Overview of noun bead

The noun bead has 3 senses

• bead -- (a small ball with a hole through the middle)


• drop, bead, pearl -- (a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead")


• beading, bead, beadwork, astragal -- (a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture)

Overview of verb bead

The verb bead has 3 senses

• bead -- (form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example)


• bead -- (decorate by sewing beads onto; "bead the wedding gown")


• bead -- (string together like beads)