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Another word for pearl

pearl Synonyms

pearl

modif.

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

pearl Synonyms

pearl

n.

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

cast pearls before swine

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

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Another word for pearl

noun

Someone or something considered exceptionally precious:

gem, prize¹, treasure. See value

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Pond pine occurs only near the Pearl river.
Carpenter (Knowledge, 1901, and Report, Pearl Oyster Fisheries, Royal Society, 1906).
"Medusae " in Herdman, Rep. Pearl Oyster Fisheries, Gulf of Manaar, iv.
We explained that it was done to keep Pearl from running away.
The day after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor, civilization had to be defended.

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