bead

4 letters in word "bead": A B D E.

Anagrams of bead:

• abed

• bade

Words found within bead:

ab ad ae ba bad be bed da dab dae de deb ea ed

• Definitions:
• a small ball with a hole through the middle form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example decorate by sewing beads onto; "bead the wedding gown" drop: a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead" string together like beads beading: a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture
• Beadwork is the craft of making things with beads. Beads can be woven together with specialized thread, strung onto thread or wire, or adhered to a surface (e.g. fabric, clay).
• A bead is a woodworking decorative treatment applied to various elements of wooden furniture, boxes and other items.
• the part of the tire in contact with the wheel flange. It is made of high tensile steel wires shaped to fit the rim and hold the tire on the wheel. The steel wires are wrapped in woven fabric and held in place by the plies.
• An inextensible hoop of high tensile steel wires which anchors the plies and conforms to the rim seat to hold the tire onto the wheel rim.
• A small, usually round, object with a hole pierced through it to be strung as a necklace, bracelet, etc. Beads are commonly made from stone, shell, glass, or plastic.
• A rounded raised portion running around a spindle turning.
• The area of the mounted tire which seats against the wheel.
• A wood strip against which a swinging sash closes, as in a casement window. Also, a finishing trim at the sides and top of the frame to hold the sash, as in a fixed sash or a double-hung window. Also referred to as bead stop.
• A sealant or adhesive compound after application in a joint, irrespective of the method of application, such as a urethane bead applied to a pinchweld. A bead looks like a ribbon of adhesive rather than a round drop of adhesive.
• (bead) (b?d) a small spherical structure or mass.
• A jutting horizontal protrusion nears the top of a decorative pillar.
• (Normally spherical) particle of solid support. [IUPAC Combinatorial Chemistry] Related term microspheres; bead arrays Microarrays glossary
• A semicircular or rounded profile worked on wood. Also used to refer to a line of caulking or other material.
• Small rounded knob on a rib.
• A tasting term used to describe the size of the bubbles in a glass of sparkling wine or Champagne. Some people say that the smaller and more persistent the bead, the finer the wine. Serving temperature may affect it's appearance - a colder wine will effervesce less vigorously.
• Prehistoric beads in California are made of ocean shells such as clam or Olivella and of talc schist (steatite or soapstone) and other workable stone, and occasionally of bone. In historic times, large quantities of glass beads were brought into California for purposes of trade.
• The raised line of thread found along endbands, caused by the twisting and reversing of the sewing direction.
• A small, more or less hemispherical protuberance resembling a bead. Beads are smaller than nodules.
• A stone cut in the shape of a small sphere.
• a length of moulding with a semi-circular profile.
• The annular structure of wire, fabric and rubber compound as part of a tire that holds the tire to the rim of the wheel.
• A salient, rounded cordlike projecting ridge of bone, as in certain rodents where the superior border of the orbit is beaded.
• 1)Half-round cavity in a mold, or half-round projection or molding on a casting, 2) a single deposit of weld metal produced by fusion.
• A narrow, half round ridge roll formed around the circumference of the metal tube. It may be on the outside or inside of the metal tube surface.
• small round nodule.
• A small rounded raised profile routed on the edge of a work piece.
• The depressed or raised circles or rings in the top of a closure. Also known as a rounded depression around the surface of a container or end; used to stiffen or improve its appearance.

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• beaconing ←
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• bead
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