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Synonyms for pearl

modified

blue-gray, silver-white, nacreous, mother-of-pearly, pearly, lustrous, gray-white; see also iridescent, silver 1.

noun

A concretion in a mollusk shell
nacre, margarite, cultured pearl; see gem 1, jewel 1.
A droplet
dewdrop, raindrop, globule; see drop 1.

throw something away, give something away, be unappreciated, be misunderstood; see confuse, waste.

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