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• bead chain — noun : a chain formed of small hollow metal spheres connected by short dumbbell shaped metal links that is used especially in electric pull sockets and switches …   Useful english dictionary

• chain — chainless, adj. chainlike, adj. /chayn/, n. 1. a series of objects connected one after the other, usually in the form of a series of metal rings passing through one another, used either for various purposes requiring a flexible tie with high… …   Universalium

• Chain — /chayn/, n. Sir Ernst Boris /errnst, ernst/, 1906 79, English biochemist, born in Germany: Nobel prize for medicine 1945. * * * (as used in expressions) chain silicate Pennine Chain chain drive chain mail chain reaction Chain Sir Ernst Boris food …   Universalium

• bead — [ bid ] noun count usually plural 1. ) a small usually round piece of plastic, glass, metal, etc. with a hole through it, that you put on a string or chain with other beads and wear as jewelry: a string of beads 2. ) a small drop of a liquid such …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• Bead and butt — Butt Butt, But But, n. [F. but butt, aim (cf. butte knoll), or bout, OF. bot, end, extremity, fr. boter, buter, to push, butt, strike, F. bouter; of German origin; cf. OHG. b[=o]zan, akin to E. beat. See {Beat}, v. t.] 1. A limit; a bound; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• bead lightning — noun see beaded lightning * * * lightning in which the intensity appears to vary along the path and which thus resembles a string of beads. Also called chain lightning, pearl lightning. [1900 05] * * * bead lightning, = chain lightning (def. 1).… …   Useful english dictionary

• chain lightning — noun a form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork like) • Syn: ↑forked lightning • Hypernyms: ↑lightning * * * noun : lightning that appears to move very rapidly in a long angular, zigzag, or forked course *… …   Useful english dictionary

• bead — UK [biːd] / US [bɪd] noun [countable, usually plural] Word forms bead : singular bead plural beads 1) a small usually round piece of plastic, glass, metal etc with a hole through it, that you put on a string or chain with other beads and wear as… …   English dictionary

• bead lightning — lightning in which the intensity appears to vary along the path and which thus resembles a string of beads. Also called chain lightning, pearl lightning. [1900 05] * * * ▪ meteorology also called  chain lightning    form of lightning of longer… …   Universalium

• chain lightning — 1. Chiefly Northeastern and Western U.S. lightning that seems to move very quickly in wavy or zigzag lines. 2. See bead lightning. [1825 35, Amer.] * * * …   Universalium

• bead — Synonyms and related words: anklet, armlet, ball, balloon, bangle, beads, bejewel, beribbon, bespangle, bijou, bracelet, breastpin, brooch, chain, chaplet, charm, chatelaine, circle, conglobulate, coronet, crown, dewdrop, diadem, diamond, drop,… …   Moby Thesaurus