bead

Necklace's small sphere

A bead is a small decorative object with a hole through it for stringing: She wore a necklace of glass beads.

Beads of liquid are small, round drops: beads of sweat.

To bead is to form such drops.

To draw a bead on something is to aim at it carefully—from the bead-shaped front sight on a rifle.

In the plural, beads can mean a rosary: telling one's beads.

droplet

sweat

Moisture from skin pores

perspiration · water · raindrop · dewdrop · rivulet · drip · trickle · globule · forming · brow

rosary

prayer

Address to deity

chaplet · devotion · counting · mantra · recitation · contemplation · spirituality · decade · Hail Mary · Our Father

jewelry

necklace

Neck-worn ornament

strand · string · clasp · choker · bangle · charm · anklet · chain · wire · crimp

shape

round

Curved like circle

  • spherePerfectly round solid
  • ovalElongated rounded shape
  • barrelHooped cylindrical vessel

cube · tube · disc · teardrop · bicone · cylinder · facet · chip · nugget · pendant

material

glass

Transparent solid from sand

metal · ceramic · stone · bone · shell · acrylic · lampwork · Venetian · Czech · faceted

craft

macrame

Ornamental cord knotting

needlework · applique · fringe · tassel · trim · sequin · pattern · design · handmade · artisan

abacus

counting

Determining quantity sequentially

column · rod · sliding · tally · numeral · mathematics · reckoning · adding

molding

millwork

Factory-made wooden components

decorative · woodwork · architectural · convex

sight

front sight

Forward aiming post

shotgun · target · align · notch · post · scope · accuracy · zeroing · firearm

Categories
Opposites
size and form (as small decorative object)

beadboulder

Large weathered stone

slab · block · plank · sheet · chunk

liquid form (as droplet)

beadflood

Overwhelming water overflow

torrent · stream · deluge · pool · puddle

stringing function

beadmarble

Recrystallized limestone rock

pellet · ball bearing · sphere · orb · pebble

Phrases
Family

beads, beady, beadwork, beading, beaded, beadlike, beader, prayer beads, rosary beads

Familiarity
Top 20,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G