NOUN | possession | pearl | a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster |
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attribute | pearl, bone, ivory, off-white | a shade of white the color of bleached bones | |
shape | pearl, drop, bead | a shape that is spherical and small | |
VERB | contact | pearl | gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean |
Sounds | per'l | |
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Rhymes | birle ... whorl: 16 rhymes with erl... |
Meaning | A smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel. | |
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Narrower | seed pearl | A small imperfect pearl |
Broader | jewel, gem, precious stone | A precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry |
Spanish | perla | |
Catalan | perla | |
Verbs | pearl | gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean |
Meaning | A shade of white the color of bleached bones. | |
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Synonyms | bone, ivory, off-white | |
Broader | white, whiteness | The quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black) |
Spanish | blanco apagado, blanco roto, hueso, marfil, perla | |
Catalan | ivori, marfil | |
Adjectives | pearly | of a white the color of pearls |
Meaning | A shape that is spherical and small. | |
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Synonyms | drop, bead | |
Narrower | dewdrop | A drop of dew |
teardrop | Anything shaped like a falling drop (as a pendant gem / gem on an earring) | |
Broader | sphere | A solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses) |
Spanish | gota, perla | |
Catalan | gota, perla |
Meaning | Gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
Model | In the summer they like to go out and pearl | |
Broader | gather, garner, collect, pull together | Assemble or get together |
Nouns | pearl | a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster |
pearler | a diver who searches for molluscs containing pearls |
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