Pearl - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a shade of white the color of bleached bones (syn: bone, ivory, off-white)
- a shape that is spherical and small (syn: bead, drop)
verb
Extra examples
She wore a string of pearls.
Pearls of dew glistened on the grass.
He rubbed a pearl off his nose on to the back of his hand.
The moon was pearled round with stars.
The dew has pearled the morning grass.
The perspiration pearled down your face.
The barley for soup was pearled in a large wooden mortar.
She's a pearl among women.
...a pearl choker closely wrapped around her throat...
...a documentary film about the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor...
...her pearl necklace lustered softly in the candlelight of the restaurant...
Pearl Harbor was the principal American bastion in the Pacific.
The bride wore white with a pearl headdress.
The ship landed in Pearl Harbor
Word forms
singular: pearl
plural: pearls
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