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beadnoun [ C ]

uk ​ /biːd/ us ​ /biːd/

(Definition of “bead” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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beadnoun [ C ]

us ​ /bid/

› 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.

(Definition of “bead” from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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