take a bead on
To aim a gun at something.
ADJ
amber, glass, wooden, etc. | prayer, rosary
QUANT
strand, string
She wore a long strand of colorful beads around her neck at the wedding.
VERB + BEAD
wear | fasten, put on | take off, undo, unfasten
thread
My daughter is threading beads onto a string to make a bracelet.
BEAD + VERB
hang
The small wooden beads hung from the string above the baby's crib.
BEAD + NOUN
curtain
PHRASES
a bead of moisture/perspiration/sweat