noun
- a hard, round object formed inside oysters and other shellfish, valued as a gem
- something resembling a pearl in shape, color, or value
- something or someone of great worth or excellence
Usage: figurative
verb
- to form drops resembling pearls
- to dive for pearls
Examples
- She wore a beautiful pearl necklace to the wedding.
- The diver found a large pearl inside the oyster.
- Dewdrops pearled on the morning grass.
- He is considered a pearl among teachers.
- The old fisherman taught his son to pearl in the shallow waters.
- Tears pearled in her eyes as she read the letter.
- The antique shop displayed strings of cultured pearls.