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My mother-in-law speaks not a word of English. I speak not a word of Tajiki. So I smile at her ingratiatingly and she fixes me with a beady eye.
Wilbur Smith

Meaning of "beady" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BEADY

beady  [ˈbiːdɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BEADY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Beady is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES BEADY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of beady in the English dictionary

The definition of beady in the dictionary is small, round, and glittering: used esp of eyes. Other definition of beady is resembling or covered with beads.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BEADY


beedi
ˈbiːdɪ
bredie
ˈbriːdɪ
deedy
ˈdiːdɪ
greedy
ˈɡriːdɪ
heedy
ˈhiːdɪ
Macready
məˈkriːdɪ
needy
ˈniːdɪ
orthopaedy
ˈɔːθəʊpiːdɪ
orthopedy
ˌɔːθəʊˈpiːdɪ
overgreedy
ˌəʊvəˈɡriːdɪ
reedy
ˈriːdɪ
seedy
ˈsiːdɪ
speedy
ˈspiːdɪ
tweedy
ˈtwiːdɪ
ungreedy
ʌnˈɡriːdɪ
unheedy
ʌnˈhiːdɪ
weedy
ˈwiːdɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEADY

beaded
beader
beadhouse
beadier
beadiest
beadily
beadiness
beading
beadle
beadledom
beadleship
beadlike
beadroll
beads
beadsman
beadsmen
beadswoman
beadwork
beady eye
beady-eyed

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEADY

already
at the ready
bready
combat-ready
go steady
heady
leady
make ready
make-ready
oven-ready
ready
rock steady
rock-steady
rough-and-ready
shovel-ready
steady
the ready
thready
unready
unsteady

Synonyms and antonyms of beady in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BEADY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «beady» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of beady

Translation of «beady» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEADY

Find out the translation of beady to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of beady from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «beady» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

眼睛圆得像珠子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

beady
570 millions of speakers

English

beady
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गुरियावाला
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

خرزي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бусинки
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Beady
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুটিকাসদৃশ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

petits et brillants
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Beady
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

perlend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ビーズのような
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

구슬
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Beady
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhỏ và sáng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாசி மணி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चिडखोर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

boncuk gibi
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

piccolo e luccicante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Beady
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бусинки
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

mărgele
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γυαλιστερός
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

soortgelyk bead
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

beady
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Beady
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of beady

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEADY»

The term «beady» is regularly used and occupies the 60.459 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEADY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about beady

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2 QUOTES WITH «BEADY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word beady.
1
Lee Van Cleef
Being born with a pair of beady eyes was the best thing that ever happened to me.
2
Wilbur Smith
My mother-in-law speaks not a word of English. I speak not a word of Tajiki. So I smile at her ingratiatingly and she fixes me with a beady eye.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEADY»

