Look up: BEAD

1. Bead
   A rounded raised portion running around a spindle turning.
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2. bead
   [n] - a small ball with a hole through the middle 2. [v] - form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example 3. [v] - decorate by sewing beads onto 4. [v] - string together like beads
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3. Bead
   Small convex moulding
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4. Bead
   Small convex moulding.
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5. bead
   thickened edge to pneumatic tyre shaped to mate with wheel rim and usually containing steel or other filament reinforcement Category: Transport • thickened portion of a pneumatic tyre,which engages the rim of the wheel Category: Transport • a small program module written to p...
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6. Bead
   In glazing, an applied sealant in a joint irrespective of the method of application, such as caulking bead, glazing bead, etc. Also a molding or stop used to hold glass or panels in position.
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7. Bead
   Bead noun [ Middle English bede prayer, prayer bead, Anglo-Saxon bed , gebed , prayer; akin to Dutch bede , German bitte , Anglo-Saxon biddan , to ask, bid, German bitten to ask, and perhaps to Greek
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8. Bead
   Bead transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Beaded ; present participle & verbal noun Beading .] To ornament with beads or beading.
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9. Bead
   Bead intransitive verb To form beadlike bubbles.
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10. bead
    1. A prayer. ... 2. A little perforated ball, to be strung on a thread, and worn for ornament; or used in a rosary for counting prayers, as by Roman Catholics and Mohammedans, whence the phrases to tell beads, to at one's beads, to bid beads, etc, meaning, to be at prayer. ... 3. Any small globular ...
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11. bead
    noun a small ball with a hole through the middle
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12. bead
    verb string together like beads
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13. bead
    verb decorate by sewing beads onto; `bead the wedding gown`
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14. bead
    verb form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example
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15. Bead
    • (v. i.) To form beadlike bubbles. • (n.) A prayer. • (n.) A bubble in spirits. • (n.) Any small globular body • (n.) A little perforated ball, to be strung on a thread, and worn for ornament; or used in a rosary for counting prayers, as by Roman Catholics and Mohammedans, ...
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16. bead
    small, usually round object made of glass, wood, metal, nut, shell, bone, seed, or the like, pierced for stringing. Among primitive peoples, beads ... [2 related articles]
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17. Bead
    In architecture a bead or astragal is a small moulding of rounded surface, the section being usually an arc of a circle. It may be continuous, or broken into short embossments. Beads are sometimes cut into pearls or other ornaments in Grecian and Roman architecture, in which beads occur much more frequently than in Gothic architecture.
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18. Bead
    A small quarter or half round molding. Bead moldings assist in transitions between other moldings or areas, and are often flexible enough to conform to minor discrepancies.
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19. BEAD
    In glazing, an applied sealant in a joint irrespective of the method of application, such as caulking bead, glazing bead, etc. Also a molding or stop used to hold glass or panels in position.
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20. bead
    
    • a small ball with a hole through the middle
    • a shape that is small and round
    
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21. bead
    an electrically short dielectric support for the inner conductor of a coaxial line
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22. Bead
    A bead was originally a prayer; then the name was given to a small perforated ball of gold, pearl, amber, glass, or the like, to be strung on a thread, and used in a rosary by Roman Catholics in numbering their prayers, one bead being passed at the end of-each ejaculation or short prayer. Later the ...
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23. Bead
    A `bead` is a small, decorative object that is usually pierced for in--> in diameter. A pair of beads made from Nassarius sea snail shells, approximately 100,000 years old, are thought to be the earliest known examples of jewellery. Beadwork is the art or craft of making things with beads. Be...
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24. Bead
    (woodworking) A `bead` is a woodworking decorative treatment applied to various elements of wooden furniture, boxes and other items. A bead is typically a rounded shape cut into a square edge to soften the edge and provide some protection against splitting. Beads can be simple round shapes, o...
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