pearl

Nouns

  • (n) a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
  • (n) a shade of white the color of bleached bones off-white, ivory, bone,
  • (n) a shape that is spherical and small
    • he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops
    • beads of sweat on his forehead
    drop, bead,

Verbs

  • (v) gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean

Synonyms

off-white ivory bone drop bead

Words of close approximity

Peary
peag peak peal pean pear peat
peace peach peaky Peary peaty peavy
pearl ash Pearl Bailey pearl barley Pearl Buck pearl diver pearler pearlescent pearlfish pearl-fish pearl fishery pearl gray pearl grey Pearl Harbor pearl hominy pearlite Pearl Mae Bailey pearl millet pearl oyster Pearl River pearl sago Pearl Sydenstricker Buck pearlweed pearl-weed pearlwort pearly pearly everlasting pearly nautilus pearly razorfish pearly-shelled mussel pearly-white