bead

3 definitions • 4 examples

a small, coloured, often round piece of plastic, wood, glass, etc. with a hole through it. It is usually put on a string with a lot of others to make jewellery:

She wore a necklace of brightly coloured wooden beads.

a very small amount of liquid:

Beads of sweat stood out on his forehead.

a small, often round piece of plastic, wood, glass, or other material with a hole through it, which is put on a string to make jewelry such as a necklace:

She fingered the beads of her rosary.

fig. Beads of sweat formed on his forehead as he worked in the sun.