beadnoun [ C ]
uk/biːd/us/biːd/bead noun [ C ] (JEWELLERY)
a small, coloured, often round piece of plastic, wood, glass, etc. with a hole through it. It is usually put on a string with a lot of others to make jewellery:
She wore a necklace of brightly coloured wooden beads.
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Jewellery
- badge
- beaded
- bindi
- bling
- charm bracelet
- choker
- clip-on
- coronet
- crown
- filigree
- fob
- hoop
- knuckleduster
- paste
- pearl
- precious stone
- semiprecious
- tiepin
- trinket
- wedding ring
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bead noun [ C ] (LIQUID)
a very small amount of liquid:
Beads of sweat stood out on his forehead.
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Spherical, circular and annular objects
- ball
- blob
- bobble
- bowling ball
- bubble
- cylinder
- egg
- game ball
- glob
- globe
- globule
- orb
- pellet
- pommel
- ring
- roll
- sphere
- spool
- spring
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