nounπSharePrayer, later especially with a rosary."After dinner, Grandma sat in her chair and began to tell her beads, softly murmuring prayers. "religionritualChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareEach in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster."She fingered the beads of her rosary, praying for her son's safe return. "religionritualitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA small, round object."She used colorful beads to make a bracelet. "itemthingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShare(heading) A ridge, band, or molding."The old wooden picture frame had intricate beads around the 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"abilitymindeducationChat 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."materialsubstancechemistrymineralscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareFront sight of a gun."He carefully lined up the beads on his shotgun with the clay pigeon before pulling the trigger. "weaponpartmilitaryChat 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."materialartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
πShareTo form into a bead."The water on the cold glass started to bead up. "materialstyleChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verbπShareTo cause beads to form on (something)."The cold glass of lemonade beads with condensation on a hot summer day. "appearancematerialchemistryChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
nounπShareA beaded necklace."She wore a colorful beaded necklace to school today. "wearitemChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading