bead
Is it a Scrabble word? See definition, points, and words you can make.
Is bead a Scrabble word?
Word Games
- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of bead?
Definition
noun (English)
1. (archaic) Prayer, later especially with a rosary.Examples: "That he must believe in the Pope;—go to Mass;—cross himself;—tell his beads;—be a good Catholick, and that this, in all conscience, was enough to carry him to heaven."archaic
2. A small, round object.Examples: "We now have a bead on the main technical issues for the project"broadly
3. A ridge, band, or molding.Synonyms: beading
4. (physical 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: "the borax bead; the iron bead, etc."datedphysical
verb (English)
1. (woodworking)Examples: "The raindrops beaded on the car's waxed finish."intransitive
2. (transitive) To apply beads to.Examples: "She spent the morning beading the gown."transitive
3. (transitive) To form into a bead.Examples: "He beaded some solder for the ends of the wire."transitive
4. (transitive) To cause beads to form on (something).Examples: "Only the hum of the miserable creatures stirred the heavy murk that beaded our foreheads with sweat as we pushed our way through it."transitive
Definition source: Wiktionary