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pearl

/pɝl/noun, verb1 syllable

Pearl means: a shade of white the color of bleached bones.

Synonyms for pearl6

noun, as in a shade of white the color of bleached bones

bone, ivory, off-white

noun, as in a shape that is spherical and small

also used for pearl

margarite

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What does pearl mean?4

noun

1

a shade of white the color of bleached bones

2

a shape that is spherical and small“he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops”

3

a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel

verb

1

gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with pearl?6

one syllable

girlearlcurlswirlmerlewhirl
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Pearl in a sentence

  • She smiled, her little pearl-white teeth gleaming in the moonlight, as she spoke.Cangarejo
  • Hoping to cheer up his wife, he bought her a pearl necklace.ET
  • A jawbreaker is a round candy, multi-layered like a pearl.neron
  • The oyster makes the pearl, the bee makes honey, man makes science.carlosalberto
  • Who wants to find pearls, has to dive deep.al_ex_an_der
  • The oyster creates pearls, the bee creates honey, and humans create problems.carlosalberto
  • Find the twin who stole the pearl necklace.CM
  • Good care should be taken of the pearl.unknown

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Forms of pearl

as a noun

plural
pearls

as a verb

past tense
pearled
present participle
pearling
third-person singular
pearls
past participle
pearled