bead
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a small ball with a hole through the middle
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example
Types & categories
- form hypernym
Related & opposite
- drop derivation
Sense 3 noun
a shape that is spherical and small
he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops
Types & categories
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Sense 4 verb
decorate by sewing beads onto
bead the wedding gown
Types & categories
- ornament hypernym
Related & opposite
- bead derivation
Sense 5 noun
a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture
Types & categories
- moulding hypernym
- quirk bead hyponym
Sense 6 verb
string together like beads
Types & categories
- string hypernym
Related & opposite
- bead derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bead |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | bead |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | gemmed |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | jewelry |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | bugle |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | drop |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | form |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | droplet |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | bead |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | beady |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | sphere |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | dewdrop |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | teardrop |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | bead |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | ornament |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | moulding |
| 5 | hyponym | Types & categories | quirk bead |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | bead |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | string |