bead
11bead — [ bid ] noun count usually plural 1. ) a small usually round piece of plastic, glass, metal, etc. with a hole through it, that you put on a string or chain with other beads and wear as jewelry: a string of beads 2. ) a small drop of a liquid such …
12bead — [n] droplet, blob bean, bubble, dab, dot, driblet, drop, globule, grain, particle, pea, pellet, pill, shot, speck, spherule, stone; concept 436 …
13bead-ru|by — «BEED ROO bee», noun, plural bies. a plant of the lily family found in wooded parts of Canada and the northern United States, bearing small, white flowers and pale red berries suggestive of beads by their shape and arrangement on the stem of the… …
14bead|ed — «BEE dihd», adjective. 1. trimmed with beads; having beads. 2. like beads …
15Bead — For other uses, see Bead (disambiguation). Beads A bead is a small, decorative object that is usually pierced for threading or stringing. Beads range in size from under 1 millimetre (0.039 in) to over 1 centimetre (0.39 in) in diameter …
16bead — beadlike, adj. /beed/, n. 1. a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc. 2. beads, a. a necklace of beads: You don t have your beads on …
17bead — [1] The portion of a tire which fits onto the rim of the wheel. On a tubeless tire, the contact of the bead with the rim seals the air into the tire. Bead heel, bead sole, and bead toe form a foot like shape. Also see tire bead. [2] A small ball… …
18bead — {{11}}bead (n.) mid 14c., bede prayer bead, from O.E. gebed prayer, with intensive or collective prefix *ge + P.Gmc. *bidjan to pray, entreat (Cf. M.Du. bede, O.H.G. beta, Ger. bitte, Goth. bida prayer, request ), from PIE *gwhedh to ask, pray …
19bead — noun 1 small piece of glass, wood, etc. ADJECTIVE ▪ amber, glass, wooden, etc. ▪ prayer, rosary ▪ worry … OF BEADS …
20bead — [[t]bid[/t]] n. 1) jew a small, usu. round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc 2) beads a) jew a necklace of beads b) a rosary 3) any small globular or …
