Definição de 'bead'

Frequência da palavra

bead

(biːd )

Formas da palavra:plural beads

1. substantivo contável [usually plural]

Beads are small pieces of coloured glass, wood, or plastic with a hole through the middle. Beads are often put together on a piece of string or wire to make jewellery.

...a string of beads.

...a multicoloured bead necklace.

2. substantivo contável

A bead of liquid or moisture is a small drop of it.

...beads of blood. [+ of]

He wiped away the beads of sweat on his forehead. [+ of]

Sinônimos:drop, tear, bubble, pearl Mais sinônimos de bead

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Frequência da palavra

bead in American

(bid ; bēd)

substantivo

a small, usually round piece of glass, wood, metal, etc., pierced for stringing

2. [pl.]

rosary (sense 1) rosary (sense 1a)

3. [pl.]

a string of beads; necklace

any small, round object, as the sight at the muzzle end of a gun barrel

a drop or bubble

beads of sweat

a bubble in an effervescing liquid

foam or a head, as on beer

a globule of metal, as gold or silver, obtained by refining in a cupel

the liplike region around a pneumatic tire that seals to the rim

9. Architecture

a narrow, half-round molding

a molding composed of small rounded ornaments, like a string of beads

10. Chemistry

a beadlike mass usually formed inside the loop of a platinum wire by the action of a flux, such as borax, upon the oxide or salt of certain metals: used in identifying metals in their compounds, since the metal determines the color of the bead

verbo transitivo

11.

to decorate or string with beads or beading

12.

to string like beads

verbo intransitivo

13.

to form a bead or beads

Expressões:

draw a bead on

say one's beads

Formas derivadas

beaded (ˈbeaded)

adjectivo

Origem da palavra bead

ME bede, prayer, prayer bead < OE bed < biddan, to pray, ask: see bid1

Frequência da palavra

bead in British

(biːd )

substantivo

a small usually spherical piece of glass, wood, plastic, etc, with a hole through it by means of which it may be strung with others to form a necklace, etc

a small drop of moisture

a bead of sweat

a small bubble in or on a liquid

a small metallic knob acting as the sight of a firearm

5. draw a bead on

6. Also called: astragal architecture, carpentry

a small convex moulding having a semicircular cross section

7. chemistry

a small solid globule made by fusing a powdered sample with borax or a similar flux on a platinum wire. The colour of the globule serves as a test for the presence of certain metals (bead test)

8. metallurgy

a deposit of welding metal on the surface of a metal workpiece, often used to examine the structure of the weld zone

9. Roman Catholic Church

one of the beads of a rosary

10. count one's beads

verbo

11. (transitive)

to decorate with beads

12.

to form into beads or drops

Formas derivadas

beaded (ˈbeaded)

adjectivo

Origem da palavra bead

Old English bed prayer; related to Old High German gibet prayer

Exemplos de frases que contêm bead

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The windows were shuttered, but a cold breeze was coming through them, stirring the long bead curtains. Shah, Idries KARA KUSH (2002)Grabbing Posy's arm she pulled her through the bead curtain. Christina Jones TICKLED PINK (2002)Sweat began to bead on her forehead and I tore off the blankets. Robert Wilson BLOOD IS DIRT (2002)

Within their company, there's sometimes a woman in a flowered pantsuit, hair swept into a bead rosette. Erdrich, Louise THE BINGO PALACE (2002)