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How to pronounce beads in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms string of beads
Type of string
Has types peag, prayer beads, rosary, wampum, wampumpeag

Examples of beads

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Meg carries the Rosary beads that Walsh had when he was the dying kid who lived.
From the boston.com
She moves the beads to one side for interested parties and collects another set.
From the sportingnews.com
Once the beads are removed your skin is lathered in nourishing oils and lotions.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Another, New York's Rina Banerjee, works in tortoise shells, beads and parasols.
From the sfgate.com
The beads are optional, Patel says, but he emphasizes that many Hindus use them.
From the fresnobee.com
It lathers easily and heavily and feels slightly grainy, like exfoliating beads.
From the newsobserver.com
Wiggins barters with fashion jewelry, beads and even her store's homemade fudge.
From the kansas.com
The beads slowly release growth factor to cells over the course of several days.
From the timesunion.com
Next, an aliquot of the above-mentioned larger, untreated silica beads is added.
From the nature.com
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.