decorate vs bead

bead vs decorate

decorate is not a noun while bead is a noun.

decorate and bead both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
decorate	No	No	Yes	No
bead	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, bead is a hyponym of decorate; that is, bead is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than decorate:

decorate: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
bead: decorate by sewing beads onto

Other hyponyms of decorate include wreathe, beset, encrust, incrust, braid, broider, embroider, stick, illustrate, garland, fledge, flight, bespangle, spangle, foliate, flag, bard, barde, caparison, dress up, pipe, applique, gild the lily, paint the lily, vermiculate, smock, hang, prank, tinsel, tart up, stucco, redecorate, panel, bejewel, jewel, filet, fillet, scallop, bedizen, dress ship, dress, garnish, trim, trim, bedeck, bedight, deck, festoon, enamel, inlay, lacquer, begild, engild, gild, illuminate, blazon, emblazon, color, colour, emblazon, fringe, fret, landscape.

decorate (noun)	bead (noun)
	a small ball with a hole through the middle
	a beaded molding for edging or decorating furniture
	a shape that is spherical and small

decorate (verb)	bead (verb)
provide with decoration	string together like beads
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.	decorate by sewing beads onto
award a mark of honor, such as a medal, to	form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example
be beautiful to look at

Difference between decorate and bead

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