beadlike

Thân thiện

The child sorted the beadlike buttons into a small pile.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Small, round, and shiny like a bead: Resembling a bead in appearance, typically characterized by being small, spherical or nearly spherical, and having a shiny, polished surface.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • The bird had beadlike eyes that gleamed in the sunlight.
  • She wore a necklace with beadlike pearls.
  • The morning dew formed beadlike droplets on the spider's web.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Use: Often used to describe eyes, especially of small animals or birds, implying they are small, round, and intensely shiny or alert.
  • The lizard watched me with beadlike, unblinking eyes.
• Metaphorical Use: Can describe any small, round, and shiny object in a descriptive or literary context.
  • The rain left beadlike jewels on every leaf.

Variants and Related Words

• Beady (adj): (Of eyes) small, round, and shining, especially with a penetrating or greedy look. This is a more common variant, especially for describing eyes.
  • He looked at the cake with beady eyes.
• Buttony (adj): Resembling a button, especially in being small and round. This is a near-synonym in specific contexts.
  • The doll had cute, buttony eyes.

Synonyms

• Globular: Shaped like a globe or sphere.
• Spherical: Having the shape of a sphere.
• Globose: Spherical; globe-shaped.
• Pearly: Resembling a pearl in luster or shape.

Related Phrases

(Note: "Beadlike" itself is not typically used in phrasal verbs or common idioms. The related adjective "beady" is used in some set phrases.) - Beady-eyed: Having beadlike eyes; often implying keen watchfulness or suspicion. - The beady-eyed shopkeeper watched every customer closely.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button
   • bright beady eyes
   • black buttony eyes

Từ đồng nghĩa

• beady
• buttony
• buttonlike