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bead
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- pronunciation:
- bid
- parts of speech:
- noun, verb
- features:
- Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
A bead is a small, round object made of glass, wood, metal, or plastic. A bead has a small hole through its center so it can be put on a string to make jewelry.
She was wearing a necklace made of pretty glass beads.
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| related words: |
drop |
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| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
beads, beading, beaded |
| definition: |
When you bead something, you sew small beads onto it to decorate it.
She beaded the shirt with red and yellow beads.- similar words:
- decorate, trim
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| derivation: |
beadlike (adj.) |
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