Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: pearl
IPA transcription: [p'ɝl]
Pronunciations of pearl
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: pearl
    Meaning: a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
  • Synonyms: bone, ivory, pearl, off-white
    Meaning: a shade of white the color of bleached bones
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: pearl
    Meaning: gather pearls, from oysters in the ocean
Usage examples
  • A Pearl Worth Ten Million
  • THE PEARL OF THE ORIENT--PHILIPPINES
  • It seemed, like a pearl, to have its orient.
  • If I am killed you are to have my pearl bead ring."
  • "Wheresh tha' paper cutter I left for you t' 'grave Pearl's name on?
  • Profound solitude reigned over this gathering place of pearl fishermen.
  • You do not put a pearl under the potter's wheel; you do not cast clay into a refining fire.
  • Near seven o'clock we finally surveyed the bank of shellfish, where pearl oysters reproduce by the millions.
  • "You got Pearl's name 'graved on it, Darcy, ole man?" asked King, thickly, licking his hot and feverish lips.
  • "You possibly observed also that wherever she goes she wears about sixty-nine yards of pearl rope upon her person."
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