examples of jewellery. ...
  • A bead is a woodworking decorative treatment applied to various elements of wooden furniture, boxes and other items.
  • (Beading) Beadwork is the art or craft of attaching beads to one another or to cloth, usually by the use of a needle and thread or soft, flexible wire. Most beadwork takes the form of jewelry or other personal adornment, but beads are also used in wall hangings and sculpture.