Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pearl

3 senses of pearl

Sense 1
pearl -- (a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel)
       => jewel, gem, precious stone -- (a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry)

Sense 2
bone, ivory, pearl, off-white -- (a shade of white the color of bleached bones)
       => white, whiteness -- (the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black))

Sense 3
drop, bead, pearl -- (a shape that is spherical and small; "he studied the shapes of low-viscosity drops"; "beads of sweat on his forehead")
       => sphere -- (a solid figure bounded by a spherical surface (including the space it encloses))

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pearl

1 sense of pearl

Sense 1
pearl -- (gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean)
       => gather, garner, collect, pull together -- (assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together")