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Definition: Beaded |
BeadedAdjective1. Covered with beads of liquid; "a face beaded with sweat". 2. Covered with beads or jewels or sequins. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "beaded" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1609. (references) |
Synonyms: BeadedSynonyms: beady (adj), bejeweled (adj), bejewelled (adj), bespangled (adj), gemmed (adj), jeweled (adj), jewelled (adj), sequined (adj), spangled (adj), spangly (adj). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Beaded |
| English words defined with "beaded": astragal ♦ bead, beading, beadwork, brush-tail porcupine, brush-tailed porcupine. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "beaded": chain-machine operator ♦ Entamoeba, Entamoeba histolytica ♦ scoop-machine operator ♦ ZIPPER-MACHINE OPERATOR. (references) |
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| "Bead Necklace 1" by Paige Foster Commentary: "A silver and red beaded necklace." |
Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers. |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Grapes of Wrath | Steinbeck, John | The sweat beaded on his nose and under his eyes and formed streams in the wrinkles of his neck |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| "Beaded" is generally used as an adjective (general or positive) -- approximately 78.38% of the time. "Beaded" is used about 74 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adjective (general or positive) | 78.38% | 58 | 44,427 |
| Lexical Verb (past tense) | 10.81% | 8 | 124,375 |
| Lexical Verb (past participle) | 9.46% | 7 | 133,076 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.35% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 74 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "beaded": beaded beady bejeweled bejewelled bespangled gemmed jeweled jewelled sequined spangled spangly ♦ beaded coax ♦ beaded lizard ♦ beaded lizards ♦ beaded ring ♦ beaded screen ♦ glass beaded screen ♦ mexican beaded lizard ♦ tongued grooved and beaded timber. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "beaded": cold-beaded, dew-beaded, glass-beaded, hand-beaded, mist-beaded, silver-beaded, sweat-beaded. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
beaded jewelry | 860 | beaded gown | 36 |
beaded curtain | 472 | beaded pool liner | 35 |
beaded bracelet | 199 | beaded dress | 35 |
beaded necklace | 143 | beaded choker | 34 |
beaded purse | 112 | antique beaded jewelry | 33 |
beaded fringe | 82 | handcrafted beaded jewelry | 31 |
beaded earring | 78 | beaded top | 30 |
beaded trim | 75 | beaded sock | 30 |
beaded flower | 69 | sterling silver beaded bracelet | 29 |
beaded handbag | 67 | beaded lamp | 29 |
beaded | 64 | beaded pillow | 28 |
handmade beaded jewelry | 56 | beaded jewelry design | 28 |
beaded watch | 51 | beaded jewelry pattern | 27 |
bamboo beaded curtain | 44 | beaded flip flop | 27 |
beaded bag | 43 | custom beaded jewelry | 25 |
make beaded jewelry | 42 | beaded key chain | 25 |
beaded lamp shades | 39 | beaded lanyards | 25 |
beaded sandal | 38 | beaded craft | 25 |
beaded jewelry making | 38 | beaded bracelet make | 24 |
beaded ornament | 37 | beaded shoes | 23 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "beaded"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | مزود (furnisher, provider, provisioner, supplier). (various references) | |
Chinese | 串珠. (various references) | |
Danish | bertlet kant (beaded edge, curled rim, rolled bead), bølgeformet malmåre (beaded vein, wavy vein), sikket tromle (beaded barrel, channel drum, rolling channel drum), rustikbraet (half V-jointed timber, TGB timber, tongued and grooved timber, tongued grooved and beaded timber), profilbraet (half V-jointed timber, profiled tongued and grooved timber, TGB timber, tongued and grooved timber, tongued grooved and beaded timber), perleisoleret koaksialkabel (beaded coax), noppegarn (beaded yarn), mufferør med vulsttap (bell and spigot pipe with beaded spigot, socket and spigot pipe with beaded spigot), mufferør med vulst (bell and spigot pipe with beaded spigot, socket and spigot pipe with beaded spigot), hornfælg (beaded edge rim), giftoegler (beaded lizards), facet med perleslibning (beaded bevel). (various references) | |
