pearl

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /pɜːl/ or [pʰəːɫ]
• (US) IPA ^(key): /pɝl/ or [pʰɝɫ]

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• Homophone: purl

Noun

Singular pearl

Plural pearls

Pearls

1. (countable) A pearl is a round, white jewel that you get from inside of oysters.

   She bought a pearl necklace.

2. (countable) A pearl is a kind of fish called the brill.
3. (countable) A pearl is a light colored tern.
4. (uncountable) Pearl is nacre or mother-of-pearl.

Verb

Plain form pearl

Third-person singular pearls

Past tense pearled

Past participle pearled

Present participle pearling

1. If you pearl something, you adorn it with pearls.
2. If you pearl something, you make it into small, round grains, as with barley.
3. If you pearl, you go hunting for pearls; you go pearling.

Related words

• pearling

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