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  • present tense form of bead (3rd person singular).
  • plural of bead.

beads

NOUN
string of small, often round, objects
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In the dining room, vintage Doyle Lane ceramic beads dangle from a Mission-style wooden clock while designer handbags are draped over chairs and hat racks.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

Doyle Lane ceramic beads hang on a wooden clock above a collection of $2 bills.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 27, 2026

While Burnham told the Times his mother would be "wearing her rosary beads out" to mark him becoming prime minister, his father, Roy, will unfortunately be unaware of his son's achievement due to his dementia.

From BBC Jul. 20, 2026

In some sense she played a character called “Ma Rainey,” one who stunned with eye-catching beads and her dress and demeanor.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 20, 2026

He left them gifts—an ax, a knife, and a string of red beads.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple




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