ornament vs bead

bead vs ornament

ornament and bead both are nouns.

ornament and bead both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of ornament 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.

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

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

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