| NOUN | artifact | bead | a small ball with a hole through the middle |
|---|---|---|---|
| shape | bead, drop, pearl | a shape that is spherical and small | |
| artifact | bead, beading, beadwork, astragal | a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture | |
| VERB | stative | bead | form into beads, as of water or sweat / sweat, for example |
| creation | bead | decorate by sewing beads onto | |
| contact | bead | string together like beads |
| Sounds | biy'd | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | able-bodied ... worried: 105 rhymes with iyd... | |
| Meaning | A small ball with a hole through the middle. | |
|---|---|---|
| Narrower | bugle | A tubular glass or plastic bead sewn onto clothing for decoration |
| Broader | jewelry, jewellery | An adornment (as a bracelet or ring or necklace) made of precious metals and set with gems (or imitation gems) |
| Spanish | cuenta | |
| Catalan | granadura | |
| Adjectives | beady | covered with beads or jewels or sequins |
| Verbs | bead | string together like beads |
| bead | decorate by sewing beads onto | |
| Meaning | A shape that is spherical and small. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "beads of sweat on his forehead" | |
| Synonyms | drop, pearl | |
| Narrower | dewdrop | A drop of dew |
| teardrop | Anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem / gem on an earring) | |
| Broader | sphere | A solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses) |
| Spanish | gota, perla | |
| Catalan | gota, perla | |
| Adjectives | beady | small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button |
| Verbs | bead | form into beads, as of water or sweat / sweat, for example |
| Meaning | A beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | beading, beadwork, astragal | |
| Narrower | quirk bead, bead and quirk | beading formed with a narrow groove separating it from the surface it decorates |
| Broader | molding, moulding | A decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing |
| Spanish | abalorio, astrágalo, cuenta, junquillo | |
| Catalan | astràgal, fuserol | |
| Meaning | form into beads, as of water or sweat / sweat, for example. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Something is ----ing PP | |
| Broader | form | assume a form or shape |
| Nouns | bead | a shape that is spherical and small |
| Meaning | decorate by sewing beads onto. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "bead the wedding gown" | |
| Broader | decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify | make more attractive by adding ornament, colour / colour, etc. |
| Spanish | adornar con cuentas | |
| Nouns | bead | a small ball with a hole through the middle |
| Meaning | string together like beads. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | string, thread, draw | thread on or as if on a string |
| Nouns | bead | a small ball with a hole through the middle |
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