nounπSharePrayer, later especially with a rosary."My grandmother uses her rosary beads to pray before dinner each evening. "religionritualtheologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareEach in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster."My grandmother carefully strung the rosary beads, one by one. "religionritualChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA small, round object."The child strung colorful beads onto a string. "itemmaterialthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(heading) A ridge, band, or molding."The old wooden window frame had a delicate bead around the top edge. "architecturebuildingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareKnowledge sufficient to direct one's activities to a purpose."We now have a bead on the main technical issues for the project"mindphilosophyeducationabilityChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA glassy drop of molten flux, as borax or microcosmic salt, used as a solvent and color test for several mineral earths and oxides, as of iron, manganese, etc., before the blowpipe."the borax bead;β the iron bead, etc."materialsubstancechemistrysciencegeologytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareFront sight of a gun."The hunter carefully adjusted the bead on his rifle before taking aim. "weaponpartdeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo form into a bead."He beaded some solder for the ends of the wire."materialprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo apply beads to."She spent the morning beading the gown."materialartstyleappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
πShareTo form into a bead."The water on the cold glass started to bead up. "materialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cause beads to form on (something)."The heat from the oven beaded moisture on the inside of the windowpane. "appearanceactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
