Beads

//biːdz// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    plural of bead form-of, plural
  2. 2
    A beaded necklace.
  3. 3
    several beads threaded together on a string wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of bead form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Example

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"The hooded clouds, like friars, tell their beads in drops of rain."

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