a small usually round piece of plastic, glass, metal etc with a hole through it, that you put on a string or chain with other beads and wear as jewellery
a string of beads
Synonyms and related words
Parts of jewellery and jewels
bead
charm
clasp
2
a small drop of a liquid such as blood or sweat
Beads of sweatran down his forehead.
Synonyms and related words
Sweating and sweat
bathed in sweat
bead
break out in a sweat
Synonyms and related words
General words for amounts of liquid
river
pool
drop
bead
noun countable usually plural
US /bid/
Word Forms
singular
bead
plural
beads
DEFINITIONS2
1
a small usually round piece of plastic, glass, metal, etc. with a hole through it, that you put on a string or chain with other beads and wear as jewelry