bead

IPA: bˈid

(archaic) Prayer, later especially with a rosary.
Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster.
A small, round object.
A small, round object with a hole to allow it to be threaded on a cord or wire, particularly for decorative purposes.
Various small, round solid objects.
A small drop of water or other liquid.
A bubble, in spirits.
A small, round ball at the end of a barrel of a gun used for aiming.
(by extension) Knowledge sufficient to direct one's activities to a purpose.
A ridge, band, or molding.
A rigid edge of a tire that mounts it on a wheel; tire bead.
(architecture) A narrow molding with semicircular section.
(chemistry, dated) A glassy drop of molten flux, as borax or microcosmic salt, used as a solvent and color test for several mineral earths and oxides, as of iron, manganese, etc., before the blowpipe.

Examples of "bead" in Sentences

If the bead is on the mark whatever it is, is down.
Matching beads on my boobs with the chin bead as an accessory.
A dab of fluorescent-red model enamel over a standard front bead is an inexpensive option.
Also, if you're using a shotgun with a plain bead, holding on the head completely obstructs your view of the bird.
On one of them I noticed that the strings were of wire, and having had some experience in bead work, I said I thought they would break.
The P350 put its pellets right where I pointed it, although the large orange bead is bigger than I would choose for accurate turkey shooting.
Del, I don't know what kind of maidens you are used to kissing but a 3.5 inch turkey load tends to leave a "hickey" on my shoulder after each smooch ... even when that orange bead is held on the base of old Tom's warty neck!