beadlike


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beadlike

(ˈbiːdˌlaɪk)
adj
resembling a bead
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Adj.1.beadlike - small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or buttonbeadlike - small and round and shiny like a shiny bead or button; "bright beady eyes"; "black buttony eyes"
beady, buttonlike, buttony
bright - emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts; "the sun was bright and hot"; "a bright sunlit room"
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