beads 1 of 2

noun

plural of bead
as in droplets
the quantity of fluid that falls naturally in one rounded mass squeeze a bead or two of glue onto the seam

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beads

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of bead
as in pellets

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Recent Examples of beads
Noun
The floor-length Maggi dress was delicately hand-embroidered with pink glass cut beads. — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 4 July 2026 Kravitz, who is engaged to Swift’s ex Harry Styles, wore a short mesh black dress with gold, silver and black beads adorned from top to bottom. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 The colors change to indicate how saturated the beads are, and the dyes used contain hazardous chemicals. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 June 2026 Doechii’s version included contrasting brown and gold reptilian-print material as well as beads, sequins and tassel adornment. — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 28 June 2026 Each piece is unique, made with tools such as vintage letterpress stamps, Japanese glass seed beads, and the maker’s personal collection of precious and semiprecious stones. — Rs Editors, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2026 In photos obtained by Page Six, Hadid wore a pink Wiederhoeft dress covered in beads, which retails for $14,500. — Christina Perrier, InStyle, 3 July 2026 By the end of the movie, even something as natural as daylight has become suffused with a heavenly glow, and the beads of sweat on a dying body sparkle with a beauty that Emily had never been able to find anywhere else in her tragedy of a life. — David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 26 June 2026 Instead of beads and candy, the Alliance of Illinois Judges opted to distribute pocket-sized copies of the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution from their trolley. — Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 28 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beads
  1. droplets
  2. clumps
  3. globs
  4. drips
  5. drops
  6. globules
Noun
  • Notably, the blush-pink design was covered in more than 16,000 glass droplets as a nod to Sophia Loren.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 5 July 2026
  • Even small water droplets or airborne debris can damage the protective coatings, radomes, windows, and other critical parts.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 July 2026
Definition of droplets
Verb
  • Like generations of potential treatments before it, KRSA-028 is designed to break down a protein called amyloid that clumps up in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients.
    — Allison DeAngelis, STAT, 18 Feb. 2026
  • However, sometimes the abnormal IgA (the antibody that clumps up and causes problems) does run in families.
    — Brandi Jones, Health, 15 Jan. 2026
Definition of clumps
Noun
  • Bathroom sink drains can become clogged from hair, globs of toothpaste, and soapy residue.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 30 May 2026
  • Bieber’s face artfully dotted with globs of lotion.
    — Lucy Feldman, Time, 6 May 2026
Definition of globs
Noun
  • The entire lobby level, from its white stone flooring and pillars, to the planter boxes that (barely) separate the lounge from the entrance, drips in understated opulence.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
  • From cooking splatters and coffee drips to grass stains and ink marks, stains are an inevitable part of everyday life.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 25 June 2026
Definition of drips
Noun
  • Several northbound lanes of I-5 were closed north of Templin Highway as fire vehicles staged on the highway and multiple firefighting helicopters performed water drops from above, according to social media posts from the Angeles National Forest.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • In between the magnums of rosé that were flowing, main sponsor Starbucks kept the energy up all weekend with exclusive drink drops.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 6 July 2026
Definition of drops
Noun
  • In cream, triglycerides are packaged into globules or crystals.
    — Rosemary Trout, Scientific American, 27 June 2026
  • In cream, triglycerides are packaged into globules or crystals.
    — Rosemary Trout, The Conversation, 10 June 2026
Definition of globules

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