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A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery.
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All Definitions for Pearl

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1A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery.
2Nacre
3Mother-of-pearl.
4Something precious.
5A valuable little nugget of information
6Especially, an aphorism or tip that is operationally useful for decision-making.
7A capsule of gelatin or similar substance containing liquid for, e.g., medicinal application.
8The clitoris.
9A whitish speck or film on the eye.
10A fish allied to the turbot
11The brill.
12A light-colored tern.
13One of the circle of tubercles which form the bur on a deer's antler.
14A fringe or border.
15To set or adorn with pearls, or with mother-of-pearl.
16To cause to resemble pearls in shape
17To make into small round grains.
18To cause to resemble pearls in lustre or iridescence.
19To resemble pearl or pearls.
20To bead
21To form droplets.
22To hunt for pearls
23To sink the nose of one's surfboard into the water, often on takeoff.
24Of the nose of the surfboard: to sink in this manner.
25Of aquatic plants: to produce visible bubbles on the stems and leaves during photosynthesis, usually in a simulated environment like an aquarium.
26To use an ender pearl to teleport by throwing it.
27The size of type between diamond and agate, standardized as 5-point.
28Argent, in blazoning by precious stones.
29A jewel or gem.
30A unisex given name from English.
31A female given name from English.
32A surname from English.
33A major river in Guangdong, China
34In full, the Pearl River.
35A placename:
36A male given name from English.
37Ellipsis of pearl tapioca. [Small edible balls made primarily from tapioca starch
38Used in bubble tea.]
39Ellipsis of Pearl Harbor: a harbor in Oahu, Hawaii, United States, in the Pacific Ocean. [A placename]
40Short for Pearl River (Etymology 2): a river in Mississippi and Louisiana, which empties into the Gulf of Mexico, [A major river in southern China.]

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Finding the right antonym for pearl helps writers create contrast, clarify meaning, and add depth to their work. Defined as "A shelly concretion, usually rounded, and having a brilliant luster, with varying tints, found in the mantle, or between the mantle and shell, of certain bivalve mollusks, especially in the pearl oysters and river mussels, and sometimes in certain univalves. It is usually due to a secretion of shelly substance around some irritating foreign particle. Its substance is the same as nacre, or mother-of-pearl. Round lustrous pearls are used in jewellery.", pearl has 0 opposite words that can be used to express contrasting ideas.

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