pearl
🇺🇸
/pɜːrl/
🇬🇧
/pɜːl/
noun
R
a small, hard, shiny white ball that grows inside an oyster and is used as a jewel
She wore a beautiful pearl necklace.
R
a fake pearl made by people
Her earrings had a shiny pearl look.
R
the shiny material inside some shells, used for buttons and decoration
The coat had pearl buttons.
R
something that looks like a pearl in shape or color
Morning dew formed tiny pearl drops on the leaves.
R
something very special and valuable
Her kindness is a rare pearl in this world.
translation
a small, hard, shiny white ball that grows inside an oyster and is used as a jewel; a fake pearl made by people; the shiny material inside some shells, used for buttons and decoration; something that looks like a pearl in shape or color; something very special and valuable
Word Forms
Plural
pearls