Bead in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
Bead in Sindhi سنڌي
Bead in English
- bead⇄adj. beadlike.
- bead⇄bead, noun, verb.
- bead⇄expr. beads,
a. a string of beads.
Ex. She dropped her beads, and several pearls were lost.
b. a string of beads for keeping count in saying prayers; rosary.
Ex. [The] beads [are] so put together that every set of ten smaller on - bead⇄expr. draw (or take) a bead on, to aim a gun at; take aim at.
Ex. (Figurative.) Columnist Art Buchwald ... drew a bead last week on a familiar target: [the] White House news secretary (Newsweek). - bead⇄expr. say (or tell or count) one's beads, to say prayers, using a rosary.
Ex. All the people said their beads in a general silence (Gilbert Burnet). - bead⇄noun 1. a small ball or bit of glass, metal, plastic, or other material, with a hole through it, so that it can be strung on a thread with others like it to form a necklace or bracelet, or sewn on various fabrics as ornaments.
Ex. The Indian belt w - bead⇄v.i. to form a bead or beads (used especially of liquids).
Ex. Eight to ten drops of this chemical per gallon of spray keep it from ""beading"" and help it to spread out in an even film (New York Times). - bead⇄v.t. 1a. to put or form beads on.
Ex. His forehead was beaded with sweat.
b. to ornament with beads.
2. to string like beads.
Ex. (Figurative.) The lights of houses beaded the shore.