bead

/biːd/ noun [C]

Translation

JEWELLERY › a small, round ball of glass, plastic, or wood that is used for making jewellery

tespih, boncuk taneleri

a necklace of coloured glass beads2171257

LIQUID › a small drop of liquid on a surface

damla, su zerrecikleri, taneleri

beads of sweat1257

(Definition of bead noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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