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pearl
- pronunciation:
- puhrl
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb, adjective
- phrases:
- cast pearls before swine
- features:
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a smooth, hard, glossy deposit, valued as a gem, that is formed inside the shells of oysters and some other mollusks to cover an irritant object such as a grain of sand.
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| definition 2: |
the nacreous deposit that lines the insides of some mollusks' shells; mother-of-pearl.
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| definition 3: |
a person or thing considered to be beautiful or valuable.
- similar words:
- gem, jewel, treasure
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| related words: |
pride |
| phrase: |
cast pearls before swine |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
pearled, pearling, pearls |
| definition: |
to ornament with or as if with pearls.
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to dive for or seek pearls.
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| definition 2: |
to form into beads that resemble pearls.
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adjective |
| definition 1: |
like pearls in shape or color.
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| definition 2: |
set with pearls, as jewelry.
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| derivations: |
pearl-like (adj.), pearler (n.) |
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