Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

taken a bead on

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables
tak-en a bead- on
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does taken a bead on mean?
past participle of take a bead on

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