bead

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   Prayer, later especially with a rosary.
2. 2
   Each in a string of small balls making up the rosary or paternoster.
3. 3
   A small, round object: A small, round object with a hole to allow it to be threaded on a cord or wire, particularly for decorative purposes.
4. 4
   A small, round object: Various small, round solid objects.
5. 5
   A small, round object: A small drop of water or other liquid.
6. 6
   A small, round object: A bubble, in spirits.
7. 7
   A small, round object: A small, round ball at the end of a barrel of a gun used for aiming.
8. 8
   A small, round ball at the end of a barrel of a gun used for aiming: Knowledge sufficient to direct one's activities to a purpose.
9. 9
   A ridge, band, or molding: A rigid edge of a tire that mounts it on a wheel; tire bead.
10. 10
    A ridge, band, or molding: A narrow molding with semicircular section.
11. 11
    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.

Verb

1. 1
   To form into a bead.
2. 2
   To apply beads to.
3. 3
   To form into a bead.
4. 4
   To cause beads to form on (something).

Proper noun

1. 1
   Acronym of Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment.