beads

Thân thiện

A child strings colorful beads onto a piece of yarn.

Definition

Noun 1. A small, usually round object with a hole through it, used in jewelry or decoration: Beads are often made from materials like glass, wood, plastic, or gemstones and are typically strung together. 2. Several beads threaded together on a string; a string of beads: This refers to the complete object formed by multiple beads connected, such as a necklace or rosary.

Usage and Examples

• She wore a beautiful necklace of colorful glass beads.
• The child sorted the beads by color before stringing them.
• She clutched her prayer beads tightly.
• The curtain was decorated with wooden beads.

Advanced Usage

• To tell one's beads / To say one's beads: To pray using a rosary or string of prayer beads.
  • The monk sat quietly, telling his beads.
• To draw/get a bead on someone/something: To take careful aim at a target. (This is an idiomatic extension from the small sighting bead on a gun).
  • The hunter drew a bead on the deer.

Variants and Related Words

• Bead (singular noun): A single, individual bead.
  • I found a single blue bead on the floor.
• Bead (verb): To decorate with or form into beads.
  • Sweat beaded on his forehead.
• Beady (adjective): Resembling beads, especially small and shiny.
  • The bird had beady black eyes.
• Beadwork (noun): Decorative work made with beads.
  • Her traditional dress featured intricate beadwork.

Synonyms

• Sphere (for the shape)
• Pellet (for a small, round object)
• Rosary (specifically for prayer beads)

Related Phrases and Idioms

• Beads of sweat/perspiration: Drops of sweat that have formed into small, round shapes.
  • After the run, beads of sweat covered his face.

Học thuật

Noun

1. several beads threaded together on a string

Từ đồng nghĩa

• string of beads