embellish vs bead

bead vs embellish

embellish is not a noun while bead is a noun.

embellish and bead both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of embellish 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.

embellish (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

embellish (verb)	bead (verb)
make more beautiful	string together like beads
add details to	decorate by sewing beads onto
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.	form into beads, as of water or sweat, for example
be beautiful to look at

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