1. A small ball with a hole through the middle
   "She threaded colourful beads onto a string to make a necklace"
    
2. A small round formation, especially of liquid
   "beads of sweat on his forehead";
   - drop, pearl
    
3. A beaded moulding for edging or decorating furniture
   "The antique cabinet featured intricate bead along its edges";
   - beading, beadwork, astragal

1. Decorate by sewing beads onto
   "bead the wedding gown"
    
2. String together like beads
   "She beaded the colourful glass pieces to make a necklace"
    
3. Form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example
   "Sweat beaded on his forehead as he worked in the hot sun"

Derived forms: beads, beaded, beading

Type of: adorn, beautify, decorate, draw, embellish, fancify, form, grace, jewellery [Brit, Cdn], jewelry [N. Amer], molding [N. Amer], moulding [Brit, Cdn], ornament, sphere, string, thread

Encyclopedia: Bead