Dutch | wulst (bead, beaded finish, cullet, reinforced rim), velg met gebogen rand (beaded edge rim), profielschroot (profiled tongued and grooved timber, TGB timber, tongued grooved and beaded timber), mofpijp met spieband (bell and spigot pipe with beaded spigot, socket and spigot pipe with beaded spigot), mofbuis met spieband (bell and spigot pipe with beaded spigot, socket and spigot pipe with beaded spigot), golvende ader (beaded vein, wavy vein), geribd vat (beaded barrel, channel drum), gekrulde rand (beaded edge, curled rim, rolled bead), gekraald hoekprofiel (beaded extrusion), gegroefd vat (beaded barrel, channel drum), ellipsfacet (beaded bevel), coax-kabel met meerlaagsdiëlektricum (beaded coax), afgeronde schouder (beaded shoulder, rounded shoulder). (various references) | |
Finnish | vahvistettu reuna (bead, beaded finish, reinforced rim), suuhelmi (bead, beaded finish, reinforced rim), pyöristetty pullonhartia (beaded shoulder, rounded shoulder), pisarareuna (bead, beaded finish, reinforced rim), palleruodepontti (TGB timber, tongued grooved and beaded timber), palleruode (TGB timber, tongued grooved and beaded timber), oliivifasetti (beaded bevel), helmitetty koaksiaalikaapeli (beaded coax), helmifasetti (beaded bevel), ellipsinmuotoinen fasetti (beaded bevel), aaltomainen juoni (beaded vein, wavy vein). (various references) | |
French | perlé. (various references) | |
German | aufgereiht. (various references) | |
Greek | κυρτωμένη ακμή (beaded edge, curled rim, rolled bead), κυματοειδής φλέβα (beaded vein, wavy vein), κατατομημένο αυλακωτό ξύλο με εχίνο (TGB timber, tongued grooved and beaded timber), σωλήνας με στορέα και αναδιπλωμένο άκρο (bell and spigot pipe with beaded spigot, socket and spigot pipe with beaded spigot), γωνία από διέλαση με κορδόνι (beaded extrusion), βαρέλι με δακτυλίους ενίσχυσης (beaded barrel, channel drum), νήμα φλόμα (beaded yarn), πλάγιο σκάλισμα (beaded bevel), χαντροφόρο ομοαξονικό (beaded coax), ζάντα με κυματοειδές χείλος (beaded edge rim), ζάντα με κυματοειδές άκρο (beaded edge rim), ελοδερματίδες (beaded lizards), Στρογγυλευμένος ώμος φιάλης (beaded shoulder, rounded shoulder), Eνίσχυση στομίου (bead, beaded finish, reinforced rim). (various references) | |
Hungarian | gyöngysor-villám (beaded lightning). (various references) | |
Italian | bordo rinforzato (bead, beaded finish, reinforced rim), bordo arricciato (beaded edge, curled rim, rolled bead, wrinkled ring, wrinkled top), bisello a olive (beaded bevel), tubo a cordone e bicchiere (bell and spigot pipe with beaded spigot, socket and spigot pipe with beaded spigot), spalla arrotondata (beaded shoulder, rounded shoulder), fusto con nervatura (beaded barrel, channel drum), filato a bozzolini (beaded yarn), elodermatidi (beaded lizards), colletto di rinforzo (bead, beaded finish, reinforced rim), cerchio a tallone (beaded edge rim), angolare a spirale (beaded extrusion). (various references) | |
Manx | cruinneenagh (bubbling). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | eadedbay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | bisel com contas (beaded bevel), bisel com rebordo a imitar azeitonas (beaded bevel), bordo reforçado (bead, beaded finish, reinforced rim), bordo rolado (beaded edge, bulb, curled rim, rolled bead), filão em rosário (beaded vein, wavy vein), aro de talão (beaded edge rim), cabo coaxial com rebordo (beaded coax), aro de rebordo (beaded edge rim), colar de reforço (bead, beaded finish, reinforced rim), tubagem com boca e cordão (bell and spigot pipe with beaded spigot, socket and spigot pipe with beaded spigot), filão ondulado (beaded vein, wavy vein), filão ondulante (beaded vein, wavy vein), fio com pequenos borbotos ovoidais (beaded yarn), helodermatídeos (beaded lizards), madeira macheada e rincoada (TGB timber, tongued grooved and beaded timber), ombro arredondado (beaded shoulder, rounded shoulder), tambor com nervuras (beaded barrel, channel drum), caleira em espiral (beaded extrusion). (various references) | |
Russian | бисерный (beady). (various references) | |
Spanish | bisel de forma elíptica (beaded bevel), bisel con olivas (beaded bevel), barril con rebordes (beaded barrel, channel drum), tubo de enchufe y cordón (bell and spigot pipe with beaded spigot, socket and spigot pipe with beaded spigot), perfil machihembrado con reborde (TGB timber, tongued grooved and beaded timber), llanta con pestaña (beaded edge rim), hombro redondeado (beaded shoulder, rounded shoulder), hilado con grumos (beaded yarn), cuello de refuerzo (bead, beaded finish, reinforced rim), canto rebordeado (beaded edge, curled rim, rolled bead), cable coaxial con dieléctrico de perlas aislantes (beaded coax), angular con nervio (beaded extrusion). (various references) | |
