bead
noun
a small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
beads
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pluralof bead.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof bead (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
beadnouna small, usually round object of glass, wood, stone, or the like with a hole through it, often strung with others of its kind in necklaces, rosaries, etc.
Example Sentences
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Doyle Lane ceramic beads hang on a wooden clock above a collection of $2 bills.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
In the dining room, vintage Doyle Lane ceramic beads dangle from a Mission-style wooden clock while designer handbags are draped over chairs and hat racks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2026
Elsewhere, sizable sculptures of unknown creatures made from glass beads are effortfully wacky.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
While Burnham told the Times his mother would be "wearing her rosary beads out" to mark him becoming prime minister, his father, Roy, will unfortunately be unaware of his son's achievement due to his dementia.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
He wore a leopard-skin cap and a necklace of small bones and glass beads.
From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer
