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draw a bead on

verbverified·updated Jun 3, 2026

have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal

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Senses

Wordset Dictionary

aim with a gun

Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
aim
pasttense
drawed a bead ondrew a bead on
presentparticiple
drawing a bead on
thirdpersonsingular
draws a bead on
pastparticiple
drawed a bead ondrawn a bead on