Swedish | vågformad malmåder (beaded vein, wavy vein), pärlspont (TGB timber, tongued grooved and beaded timber), mynningsvulst (bead, beaded finish, reinforced rim), mynningsförtjockning (bead, beaded finish, reinforced rim), flänsat fat (beaded barrel, channel drum), fasett av oliver (beaded bevel), avrundad skuldra (beaded shoulder, rounded shoulder). (various references) | |
Thai | ตกแต่งด้วยลูกปัด. (various references) | |
Turkish | boncuklu (beady), ökçeli (heeled). (various references) | |
Ukrainian | вкритий бульбашками, вишитий бісером, прикрашений намистом. (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Helodermatidae. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Misspellings | |
"Beaded" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: Baaader, Bcefaddb, beade, beaden, Beader, Bealdred, beaned, beared, beated, beaved, Bedad, bedae, Bedeux, behated, Behdet, beiden, beradeed, biade, ebadd. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "beaded" (pronounced bē"dud) |
| 4 | -ē" d u d | acceded, ceded, conceded, deeded, exceeded, heeded, impeded, interceded, needed, pleaded, preceded, proceeded, receded, seceded, seeded, speeded, stampeded, succeeded, superseded, unheeded, unimpeded, unneeded, weeded. |
| 3 | -d u d | abounded, accorded, abided, added, afforded, aided, alluded, amended, appended, applauded, apprehended, ascended, astounded, attended, avoided, awarded, backhanded, banded, barricaded, bearded, bedded, befriended, beheaded, bended, bladed, blended, blinded, blindfolded, blindsided, blockaded, blooded, boarded, bombarded, bonded, bounded, braided, branded, breaded, broadsided, brooded, candid, carded, cascaded, chided, clouded, coded, coincided, collided, colluded, commanded, commended, compounded, comprehended, concluded, confided, confounded, contended, corded, corresponded, corroded, crowded, decided, defended, defrauded, degraded, deluded, demanded, denuded, depended, derided, descended, disbanded, discarded, intruded, invaded, jaded, kidded, landed, larded, lauded, leaded, lightheaded, loaded, lopsided, disregarded, dissuaded, distended, divided, downgraded, downloaded, dreaded, dumbfounded, eluded, embedded, encoded, ended, enshrouded, eroded, evaded, evenhanded, excluded, expanded, expended, exploded, expounded, extended, extruded, exuded, faded, fended, feuded, fielded, flooded, folded, forwarded, founded, funded, gilded, glided, goaded, graded, grounded, guarded, guided, handed, hardheaded, headed, heralded, herded, hoarded, homesteaded, hooded, hounded, imbedded, imploded, impounded, included, intended, masterminded, melded, mended, minded, misguided, molded, muddleheaded, nodded, offended, outmoded, overcrowded, overextended, overfunded, overloaded, padded, paraded, persuaded, pervaded, plodded, pounded, precluded, prerecorded, presided, pretended, prided, prodded, propounded, provided, raided, railroaded, rebounded, recommended, recorded, redheaded, refunded, regarded, reloaded, remanded, reminded, remolded, reprimanded, rescinded, resided, responded, retarded, rewarded, rounded, safeguarded, sanded, scalded, scolded, secluded, seconded, serenaded, shaded, shepherded, shielded, shredded, shrouded, sided, skidded, sordid, sounded, spearheaded, splendid, stranded, studded, subdivided, subsided, surrounded, suspended, tended, threaded, traded, transcended, trended, unaided, unamended, unattended, unbounded, unbranded, undecided, underfunded, underhanded, undivided, unexploded, unfolded, unfounded, unfunded, unguarded, unheralded, unintended, unleaded, unloaded, unrecorded, upbraided, upgraded, voided, wadded, waded, warded, wedded, welded, wielded, winded, wooded, worded, wounded, wrongheaded, yielded. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-b-d-d-e-e" | |
-2 letters: abed, bade, bead, dead, deed. | |
-3 letters: add, bad, bed, bee, dab, dad, deb, dee. | |
-4 letters: ab, ad, ae, ba, be, de, ed. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-b-d-d-e-e" | |
+1 letter: bearded, breaded, debased, debated. | |
+2 letters: badgered, bedamned, bedaubed, beddable, bedraped, bedstead, beheaded, beladied, belauded, bemadden, bendayed, deadbeat, deathbed, debarked, debarred, debeaked. | |
+3 letters: bartended, bedabbled, bedazzled, bedspread, bedsteads, bedwarfed, begladded, bemadamed, bemaddens, bemedaled, besteaded, bigheaded, broadened, deadbeats, deathbeds, debauched, decidable, reboarded, redbaited. | |
+4 letters: baldheaded, bandleader, barehanded, bareheaded, becowarded, bedarkened, bedeafened, bediapered, bedraggled, bedspreads, bemaddened, bemedalled, beshadowed, biodegrade, boneheaded, bridgehead, bullheaded, defendable, degradable, demandable, dependable, dependably, keyboarded, outdebated, saddlebred. | |
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