pearl
/pɜrl/
verb
- To form into small, round drops or beads.
- The rain pearled on the windowpane before running down.
- The water pearled on the waxed surface of the car.
- Sweat pearled on her upper lip as she worked in the sun.
- To fish or search for pearls.
- The villagers used to pearl along the coast every summer.
- He learned to pearl from his father when he was a boy.
- For generations, the family has pearled in the warm waters of the Gulf.
adjective
- Made of or resembling a pearl.
- The sky turned a soft pearl gray just before the storm.
- She wore a beautiful pearl ring on her finger.
- He gave her a pearl necklace for their anniversary.
noun
- A hard, shiny, round object that forms inside the shell of some oysters and is used as a jewel.
- Pearls are often white, but they can also be pink or black.
- The diver found a beautiful pearl inside the oyster.
- She wore a necklace made of real pearls to the wedding.
- Something that is very valuable, beautiful, or rare.
- The old bookshop was a hidden pearl in the middle of the city.
- That photograph is a pearl among his collection.
- Her advice was a pearl of wisdom that I will never forget.
- A small, round piece of something, like a drop of liquid or a bead.
- The morning dew sat like tiny pearls on the grass.
- Pearls of sweat formed on his forehead after the long run.
- She strung colorful plastic pearls to make a bracelet.