Discover the use of beady in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to beady and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Chicken Lips, Wheeler-Dealer, and the Beady-Eyed M.B.A: An ...
Pick up this book and strap yourself in for a wild ride! Frank Farwell lets you peer into the heart and soul of an entrepreneur as he tells of building WinterSilks from the ground up.
Frank Farwell, 2011
2
Beady Bear
A toy bear goes off to a cave to live as a real bear should, only to find he needs something more to be truly happy.
‎1988
3
Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the Library of ...
British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books George Knottesford Fortescue. BEADY RECKONERS— continued. Williams (J.) British and French Calculator, pp. 24. Walsall, 1892. 8°. 8535. gg. 7. (4.) Elbokough (J.) Beady discount Beckoner. pp. 21.
British Museum. Dept. of Printed Books, George Knottesford Fortescue, 1903
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The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record of British ...
Jean Delaire. Major Arthur'Griffiths. John Strange Winter. Fergus Hume. Fred Whishaw. [Beady. [Beady. [Beady. [Beady. [Beady. [Ready. [Beady. [Beady. [ Beady. [Bca4y. [Beady. [Bendy. [Beady. [Beady. [Beady. [Beady. [Beady. [Beady. [ Ready.
Sampson, Low, Marston & Company, 1904
5
Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society
Beady September 12. 17. Bush Plum (Bunyard). — Fruit small, deep round, dark purple, covered with minute brown dots ; very shallow suture ; stalk i inch long, deeply inserted ; freestone ; heavy crop ; foliage of medium size with large glands  ...
6
The Afternoon Lectures on English Literature, Delivered in ...
[Beady. The Decline of the Eoman Republic. By George Long, M.A. 8vo. Vol.1. [In the press. The Wooing of King Sigurd, and the Ballad of the Page and the King's Daughter. Translated from Giebel by Ellen Cook. Illustrations by M. B. and ...
Robert Henry Martley, Richard Denny Urlin, 1863
7
Itty Bitty Beady Buddies: 29 Clever Seed Bead Projects for ...
29 easy bead projects uisng tiny seed beads that kids can do themselves.
Claire Cahill, E. Wayne Fox, Lea Campbell, 1998
8
Wanda, a dramatic poem, tr. by A.M.M.
[Beady. A Fourth Series of Parables from Nature. By Mrs. Alfred Gatty. 16mo. 2s. [ Immediately. Baptista: A Quiet Story. With a Frontispiece. Crown 8vo. 6s. [Ready. The Feasts of Camelot, with the Tales that were told there. By Mrs. T. K. Hervey.
Juliusz Rawicz Przyjemski, 1863
9
Poems and songs
[Beady. A Fourth Series of Parables from Nature. By Mrs. Alfred Gatty. 16mo, 2s. [ Immediately. Baptista : A Quiet Story. With a Frontispiece. Crown 8vo. 6s. [Ready. The Feasts of Camelot, with the Tales that were told there. By Mrs. T. K. Hervey.
Charles Welsh Mason (writer of verse.), 1863
10
Edwin Arnold as Poetizer and as Paganizer: Containing an ...
Beady. .15 103 ~m .loiiqniii Miller. Memorio and Rime. Beady. 25 .15 John P. Newman, ]>.D. Christianity Triumphant. Beady. 110 John Hiibberton. The Bowsham Puzzle. Keady. .25 Author of " Helen's Babies." Fiction. 111 in us 11. K. Mil ncis.
William Cleaver Wilkinson, 1884

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEADY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term beady is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Do leaders show enough humility?
While keeping a beady eye on the share price and the P&L, we focus on the issues that most challenge and inspire Britain's bosses and ... «Management Today, Jul 15»
2
Nothing like frocking it up in Paris
... venerable Palais Galliera (palaisgalliera.paris.fr), the definitive trove of all things fashion, casting its beady eye over the embellished evening ... «Independent Online, Jul 15»
3
Thinking Something is Going to Happen ... then Nothing Does …
But then, she observed, regarding Cllr Thompstone with her beady eye: you don't want to save the libraries, do you? Cllr Thompstone thought ... «NOTTINGHAM CITY COUNCIL LOLS, Jul 15»
4
Album review: Wolf Alice- My Love Is Cool
... of Wolf Alice's debut album My Love is Cool, is hauntingly engaging. “Keep your beady eyes on me” frontwoman Ellie Rowsell coldly warns. «The Galleon, Jul 15»
5
The Importance of Being Earnest, Vaudeville Theatre, London …
There's something bird-of-prey-like about this Lady B's haughty stare and beady eye — an impression increased by the feathers in her hat — as ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
6
Pension tax breaks: this is why they're about to be cut
... it be before the Chancellor casts a beady eye on the tax relief that is given on pension contributions and questions why it is necessary at all? «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
7
Gotcha! Yahoo seen with its hands in Google's bulging search results
... starlet Yahoo has been seen flirting with beefcake search engine and multi-billionaire Google, after a beady eyed Yahoo search engine user ... «Inquirer, Jul 15»
8
'It has been a really amazing journey' - Michelle Mone reflects on 15 …
While keeping a beady eye on the share price and the P&L, we focus on the issues that most challenge and inspire Britain's bosses and ... «Management Today, Jul 15»
9
UK tech sector smashes funding record
While keeping a beady eye on the share price and the P&L, we focus on the issues that most challenge and inspire Britain's bosses and ... «Management Today, Jul 15»
10
LIVE: Watch West Ham vs FC Lusitans in Europa League first round …
Slaven Bilic will be in attendance, but won't take charge this evening as he casts his beady eye over his new team. Reece Oxford, aged 16 ... «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»

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