Synonyms for pearl
pɜrlpearl

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1. pearlnoun

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

   Synonyms:
   bone, bead, off-white, ivory, drop

2. bone, ivory, pearl, off-whitenoun

   a shade of white the color of bleached bones

   Synonyms:
   drop, off-white, ivory, bead, os, osseous tissue, bone, tusk

3. drop, bead, pearlverb

   a shape that is spherical and small

   "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead"

   Synonyms:
   fall, driblet, bone, drop cloth, beadwork, cliff, drop, off-white, free fall, dip, beading, ivory, astragal, bead, drop-off, drib, drop curtain

4. pearlverb

   gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean

Matched Categories

1. • Gather
   • Jewel

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pearlnoun

   Synonyms:
   margarite, jewel, gem, baroque pearl, nacre (mother-of-pearl)

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "pearl":

   perle, bizpal, perla, pearle, pan-pearl, beads, pearls, jinju, bead, perl, gem, chu, earring, marvel, jewel, beadwork

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. PEARL

   Synonyms:
   MedspeakUK Psychiatric Emergency, Assessment, and Referral & Liaison Metabolism Postmenopausal Evaluation And Risk Reduction with Lasofoxifene

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How to use pearl in a sentence?

1. Vice President Harris:

   They're trying to turn [Jan. 6] into Pearl Harbor. They're trying to turn it into 9/11 … They do this to place a target on the backs of their political enemies … That's a coordinated effort. And they want this thing to be permanent. Every year, we're going to have to do that. I say, no. ‘F’ you.

2. Robert Cecil Day Lewis:

   No good poem, however confessional is may be, is just a self-expression. Who on earth would claim that the pearl expresses the oyster?

3. John Kerry, Debate:

   When President Bush invaded Iraq after 911 it was like Truman invading Mexico after Pearl Harbor.

4. Vice Admiral Jerome Adams:

   This is going to be our 9/11 moment, our Pearl Harbor moment.

5. Huang Wei:

   The virus doesn't change long-term fundamentals of China's market, just as the Pearl Harbor incident didn't change U.S. economic strength.