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- DictionaryPearl/pərl/
noun
- 1. a hard, lustrous spherical mass, typically white or bluish-gray, formed within the shell of a pearl oyster or other bivalve mollusk and highly prized as a gem: "a linen garment decorated with pearls"
- 2. a person or thing of great rarity and worth: "these things are pearls amidst the everyday"
verb
- 1. form drops resembling pearls: "raindrops pearled on water-soaked windowpanes"
The meaning of PEARL is a dense variously colored and usually lustrous concretion formed of concentric layers of mother-of-pearl as an abnormal growth within the shell of some mollusks and used as a gem. How to use pearl in a sentence.
A pearl is a smooth, rounded bead formed inside the shells of certain mollusks, such as clams and oysters. Pearls are known for being used in jewelry, such as pearl necklaces and pearl earrings. Pearls vary in size and color.
a small, shiny, hard ball, usually white or blue-gray, that forms around a grain of sand inside some oyster shells and is valued as a jewel: a string of pearls. (Definition of pearl from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
noun. us / pɝːl / uk / pɜːl /. Add to word list. [ C or U ] a small, round object, usually white, that forms around a grain of sand inside the shell of a sea creature, especially an oyster. Pearls are valuable and are used to make jewelry: a string of pearls. a pearl necklace.
A pearl is a white, round gem formed inside an oyster or clam. Pearl can also refer to something that resembles the gem in color or shape, like a pearl of sweat that forms on your forehead when you're hot.
pearl. noun. /pɜːl/. /pɜːrl/. Idioms. [countable] a small hard shiny white ball that forms inside the shell of an oyster and is of great value as a jewel. a string of pearls. a pearl necklace. She was wearing her pearls (= a necklace of pearls).
A pearl is a hard, shiny, white, ball-shaped object which grows inside the shell of an oyster. Pearls are used for making jewellery.
