noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
beads of perspiration (= drops )
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He wiped the beads of perspiration from his brow.
beads of sweat (= drops of sweat )
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There were beads of sweat on his forehead.
worry beads
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
small
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These will rapidly solidify to form small beads of glass, a type of solid with a disorderly molecular arrangement.
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Corrigan felt small beads of sweat run from his armpits down his sides.
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Her forehead had small beads of sweat on it that glistened in the lamp light.
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His big hand wiped the small beads of sweat that had accumulated on his brow.
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Carefully reposition the bridge and press firmly until a small bead of glue appears around the edge.
tiny
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Collect together sequins, tiny glass beads , tiny shells, bits of lace and braid and ribbon.
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As the car hits the top of the bridge, tiny beads of sweat form on his forehead.
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The silvery substance clung to his skin, looking like tiny beads of mercury, as slippery as graphite between his fingers.
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Satiated, her tongue genteelly licks away a tiny bead of sauce that lingers on her lip.
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These are attached with a tiny matching bead .
■ NOUN
glass
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The vertical column is filled with glass beads or randomly orientated short pieces of glass tubing.
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Collect together sequins, tiny glass beads , tiny shells, bits of lace and braid and ribbon.
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In several instances hearths associated with workshop waste products were found, particularly for the production of glass beads and bronze jewellery.
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The evidence for glass bead production at Ribe is comprehensive, and the material has yet to be published in full.
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A wide range of glass bead types were found decorated in a number of ways.
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Work has so far included research into early medieval glass beads which provides supporting evidence for the fragmentary work on vessel glass.
worry
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Use a couple of small ones as worry beads , jiggling them around in the palm of your hand.
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He passes time gossiping, fingering worry beads and sipping ouzo.
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Shoulders hunched into the collar of his leather jacket, fists clenched inside the pockets, eyes little worry beads of suspicion.
■ VERB
draw
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My adversary raised and very deliberately drew a bead on me.
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I drew as close a bead as I could....
use
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The children in the following example were using a collection of beads , and their teacher decided to initiate an activity.
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Rock crystal was used for beads and was made into spheres mounted in metal cages, but the distributions are different.
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The opaque glasses used for making the beads provide us with a somewhat different level of inference.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
string of pearls/lights/beads etc
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A string of lights on the prom Dancing mad in the storm Who lives in such a place?
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A string of pearls was around her neck, and the bones of her right hand clutched a Bible.
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Beads can choke babies if swallowed, and long strings of beads can also half-strangle older children.
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Careful inspection of the image showed what looked like a string of pearls embedded in a bright haze.
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There was a cavity beneath with a string of pearls in it.
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When the harbor across the bay becomes a string of lights, foghorns take up the bass.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Beads of moisture have formed on the inside of the window.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Beads can choke babies if swallowed, and long strings of beads can also half-strangle older children.
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Captures may damage it and the beads of glue exposed to the air may lose some of their stickiness.
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In several instances hearths associated with workshop waste products were found, particularly for the production of glass beads and bronze jewellery.
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Mardi Gras goods can be purchases at the 707 W.. Main St. store, starting at $ 1 for beads.
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Oxfam says it wasn't aware of a warning about the beads, issued seven months ago.
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Women in a riot of beads, bandannas and provocative bustles followed to centre nave.