bead

bead definitions

• A narrow molding with semicircular section. 

• A bubble, in spirits. 

• Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster. 

• Knowledge sufficient to direct one's activities to a purpose. 

• A small, round ball at the end of a barrel of a gun used for aiming. 

• A small drop of water or other liquid. 

• A small, round object with a hole to allow it to be threaded on a cord or wire, particularly for decorative purposes. 

• A rigid edge of a tire that mounts it on a wheel; tire bead. 

• Various small, round solid objects. 

• To cause beads to form on (something). 

• To apply beads to. 

• To form into a bead.