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noun small piece of glass, wood, etc. ADJ. amber, glass, wooden, etc. | prayer, rosary QUANT. strand, string a string of wooden beads VERB + BEAD wear | fasten, put on | take off, undo, unfasten | thread She threaded the beads carefully. BEAD + VERB hang A strand of coral beads hung round her neck. BEAD + NOUN curtain small drop of liquid PHRASES a bead of moisture/perspiration/sweat
Oxford Collocations Dictionary