Phrase Hound found 51 phrases and 52 compound words that contain bead. The most common are listed below. Open bead in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 51
- bead treeMelia azedarach, a deciduous or semi-evergreen tree with poisonous fruit, native to India, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia.
- bead lightningA relatively rare form of cloud-to-ground lightning which appears to break up into a string of short, bright sections, and lasts longer than the usual discharge channel.
- tire beadthe edge of a tire that sits in a groove in the rim.
- jumbie beadA jequirity bean, the seed of the jequirity plant (Abrus precatorius) used in beadwork or making percussion instruments.
- bead breakerA tool or device used to separate the bead from a tire rim.
- bath beadSynonym of bath pearl: Bath salts in the form of a small sphere that dissolves when placed in water.
- bead lilySynonym of bride's bonnet (“the plant Clintonia uniflora”).
- jet beadRhodotypos scandens, a deciduous shrub in the family Rosaceae, with shiny black drupes.
- prayer beadsingular of prayer beads
- seed beadA spheroidal bead used in weaving.
- water beadAny gel which absorbs and contains a large amount of water.
- bead mazeA children's toy consisting of a set of rigid wires connecting parts of a solid base, serving as tracks along which beads can be moved back and forth.
- tyre beadAlternative form of tire bead: the edge of a tire that sits in a groove in the rim.
- bead fernsensitive fern
- dzi beadA kind of stone bead worn as an ornament for spiritual purposes in Tibet and other Central Asian cultures.
- bead-rattlerA Roman Catholic.
- sticky bead argumentA thought experiment linking general relativity and gravitational waves, based on the idea of two beads sliding freely (but with a small amount of friction) on a rigid rod. As the wave passes over the rod, atomic forces hold the length of …
- borax bead testin qualitative inorganic analysis, a test for the presence of certain metallic elements by observing the colours given to a bead of borax in a loop of platinum wire held in the oxidizing and reducing parts of a Bunsen burner flame
- casing beadA decorative trim or moulding used to help in forming the edges and corners of stucco and plasterwork.
- angle beadA bead worked on or fixed to the angle of any architectural work, especially for protecting an angle of a wall.
- bead seatThe position where the tire rests and seals on the inside of the rim.
- bead seatsplural of bead seat: The position where the tire rests and seals on the inside of the rim.
- bead treesplural of bead tree: Melia azedarach, a deciduous or semi-evergreen tree with poisonous fruit, native to India, Southeast Asia, and northern Australia.
- love beadAlternative form of lovebead: A bead made from a dyed seed pod, strung in a long beaded necklace and worn by men or women as part of countercultural fashion in the 1960s and 1970s.
- stop beadThe moulding screwed to the inner side of a window frame, on the face of the pulley stile, completing the groove in which the inner sash is to slide.
Compound words 52
- beadworkDecorative work involving beads.
- beadboardWooden boards with a bead or ridge running their length used for paneling walls or ceilings.
- beaderOne who makes decorative beading.
- beadmakingThe manufacture of beads.
- lovebeadA bead made from a dyed seed pod, strung in a long beaded necklace and worn by men or women as part of countercultural fashion in the 1960s and 1970s.
- beadfulPrayerful.
- beadmakerA manufacturer of beads.
- beadrollA catalogue of people whose souls are to be prayed for.
- beadsmanA petitioner; someone who seeks some type of favour from another, usually from a superior.
- beaderyDecoration with beads.